US Urges UN Court Not To Order Israel Out Of Palestinian Lands
The International Court of Justice is holding a week of hearings after a request from the UN, with an unprecedented 52 countries giving their views on Israel's occupation.
October 7 Evidence Pieced Together In Israel, One Terabyte At A Time
Rockets at dawn, gunfire outside, hours of anxiety: a survivor of the October 7 attack shared his account of the day Gaza militants stormed his southern Israeli community, speaking into a video camera.
Trump Compares Own Legal Troubles With Navalny Persecution
The former US president and current frontrunner for the 2024 nomination again refused to criticize Russian leader Vladimir Putin over Navalny's unexplained death, despite being offered the chance during a town hall meeting in South Carolina.
Pakistan Parties Reach Power-sharing Agreement, Khan Loyalists Left Out
The army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said they had settled days of negotiations on securing a majority to form a coalition government that will also include several smaller parties, after the February 8 polls returned no clear winner.
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Indian Farmers Resume Delhi Protest Push After Talks Fail
The protest hopes to successfully replicate the year-long siege of highways into the capital that pressured Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government into abandoning its agricultural reform plans in 2021.
Lawyers For US Urge UK Court To Reject Assange Appeal Bid
Washington indicted the WikiLeaks founder multiple times between 2018 and 2020 over its publication of hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic files on the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
EU Launches Probe Into TikTok Over Child Protection
It is the second probe into a major online platform since Brussels introduced the Digital Services Act (DSA), after targeting tech billionaire Elon Musk's X in December.
Strikes In Lebanon Wound 14, Israel Says Targeted Hezbollah Arms
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on October 7.
UN Agencies Warn Of 'Explosion' In Gaza Child Deaths
At least 90 percent of children under five in Gaza are affected by one or more infectious diseases, according to a joint assessment by the UN agencies for children, food and health.
Ukraine Faces 'Extremely Difficult' Frontline Battles: Zelensky
Ukrainian troops, reeling from the loss of a key town, now face "extremely difficult" conditions all along the frontline with Russia because of delayed foreign aid, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
UK Court To Hear Final Assange Appeal Against Extradition To US
Washington wants the 52-year-old Australian citizen extradited after he was charged there multiple times between 2018 and 2020 in connection with WikiLeaks' 2010 publication of files relating to the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Taiwan Calls On China To 'Be Rational' After Deadly Boat Incident
Last week two Chinese crew members died after a boat capsized near Kinmen, an island administered by Taipei but located just five kilometers from the mainland city of Xiamen.
S. Korean Trainee Doctors Stop Work To Protest Medical Reforms
Almost 6,500 doctors submitted their resignations -- nearly half the junior workforce -- with 1,600 walking off the job, according to health ministry figures.
Made-in-China Airliner Seeks Buyers At Singapore Airshow
With its C919 aircraft, Beijing wants to challenge the decades-long dominance of top plane-makers Airbus and Boeing while reducing its reliance on foreign technology.
Israel Pounds Gaza Ahead Of UN Truce Vote
Israel hit Gaza with new air strikes on Tuesday as world powers grappled with how to broker a ceasefire ahead of a UN Security Council vote.
Papua New Guinea PM Says Tribal Bloodshed Was 'Domestic Terrorism'
Papua New Guinea's prime minister labelled a mass tribal killing in the country's highlands an act of "domestic terrorism" Tuesday, while vowing tougher measures to tackle mounting "lawlessness".
S. Korean Government Orders Doctors Back To Hospitals
South Korea says it has one of the lowest doctor-to-population ratios among developed countries, and the government is pushing hard to increase the number of doctors, partly to help a fast-ageing society.
Prospects Dim For Truce As Israel Rejects Calls To Spare Rafah
A total of 127 people died in 24 hours, Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry said, as the main battlefront edged closer to far-southern Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians live in crowded shelters and tent camps.
Haley Bashes Trump For Continued Silence On Navalny Death
Navalny's still-unexplained death at 47 in a prison in Russia's Arctic has drawn powerful condemnations from leaders around the world, starting with US President Joe Biden, who has squarely blamed Putin.
Brazil's Lula Accuses Israel Of 'Genocide' In Gaza
In response, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the 78-year-old's comments "shameful and grave" and said his government had called in Brazil's ambassador in protest.
Russia Trying To Attack Beyond Avdiivka, Ukraine Warns
Facing manpower and ammunition shortages, Ukraine was forced to withdraw from the industrial hub in the eastern Donetsk region, handing Moscow its first major territorial gain since May 2023.
Navalny Team Says Mother Barred From Morgue
The mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being refused access to his body for a third day, his team said on Monday as his widow prepared to meet European foreign ministers.
Eiffel Tower Closes As Staff Go On Strike
The Eiffel Tower, one of the world's top tourist attractions, was closed Monday after staff went on strike, unions told AFP.
The strike, which was called to protest over the way the monument is managed financially, could be extended, they said.
Ukraine PM Seeks Reconstruction Help In Japan
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had also been due to address the gathering in Tokyo by video link but this was cancelled, organizers said without elaborating.
64 Dead In Papua New Guinea Tribal Violence
The victims were believed to be tribal fighters who were ambushed by a rival group in the early hours of Sunday. The incident occurred near the town of Wabag, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) northwest of the capital Port Moresby.
Israel Sets Ramadan Deadline For Assault On Gazan City Rafah
With prospects for truce talks dimmed, the United States and other governments, as well as the United Nations, have issued increasingly urgent appeals to Israel to call off its planned offensive on Rafah.
Zelensky Signs 'Historic' Security Pact With Germany
Zelensky will also seal a similar deal with France later Wednesday, as he seeks to shore up help for his forces, who are struggling to hold off Russian attacks on the frontline city of Avdiivka.
Big Firms With $7 Tn Exit Climate Investment Pressure Group
JPMorgan Asset Management, which manages $3.1 trillion in assets, has not renewed its membership in Climate Action 100+, saying through a spokesperson that it will oversee its stewardship on climate change with companies with its bank staff.
Greece Legalises Same-sex Marriage, Adoption
Once the law is promulgated, Greece will become the 37th country in the world and the first Orthodox Christian one to legalize adoption by same-sex families.
Cuba Boosts Doctors' Wages In Bid To Halt Mass Exodus
The communist island has been battling sky-high inflation and shortages since the pandemic plus a tightening of US sanctions in 2021, combined with structural weaknesses, sent the economy into a tailspin.
Alarm Over Fate Of Major Gaza Hospital After Israeli Raid
The health ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid at the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis, and that four patients had died Friday.
99 Journalists Killed In 2023, 77 In Gaza War: Report
Killings of reporters would have dropped globally year-on-year had it not been for the deaths in that conflict, the CPJ said, although fatalities were stable in Somalia and the Philippines.
EU Must Double Ukraine Aid, As US Turns Off The Taps: Institute
With existing funding having already dried up, Republicans in the US House of Representatives are blocking authorizing $60 billion in new military aid despite Ukrainian commanders and Western officials have said in recent days that Ukrainian troops are running out of ammunition.
UK Conservatives Suffer Double Election Defeat To Labor
The losses capped a dire week for the UK leader, struggling to revive support for his beleaguered party, as official data showed Britain is in recession after economic contraction for two successive quarters.
