Politics
UN demands ceasefire in Gaza
Israel has faced growing diplomatic isolation in the war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and
Islamist militants attacked the Pakistani army, killing 24 people
Islamist militants rammed an explosives-laden truck into a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 24 people, two security officials said. It
Russia says it is working on a new deal with Iran
Russia and Iran will accelerate work on a “new and important interstate agreement”, the Russian foreign ministry said. It did not detail the scope of
Israel advances in the fight against Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks on Monday tried to push further west in the battle against Hamas in and around Khan Younis, the main town in the southern
Argentina’s Milei warns economic shock is inevitable
Argentine libertarian economist Javier Milei took office as president on Sunday. There he gave his inaugural speech and said he has no alternative to a
Michigan teen gets life in prison for school shooting in 2021
The teenager who fatally shot four classmates at his high school near Detroit two years ago was sentenced to life in prison without parole on
Ukrainian troops train for winter war in Poland
In a snowy field in Poland, Ukrainian soldiers train in trench warfare, just days before being sent to the front lines in the war against
Boris Johnson denies he wanted to “blow up” COVID
Former prime minister Boris Johnson told the British enquiry into COVID that any suggestion he wanted to allow the virus to “break out” was “rubbish”
Greece and Turkey agree to rectify their relations
In an unprecedented visit by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to Greece, the two countries, long at loggerheads, agreed to focus on maintaining good neighbourly relations,
Israel and Hamas clash violently in southern Gaza Strip
Israeli troops and Hamas militants engaged in a fierce ground battle in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after the Israelis, fighting their way through the