Category: Global News
Russian court seizes two European banks’ assets amid Western sanctions
Freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in lenders' assets was part of dispute over gas project halted by sanctions.
At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say
Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says.
Georgia’s president vetoes controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
President Salome Zourabichvili says the law is 'Russian in its essence', but parliament is expected to overturn veto.
Vietnam nominates public security minister to be new president
To Lam has been public security chief since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country.
Three Afghans, three Spanish tourists killed in Bamyan shooting
Group of tourists and their companions was fired on while walking through a market in central Afghanistan.
Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil unrest
France’s Pacific Islands territory has been rocked by riots for nearly a week over planned electoral reforms.
Are seed-sowing drones the answer to global deforestation?
Drones are being used to replant degraded areas of forest in Brazil - how successful have they been so far?
Slovak PM Fico in ‘serious condition’ as shooting suspect appears in court
Court near Bratislava is considering prosecutor's request for pre-trial detention of accused in assassination attempt.
Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
Impunity for crimes committed during the civil war has fuelled post-war repression in Sri Lanka.
Israel’s PR battle is getting harder
Eight months into the war on Gaza, disunity and disarray is making Israel’s PR and messaging much tougher.