Category: Global News
EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending
EU members shun Hungary’s objections to a collective package stall bilateral military aid for Ukraine.
US redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘global terrorist’ group
This is a breaking news story, more details to follow.
Trauma replaces joy for mothers giving birth during Israel’s war on Gaza
Three Palestinian women tell of giving birth in Jabalia refugee camp under the threat of Israeli shelling and bombing.
Iran says attack in Pakistan targeted ‘Iranian terrorist group’
At least two children were killed and three others injured due to the Iranian air attacks in Pakistan.
Analysis: Is Ivory Coast’s AFCON the latest African ‘sportswashing’ case?
African leaders, like politicians elsewhere, use the competition to seek quick wins on the pitch, for respite off it.
Flooding submerges refugee camp in northwestern Syria
Flooding caused by heavy rains engulfs refugee tents in northwestern Syria.
Protest turns violent as activist jailed in Russia’s Bashkortostan
Police use tear gas and arrest dozens to put down the large demonstration, a rarity amid Russia's war in Ukraine.
Will new criminal bills turn India into a police state ahead of 2024 vote?
Parliament passed controversial laws in December that have raised concerns about civil liberties and surveillance.
Death threats for a Stalin vandal prompt soul-searching in Orthodox Georgia
An icon featuring Joseph Stalin on display inside Georgia's largest cathedral causes a furore.
Palestinian shop-owner used as human shield by Israeli forces
Israeli forces used a Palestinian man as a human shield after raiding his mobile phone store in the occupied West Bank.