Category: Global News
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.
Death toll rises to six in New Caledonia riots as unrest spreads
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory's capital Noumea after a night of violence.
At least 50 killed in heavy rains, floods in Afghanistan’s Ghor province
Officials in the central region expect the number of casualties to increase as rising waters destroy thousands of homes.
Zelenskyy warns Russia’s Kharkiv offensive may only be ‘first wave’
President says Ukraine has a quarter of air defences needed to hold front as Russia advances along northeastern border.