Category: Global News
Senegal’s Faye appoints ally Ousmane Sonko as prime minister
New prime minister is popular politician who was barred from the March 24 elections, prompting him to support Faye.
Ronaldo scores second hat-trick in 3 days in Al Nassr’s Saudi league win
Ronaldo leads the Saudi league's goal-scoring chart with 29 goals, but Al Nassr trail Al Hilal by 12 points.
Western allies face threat of complicity if support for Israel continues
Experts say Israel's Western allies are risking sanction from the ICJ if arms shipments continue .
NATO foreign ministers to discuss $108bn military aid fund for Ukraine
NATO foreign ministers to hold preliminary talks as they seek to forge a five-year support package for Ukraine.
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 180
Netanyahu says Israel mistakenly killed seven people working for aid group as global condemnation of strikes grows.
Taiwan rocked by most powerful quake in 25 years
The earthquake was the strongest since one of magnitude 7.6 struck in September 1999, killing about 2,400 people.
North Korea says Kim Jong Un oversaw test of new hypersonic weapon
State media said the the missile – named Hwasong-16B – was a key piece of the country's nuclear war deterrent.
Biden rebukes Israel, says he’s ‘outraged’ over deaths of Gaza aid workers
US president issues some of his strongest criticism of Israel after deaths of seven aid workers in Israeli air strike.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 769
As the war enters its 769th day, these are the main developments.
Japan, Taiwan, Philippines issue tsunami alerts after major earthquake
Japan Meteorological Agency calls on residents in Okinawa to evacuate after 7.5-magnitude earthquake