Category: News
Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island
Taipei's defence ministry says 12 Chinese military aircraft and seven warships were detected until early Monday.
Palestinians face heavy rain in Gaza’s tent camps as winter arrives
Displaced Palestinians forced into makeshift tent camps by Israel’s war are facing cold weather and rain.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,005
These were the key developments on the 1,005th day of the Russia-Ukraine war.
In Laos, methanol poisoning deaths send chill through a backpacker paradise
Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following the deaths of six tourists blamed on tainted alcohol.
Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election
The left-wing Broad Front candidate emerged victorious in a tight race against governing-party candidate Alvaro Delgado.
Hard-right populist takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential vote
NATO critic Calin Georgescu on track to face pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in run-off vote next month.
In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’
Conservative Alvaro Delgado and left-wing rival Yamandu Orsi went head-to-head in the final round of Uruguay's election.
Israel sanctions Haaretz due to articles that ‘hurt’ Israeli state
The Haaretz news outlet called the decision 'another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy'.
Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks
The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what the nuclear watchdog called a lack of cooperation.
Rival sectarian groups agree to seven-day ceasefire in Pakistan
Local Sunni and Shia armed groups have clashed for decades, but the most recent fighting has killed more than 30 people.