Category: News
Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 60
Here are the latest updates as the war nears the completion of two months.
Double-decker bus slams into tree in Thailand, killing 14
Long-distance coach was travelling from Bangkok to the country’s far south when it veered off the road at about 1am.
Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies
Right-leaning coalition has pledged to review affirmative action and remove references to treaty with Maori people.
In the Solomon Islands, a US agency’s struggles hint at China’s influence
The Peace Corps has yet to return to Pacific island nation more than four years after Washington touted its return.
‘Palestine will never die’
“A cataclysmic event in human history” Rapper and activist Lowkey released a new track to show solidarity with Gaza.
Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza
MSF official says Nasser hospital in southern Gaza is receiving multiple severely injured patients nearly every hour.
Will Israel heed US calls to protect civilians or risk ‘strategic failure’?
The Biden administration appears to be ramping up pressure on Israel to keep Palestinians safe.
Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify
Palestinian telecoms company Paltel says communications and internet services go down in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says at least 63 people died in flooding unleashed by heavy rainfall over the weekend.
UK announces rise in salary threshold for foreign workers’ visas
Interior minister says gov't would raise foreign skilled workers' minimum salary threshold to 38,700 pounds ($48,800).