The far-right minister said he will approve 3,000 new homes in the controversial E1 area project, hailing it as ‘Zionism at its best’. Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has announced he will approve thousands of housing units in a highly controversial and long-delayed illegal settlement project in the occupiedRead More →
Kim Yo Jong denies claims that Pyongyang has removed propaganda-blaring loudspeakers at the inter-Korean border. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister has accused South Korea of misleading the public about ties between the Koreas, denying claims that Pyongyang removed some propaganda-blaring loudspeakers from their shared border. In aRead More →
Martin Vizcarra will become the fifth Peruvian ex-president jailed in recent years amid period of political turbulence. A judge in the South American nation of Peru has ordered the country’s ex-president, Martin Vizcarra, to be held in pre-trial detention over bribery allegations. In a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Jorge ChavezRead More →
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated that there should be no peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war now in its fourth year without representation from his country, and also said Russia should face sanctions if it does not agree to an immediate ceasefire, following a virtual meeting between him,Read More →
Turkish foreign minister hosts Syrian counterpart in Ankara; defence ministers sign military cooperation memorandum of understanding. Turkiye has said that Israel and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) must stop threatening the security and stability of Syria as Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani in Ankara.Read More →
European leaders are scrambling to convince United States President Donald Trump to use his upcoming summit with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to amplify pressure on Moscow to end the war in Ukraine on terms acceptable to Kyiv. Trump, who has promised to end the three-year war, plans to meetRead More →
100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson addresses domestic violence arrest and apologizes to boyfriend Christian Coleman. Sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has addressed her recent domestic violence arrest in a video on social media and issued an apology to her boyfriend Christian Coleman. Richardson posted a video on her Instagram account Monday night inRead More →
Schools and workplaces close, hundreds of flights cancelled and thousands evacuate as Typhoon Podul nears island. Thousands of people have evacuated, schools have closed, and hundreds of flights have been cancelled as Typhoon Podul approaches southern Taiwan with wind gusts as strong as 191kph (118 mph). The mid-strength Typhoon PodulRead More →
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres puts both countries ‘on notice’ over documented pattern of sexual violence. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has put Israel and Russia “on notice” that their armed forces and security personnel could be listed among parties “credibly suspected” of committing sexual violence in conflict zones. TheRead More →
Here are the key events on day 1,266 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 13: Fighting A Russian attack killed a civilian and injured one other person in Shakhove, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Governor Vadym Filashkin said in a post on Telegram. RussianRead More →
