Ukraine says 13 killed in Russian missile attack on Chernihiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterates plea to Western countries for air defence systems after attack that also wounded […]

Dubai Submerged in Floods as UAE Gets Over a Year’s Worth of Rain in Hours By the end of Tuesday, more than 142mm (5.59 inches) of rain had soaked Dubai over 24 hours. Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United […]

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 783 As the war enters its 783rd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Fighting […]

UN’s Libya envoy resigns citing no hope for political progress Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ on the part of Libyan leaders are making UN governance efforts in Libya fut […]

Israel artist says Venice Biennale pavilion won’t open until Gaza ceasefire An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. The artist r […]

Israeli ‘diplomatic offensive’ urges sanctions against Iran Push on partners to sanction Tehran comes as Israel mulls military retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack. Israel has launched a “ […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters paralyse roads in US cities over Israel attacks Demonstrators block highways and shut down travel in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest. Pro-Palestinian protesters […]

Will Israel respond to Iran’s first-ever direct attack? The Israeli government says it’s weighing its options amid calls from allies to de-escalate tensions. The smoke has cleared and the dust has s […]

Tesla to lay off more than 10 percent of staff worldwide amid falling sales CEO Elon Musk says in memo that job cuts will leave firm ‘lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle’. Electric car […]

Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak Kurgan and Tyumen regions of Russia, and parts of Kazakhstan, are threatened by some of the worst flooding in history. Authorities in […]

Former Australian gov’t staffer raped colleague in Parliament, judge finds Bruce Lehrmann loses defamation claim against broadcaster and journalist over 2021 interview with his accuser. A former government staffer […]

US military says it destroyed dozens of drones fired from Iran, Yemen US Central Command says it hit more than 80 one-way attack drones aimed at Israel. The United States has destroyed dozens of drones and at […]

Biden vows G7 response, ‘ironclad’ US support for Israel after Iran attacks The US president reiterates support for Israel in call with Netanyahu amid reports that he is also opposed to a counterattack against […]

Israeli army says Iran has launched drones at Israel Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said the drones would take hours before reaching Israel’s airspace. Israel’s military says Iran has lau […]

Genocide in Gaza: Enabled by AI, powered by Big Tech Artificial intelligence has unleashed terror in the killing fields of Gaza. The algorithms that Big Tech designed – and the genocide they a […]

Ireland, Spain, Norway moving closer to recognising a Palestinian state Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez says declarations on Palestine will be made “when the conditions are appropriate”. Ireland and Norway are bot […]

Red Cross: Do not normalise what is happening in Gaza ICRC Regional Director Fabrizio Carboni discusses the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the risks facing aid workers. The humanitarian situation […]

Russia sends military trainers, air defence system to Niger Violence in the region has worsened since coups in Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso. Russian military trainers have arrived […]

Japan, Philippines, US rebuke China over ‘dangerous’ South China Sea moves Meeting in Washington, DC, the leaders of Japan, the Philippines and the US stress importance of abiding by maritime law. The leaders of […]

Russia opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir to be published in October Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, says he began working on the book in 2020 after he was poisoned. Russian opposition politician Alexey N […]