UN Security Council To Weigh Call For Immediate Sudan Ceasefire
The UN Security Council on Monday will take up a draft resolution calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan, where a war between two rival generals shows no sign of easing.
US Speaker Opposes Calls To Release Ethics Report On Trump's AG Pick
US House speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday insisted that the chamber's ethics committee should not release a report on alleged sexual improprieties by Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Matt Gaetz, even as Democrats castigated Gaetz as unqualified and "a troll."
Australia Not Focusing On Grand Slam Sweep After Thrashing Wales
Australia coach Joe Schmidt said he was not getting carried away about thoughts of a Grand Slam sweep of the home nations after his team thrashed Wales 52-20 in Cardiff on Sunday.
Thousands March Through Athens To Mark Student Uprising
Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51st anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said.
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Pope Francis Calls For Genocide Probe Of Israel's Attacks Against Gaza
Nearly 44,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Hamas launched surprise attacks that killed about 1,200 people in Israel last yea.
Russia Pounds Ukraine's Energy Grid, Slashing Power On Brink Of Winter
Country blasted in one of the largest barrages of the grinding war
Israel Orders Beirut Residents To Flee After Hezbollah Targets Haifa Area
Israel issued evacuation orders Sunday for parts of south Beirut where it is targeting Hezbollah militants, hours after the Iran-backed group said it fired on several Israeli military bases around the coastal city of Haifa.
Hong Kong Political Freedoms In Spotlight During Bumper Trial Week
The erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong will come under the spotlight this week with key developments in two high-profile national security trials.
'Break Taboos': Josep Borrell Wraps Up Time As EU's Top Diplomat
Josep Borrell took a deep breath as the train rumbled across Ukraine at the end of his final visit after five tumultuous years as the EU's foreign policy chief.
Trump Revives 'Peace Through Strength,' But Meaning Up To Debate
Donald Trump says he will bring "peace through strength," reviving a time-tested phrase, but whether he is pursuing a strategy or just relying on a catchphrase is a matter of dispute.
Israeli Police Question Top Netanyahu Aide Over Falsification Of Official Oct. 7 Timeline
Chief of Staff Tzachi Braverman was interviewed for more than five hours on suspicion of fraud and forgery involving an account of last year's Hamas attack
Israel Pummels South Beirut As Lebanon Mulls Truce Plan
Israel launched a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Lebanese government officials said they were studying a US truce proposal.
Zelensky Says He Wants To End War By 'Diplomatic Means' Next Year
He attacks German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's call to Vladimir Putin as an 'attempt at appeasement' to Ukraine's deadly invaders
Ten Newborns Killed When Fire Engulfs Neonatal Wing In India Hospital
A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities said Saturday, with another 39 rescued from a blaze blamed on a faulty oxygen machine.
Gabon Votes On New Constitution Hailed By Junta As 'Turning Point'
Gabon holds a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the junta calls a "major turning point" after a coup that brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule by the Bongo dynasty.
Young Libyans Gear Up For Their First Ever Election
Young Libyans have mobilised for Saturday's municipal elections, the first time many will vote in the fractured North African country where polls have been rare since Moamer Kadhafi's 2011 overthrow.
Vice Tightens Around Remaining Civilians In Eastern Ukraine
Along the road to Kurakhove in eastern Ukraine, ghost houses line the streets, their frames shattered by bombs, with peppers rotting on the vine and flower beds strewn with debris.
Minister Resigns But Dutch Coalition Remains In Place
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof's right-wing government averted a crisis Friday when a junior minister resigned over alleged racist comments by cabinet colleagues, but the coalition government will remain in place.
Lame-duck Biden Tries To Reassure Allies As Trump Looms
Joe Biden cut a diminished figure on one of his last outings on the world stage Friday, as he admitted that the times are changing with Donald Trump's impending return to power.
Trump Pressures US Senate With Divisive Cabinet Picks
Questions -- and, for some, outrage -- intensified over several of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks Friday, as Washington awaits announcements for more major positions including head of the FBI and Treasury.
Leader Of Spain Flood Region Admits 'Mistakes'
The head of the Spanish region devastated by the country's deadliest floods in decades admitted to "mistakes" and apologised on Friday but rebuffed calls for his resignation.
Scholz Urges Ukraine Talks In First Call With Putin Since 2022
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks with Ukraine, in the first call between the leaders in almost two years.
Lebanon Rescuer Picks Up 'Pieces' Of Father After Israel Strike
Suzanne Karkaba and her father Ali were both civil defence rescuers whose job was to save the injured and recover the dead in Lebanon's war.
Pompeii Rejects 'Mass Tourism' With Daily Visitor Limit
The world-famous Pompeii archaeological park introduced a daily limit of 20,000 visitors on Friday, the latest Italian tourist site to take action against overcrowding.
Jailed Russian Poet Could Be 'Killed' In Prison, Warns Wife
The wife of a Russian poet jailed for seven years for reciting anti-war verses said she was afraid he could be killed in prison after he was sexually assaulted with a dumbbell during his arrest.
French Court Orders Release Of Lebanese Militant Held Since 1984
A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the killing of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said.
With Trump Comeback, Will EU Go Easier On Ally Musk?
Donald Trump's White House comeback gives his ally Elon Musk a sizeable advantage in a running standoff with EU tech regulators -- who may now think twice before fining his X platform over disinformation concerns.
China Tests Building Moon Base With Lunar Soil Bricks
China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil.
As Philippines Picks Up From Usagi, A Fresh Storm Bears Down
Typhoon Usagi blew out of the Philippines early Friday as another dangerous storm drew closer, threatening an area where scores were killed by flash floods and landslides just weeks ago, the weather service said.
Asian Markets Fluctuate At End Of Tough Week
Asian markets were mixed Friday after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell tempered expectations for interest rate cuts, while traders also contemplated a hawkish Trump presidency.
Nature Pays Price For War In Israel's North
Across northern Israel's lush, green nature reserves, the ecological toll of the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants is laid bare: wild boar hit by shrapnel, trees reduced to ashes and swathes of charred vegetation.
Xi Inaugurates South America's First Chinese-funded Port In Peru
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday inaugurated Latin America's first Beijing-funded port in Chancay, Peru -- a symbol of the Asian superpower's growing influence on the continent as it prepares to face off with a new Donald Trump administration.
Cracks Deepen In Canada's Pro-immigration 'Consensus'
From the ground floor of a low-income apartment building in Toronto, Sultana Jahangir runs an organization that helps South Asian woman get established in Canada -- a challenge she said is getting harder.
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