‘Crown of Thorns’ returns to Notre Dame Cathedral
Agency : An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” is returning to Notre Dame, five years after it was...
International
The Arctic island with 20 people, 1m birds
BBC : Set some 40km off Iceland’s northern coast, this windswept sliver is home to one of Europe’s most remote settlements and a thriving seabird...
Indonesian President steers strategic middle path
Al Jazeera : When Prabowo Subianto was sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president in October, an immediate question was what the appointment of the once-feared...
Indian Muslims grapple with loss amid home demolitions
News Desk : Shahid Malik is fighting for a home that no longer exists. For the past two years, Malik, an accountant by trade, has...
About 1.1m newly displaced in Syria since toppled Assad
The Guardian : About 1.1 million people have been displaced since Syrian rebels launched the offensive that ousted former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN’s humanitarian...
How North Korea responded to South’s political turmoil
Deutsche Welle : In the week since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s abortive declaration of martial law, Pyongyang has been uncharacteristically silent.Normally, any hints...
US watchdog cites FBI missteps
Al Jazeera : The United States Department of Justice has issued a report into the intelligence gathered in the lead-up to the 2021 attack on...
Trump invites China’s Xi to inauguration
Reuters : US President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other foreign leaders to his inauguration next month in Washington, a Trump...
Syrian government suspends constitution-parliament for 3-month
AFP : Syria’s new government spokesman told AFP on Thursday the country’s constitution and parliament would be suspended for the duration of the three-month transition...
President Yoon vows to ‘fight to the end’
BBC : Embattled South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has defended his shock decision to declare martial law last week, saying he did it to...
Trump named Time Person of the Year 2024
Agency : Donald Trump has been named Time magazine’s 2024 Person of the Year and is scheduled to ring the opening bell at the New...