International
Global diabetes rate doubles in 30 years, affecting 800m
Deutsche Welle : The percentage of adults who have diabetes globally has doubled over the last 30 years, according to a new study published in...
Top polluting cities revealed as activists fume at COP29 fossil fuel lobby
Al Jazeera : Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gases that feed climate change, according to new data, as delegates...
Pakistan’s policies hazy as it fights smog
AFP : From banning tuk-tuks and barbecues to demolishing old brick kilns, Pakistan’s government is pushing a series of measures to fight record-breaking smog. But...
Japanese Princess Mikasa dies
Reuters : Princess Mikasa, the oldest member of Japan’s royal family and great aunt to the emperor, died aged 101 on Friday in a Tokyo...
Heavy strikes hit Beirut after Israel evacuation call
AFP : A building in Beirut’s southern suburbs collapsed in a gigantic cloud of smoke and dust, an AFP photographer reported, as two strikes attributed...
Thousands march on NZ against Indigenous treaty overhaul
Al Jazeera : Thousands of people have joined a nine-day march towards New Zealand (NZ)’s capital over a contentious bill redefining the country’s founding agreement...
UN faces uncertainty as Trump returns to US presidency
NN Online: The United Nations (UN) and other international organisations are bracing for four more years of Donald Trump, who famously tweeted before becoming president...
‘Time to end war’ in Gaza
Al Jazeera : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has accomplished its “goals” and that it was time for fighting in Gaza to...