Significant risk of wider Middle East conflict: UN
AFP : A broader regional war in the Middle East where conflict already rages between Hamas and Israel remains a “significant risk,” the head of...
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China’s nuclear weapons a growing concern for US
Deutsche Welle : US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan was in Beijing this week for talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and high-level military...
Sweden charges Quran burners with hate crime
AFP : Swedish prosecutors charged two men with inciting ethnic hatred over several protests involving the burning of Qurans in 2023, which sparked widespread outrage...
Harris says in first interview US ready to turn page on Trump
AFP : Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in...
Myanmar junta jails journalist for life in ongoing crackdown
AFP : A military court in Myanmar has jailed a journalist for life and sentenced another to 20 years in prison after convicting them under...
UN calls for de-escalation as Israeli West Bank raids continue
BBC : Five more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in a second day of raids in the occupied West Bank, with the UN...
Ukraine’s long-range drones using Western tech to hit Russia
BBC : Western technology and finance are helping Ukraine carry out hundreds of long-range strikes inside Russia.That is despite Nato allies still refusing to give...
Pakistan blames internet slowdown on underwater cables
AFP : Pakistan authorities blamed a months-long internet slowdown that has drawn backlash from activists and business leaders on damaged underwater cables.Digital rights experts believe...
Why is Telegram controversial?
Deutsche Welle : Iran 2017-2018: Protests break out in the city of Mashhad – calling out corruption, mismanagement and rising food prices. Within days the...
Hong Kong editors found guilty of sedition
AFP : Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction...
Nepal war crime victims waiting for justice for 20 yrs
Deutsche Welle : Thousands of people in Nepal are still waiting for justice 20 years after tens of thousands were tortured, raped, killed and forcibly...
Harris rides convention buzz on return to trail
AFP : Kamala Harris returns to the campaign trail Wednesday with a blitz in the battleground state of Georgia, hoping to turn her momentum from...