US pushes for UN to support temporary Gaza ceasefire
Reuters : The United States has proposed a rival draft United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and...
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un receives car as gift from Putin
Reuters : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has received a car from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin as a gift “for his personal use”, official...
Julian Assange case raises press freedom fears
Deutsche Welle : A grand total of 1,776 days: That’s how long Julian Assange will have been detained in Britain’s maximum-security Belmarsh Prison by Tuesday,...
Three killed in Minnesota shooting
BBC Online : Minnesota police say two officers and a paramedic have been killed in a shooting at a family home. The gunman, who was...
Imran Khan-backed candidates to join Sunni party
Reuters : Independent candidates backed by Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister that won seats in inconclusive elections over 10 days ago will join the minority...
64 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence
AFP : Dozens of bloodied bodies have been found along a remote stretch of road in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, police said on Monday, a...
25 killed in Afghanistan landslide
AFP : A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan, a disaster...
Gaza’s Nasser Hospital ‘completely out of service’ as Israeli attacks mount
Al Jazeera : Ground and air assaults by the Israeli forces have now rendered Gaza’s second-largest hospital nonoperational. The besieged enclave’s Ministry of Health and...
Boos and cheers as Trump launches $399 sneakers line day after $355m fine
Al Jazeera : Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump has made an unusual stop a day after a judge ordered him to pay...
Navalny’s ‘killers’ refusing to hand over body
AFP : Alexei Navalny’s supporters on Saturday accused Russian authorities of being “killers” who were “covering their tracks” by refusing to hand over his body,...
Navalny’s supporters’ grief after his death
BBC : In its 45-minute Friday night news bulletin, Russian TV devoted 28 seconds to the news about Alexei Navalny. His death was announced almost...
Opposition supporters march in Dakar
BBC : Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, demanding swift presidential elections. It comes after the country’s top court blocked President Macky...