US appeals court denies Trump ‘special master’ request in documents case
BBC Online :A US appeals court has ended a “special master” review of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.The ruling is a win for...
International
UN seeks record $51.5b aid ‘lifeline’ next year
Reuters :The United Nations and partners on Thursday launched an appeal for a record $51.5 billion in aid money for 2023, with tens of millions...
Gangsters kill 12 in Haiti: Mayor
AFP :Gang members in Haiti killed 12 people and burned down houses in a town near the capital, an official said Wednesday.Police and residents had...
French baguettes get UNESCO heritage status
AFP :The French baguette — “250 grams of magic and perfection”, in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of...
China softens tone on Covid severity after protests
Reuters :China is softening its tone on the severity of Covid -19 and easing some coronavirus restrictions even as its daily case toll hovers near...
Nato vows more help for Ukraine as Russia attacks on multiple fronts
Reuters :Nato allies promised more arms for Kyiv and equipment to help restore Ukrainian power and heat knocked out by Russian strikes, as Ukraine President...
Jiang Zemin passes away
BSS/XINHUA :Jiang Zemin passed away due to leukemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai at 12:13 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2022, at the age of...
Ukrainian first lady Olena seeks global response to rape in war
AFP :Ukraine first lady Olena Zelenska on Tuesday demanded a ‘global response’ to the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, saying Kyiv...
Pakistan foreign minister meets Afghan Taliban amid border concerns
Reuters :Pakistan’s minister of state for foreign affairs met Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister in Kabul on Tuesday, the latest international minister to visit the country...
West Bank: Two brothers among four Palestinians killed by Israel
Al Jazeera :Four Palestinian men, including two brothers, have been killed by Israeli fire during separate incidents in the occupied West Bank.The two brothers killed...
Saudi unveils plan for massive new airport in capital
AFP :Saudi Arabia on Monday announced plans for a new airport in Riyadh intended to spur rapid growth in the capital while advancing the kingdom’s...
40 Burundi rebels killed in east DR Congo
AFP :Forty Burundian rebels have been killed in a joint offensive by the militaries of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi in eastern DRC, a...