UK police officer who murdered woman sentenced for further sex crimes
Reuters :A former London police officer, who was jailed for life in 2021 for raping and murdering Sarah Everard in a case that shocked Britain,...
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Battle for Ukraine’s Donbas painful and difficult: Zelensky
AFP :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Kyiv’s forces were in a “painful and difficult” battle in the eastern Donbas region, which includes the...
China opens parliament, setting lowest growth target in years
AFP :China announced one of its lowest economic growth targets in years Sunday, kicking off meetings of its rubber-stamp parliament set to hand Xi Jinping...
Indonesians search charred homes after fuel depot fire kills 17
AFP :Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday after a fuel storage depot fire in Jakarta left at least 17 people dead,...
Ocean conference participants pledge $19 billion
AFP :Delegates to a global conference on saving the world’s oceans pledged $19 billion, the host country Panama said on Friday.The total included a $6...
Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, US readies $400m in new military aid
Reuters :Ukrainian forces clinging to the eastern city of Bakhmut dug new trenches in an attempt to hold back Russian attackers, as the United States...
Malaysia ex-PM Najib cleared of audit tampering in 1MDB graft scandal
Reuters :A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over...
Cambodia opposition leader gets 27-year sentence for treason
AFP :A Cambodian court on Friday sentenced top opposition leader Kem Sokha to 27 years in jail for treason, in a case rights groups say...
Israel carries out air strikes on Gaza Strip
AFP :Israel conducted air strikes on the central Gaza Strip early Thursday, according to AFP journalists and witnesses, hours after intercepting a rocket fired from...
Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination
AFP :Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley moved closer Wednesday to the widely-expected launch of her US presidential campaign — previewing a “big announcement” that looks...
‘TTP wants to push govt out of KP to establish Sharia’
DAWN : The outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) aims to push the government of Pakistan out of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and establish Sharia by waging a terrorist...
Security Council should protect Palestinian civilians, envoy urges UN
AFP : The Security Council has an obligation to find ways to “provide protection” for Palestinian civilians, the population’s ambassador to the United Nations pleaded...