UK sanctions RSF commanders over links to mass killings in Sudan
Agencies : Britain sanctioned senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Friday, over what it said were their links to mass killings, systematic...
International
Iraqi ex-president Salih on track to lead UN refugee
Agencies : Former Iraqi President Barham Salih is on track to become the next head of the U.N. refugee agency, according to a letter from...
Winter storm chills Gaza, floods tent camps
AP : Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory,...
EU set to lock up Russia’s frozen assets
AP : The European Union is expected on Friday to lock up Russia’s assets held in Europe until it gives up its war in Ukraine...
Dozens killed as Myanmar military govt launches air strike on hospital
Al Jazeera : At least 30 people, including patients, have been killed, and about 70 wounded after an air strike by the country’s military government...
Russia-China ties crucial to global stability: FM
Agencies : Russia-China diplomatic relations remain a pivotal factor in maintaining global stability, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. Lavrov emphasized the “special...
Ukraine sends US new plan to end the war as Trump blasts Europe
NN ONLINE: Ukraine has sent Washington an updated plan for ending Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian officials told AFP Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump laid...
Myanmar military air strike on hospital kills 31
NN ONLINE: A Myanmar military air strike on a hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people, an on-site aid worker said...
Fighting on Thailand-Cambodia border shows no signs of easing
NN ONLINE: Renewed clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border continued Wednesday, displacing hundreds of thousands as people sought refuge in overcrowded temporary shelters. On the...
US plans to order tourists to disclose social media histories
AFP : Administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years...
Machado to collect Nobel Prize in defiance of travel ban
Reuters : Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado is due to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, in defiance of a decade-long...
Beijing protests ‘political’ UK sanctions on Chinese cyber firms
Agency : Beijing denounced on Wednesday British sanctions on two Chinese companies which London alleged were involved in cyber activities against Britain, saying the measure...