‘Putin is vulnerable’: Navalny camp to tap voter concerns
With his hands on all the levers of power in Russia, Vladimir Putin cannot be beaten in a presidential election, top aides to jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny say.
But ...
‘Worst Christmas ever’ in birthplace of Jesus as impact of war empties Bethlehem
Bethlehem is normally at its busiest at Christmas but this year war has scared away tourists and pilgrims from the Palestinian town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, leaving hotels, restaurants ...
Gazans say hunger is causing social breakdown, fuelling fears of exodus into Egypt
Hamas said it was striking back against Israeli forces across Gaza on Monday and Palestinians and international relief agencies said public order was disintegrating as hunger spread, fuelling fears of ...
New COP28 draft deal stops short of fossil fuel ‘phase out’
A draft of a potential climate deal at the COP28 summit on Monday suggested a range of measures countries could take to slash greenhouse gas emissions, but omitted the “phase ...
Sunak battles to unite divided party in pivotal week
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces the most dangerous moment of his premiership this week, when he is due to appear before a COVID-19 inquiry and must win a crunch vote ...
UN marks 75 years of human rights declaration in shadow of Gaza
The U.N. human rights chief urged countries on Monday to work together to defeat threats such as war and pollution at an event to mark 75 years of the Universal ...
COP28: entering the home straight
COP28 has entered the home straight. The summit must conclude by the end of Tuesday, December 12. And it is getting down to the key issues.
As one COP28 delegate put ...
Ukraine says no green light for EU membership talks would be ‘devastating’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Monday it would be “devastating” for Kyiv and the European Union if EU leaders do not give his country the green light for ...
Confectioners eye holiday boost as UK shoppers snub expensive gifts
Quality Street maker Nestle and Cadbury owner Mondelez (MDLZ.O) are seeing higher sales of confectionery in Britain this holiday season driven by cash-strapped shoppers seeking cheaper gifts.
Shoppers hit ...
Harvard faculty rally around university president Claudine Gay over antisemitism ‘testimony’
Several hundred faculty members at Harvard University on Sunday signed a petition asking school administrators to not bend to political pressure to fire the school’s president over her Congressional ...
Libertarian Argentine president to unleash shock therapy amidst fiscal crisis
Argentina libertarian economist Javier Milei took office on Sunday warning in his maiden speech that he had no alternative to a sharp, painful fiscal shock to fix the country’s ...
Fighting intensifies across Gaza, raising alarm over potential exodus into Egypt
Fighting between Israel and Hamas intensified across Gaza on Monday, fuelling fears flagged by the United Nations at the weekend of a breakdown in public order and a mass exodus ...
Gaza ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost impossible to improve- WHO
The World Health Organization chief said on Sunday it will be all but impossible to improve the “catastrophic” health situation in Gaza even as the board passed an emergency WHO ...
Iran tries Swedish EU employee for ‘spying for Israel’ – judiciary
Iran said on Sunday that it had begun the trial of a Swedish national employed by the European Union who is charged with spying for Israel and “corruption on earth,” ...
Jordan says Israel aims to expel Palestinians from Gaza
Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, on Sunday said that Israel was implementing a policy of pushing Palestinians out of Gaza through a war that he said meets the “legal ...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fires drones, Israel mounts air strikes
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it had launched explosive drones at an Israeli command position on Sunday and Israeli air strikes hit south Lebanon, as violence prompted by the war in ...
Egyptians head to polls in election overshadowed by Gaza war
Egyptians headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential election in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is poised to win a third term in power as the country grapples with ...
AI defined 2023. Bullets and ballots will shape 2024
How to sum up the most important news of the year past? The obvious answer in 2023 is to use Artificial Intelligence. In that spirit, I asked OpenAI’s ChatGPT and ...
Europe agrees landmark AI regulation deal
Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate ...
COP28 clashes over fossil fuel phase-out after OPEC pushback
Countries clashed on Saturday over a proposed agreement to phase-out fossil fuels at the COP28 summit in Dubai, jeopardising attempts to deliver a first-ever commitment to eventually end the use ...
US lawmakers demand Harvard, MIT, Penn remove presidents after antisemitism hearing
More than 70 US lawmakers on Friday demanded the governing boards of three of the country’s top universities remove their presidents, citing dissatisfaction with their testimony at a hearing about ...
Russians, Belarusians to participate at Paris Olympics as neutrals
Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic ...
Prince Harry loses bid to have publisher’s libel defence thrown out
Prince Harry lost his attempt to have the Mail on Sunday newspaper’s defence to his libel lawsuit thrown out, meaning the British royal is likely to give evidence again ...
Ukraine says ICC arrest warrant for Putin helped return deported kids
Ukraine’s human rights commissioner said on Friday that two arrest warrants issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin and another official over the unlawful wartime deportation of children to Russia ...