Israeli rave site hit by Hamas draws tourists
At the site of the bloodiest incident in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, foreigners and Israelis walk between placards that carry the names and photos of the dead, killed ...
UK still undecided on digital cash as privacy concerns persist
British authorities will not decide until next year at the earliest on whether to go ahead with a state-backed digital pound that would provide an alternative to payments operated by ...
King Charles admitted to London hospital for prostate treatment
Britain’s King Charles went into hospital on Friday to have planned treatment to address an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said, joining his daughter-in-law Kate who is recovering from surgery.
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South Africa’s genocide case a diplomatic win, after ‘damning’ verdict
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel may have ruffled feathers in the capitals of vital Western trading partners, but it has boosted the country’s standing as a champion ...
World Court: Israel must prevent acts of genocide
The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as ...
India’s ‘Blue Helmets’ on a mission to give peace a chance
Giving peace a chance – 24/7 and 365 days a year – is an army of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers across the world. May 29 happens to be a celebration of the important role these ...
California river cleanup discovers homeless living in caves
A California river cleanup turned up an unexpected discovery: homeless people living in caves dug into the riverbank.
Police in Modesto, California, reported on Tuesday that they were collaborating with ...
Nigeria to Fiji: how India-UN Development Partnership Fund is helping meet SDGs
When the Indian government launched the India-UN Development Partnership Fund in June 2017, it signalled its intent to provide support for projects in developing countries, particularly in the Global South, that ...
Greek PM repeats call for return of Parthenon Sculptures to Athens
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeated calls for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens from the British Museum, months after a diplomatic spat with Britain over ...
BoE says ‘ring fencing’ capital rules for retail banks need no big overhaul
The Bank of England said on Thursday that its rules requiring banks to “ring fence” their retail arms with bespoke buffers of capital have worked satisfactorily with no major overhaul ...
Israel braces for World Court ruling, focuses attack on south Gaza
UN judges in The Hague will rule on Friday whether to order Israel to suspend its military campaign in Gaza as officials push ahead with efforts to negotiate a new ...
Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution
Alabama on Thursday executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who held his breath in vain as officials asphyxiated him with nitrogen gas, the first use of a new method of capital ...
Trump denies Carroll’s sexual abuse claims as defamation trial nears end
Donald Trump’s testimony in the writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case ended almost immediately after it began, as the former U.S. president stood by his earlier testimony ...
US, Israeli intelligence chiefs to discuss Gaza hostage deal -sources
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns and his Israeli counterpart will meet with Qatari officials in coming days for talks on a second potential Gaza hostage deal, two ...
NASA announces end of history-making Mars helicopter mission
NASA said on Thursday that its miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity, which in 2021 became the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another planet, can no longer can fly, ending a ...
US warned Iran of ‘terrorist threat’ before Islamic State attack -official (Updated)
The U.S. government privately warned long-time antagonist Iran about a “terrorist threat” within its borders ahead of a deadly attack this month that was claimed by the Islamic State ...
Palestinian embassy urges new approach to Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The time has come for the international community to take a different approach to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute and to the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the Palestine Embassy in Cyprus said ...
US Senate border talks reach ‘critical moment,’ could imperil Ukraine aid
Bipartisan U.S. Senate talks on a border security deal that some have set as a condition of further aid for Ukraine and Israel have hit a critical point, lawmakers ...
Gaza health ministry says 20 Palestinians killed in strike on food aid queue
An Israeli strike on Gaza City killed 20 Palestinians and wounded 150 who were queuing for food aid on Thursday, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said, in what Palestinian groups called a “...
Once bustling Jerusalem ‘like a desert’ says Palestinian shopkeeper
Over more than 100 days of the Gaza war, Rami Nabulsi’s antique shop in the Old City of Jerusalem has been virtually empty of customers. Still, he walks the cobble-stoned ...
Russian woman jailed for 27 years for handing bomb to war blogger
A young Russian woman was jailed for 27 years on Thursday for delivering a bomb that exploded in the hands of a pro-war military blogger last year and killed him on ...
Spanish judge wants Rubiales to stand trial in kiss case
A Spanish High Court judge proposed on Thursday that former football federation chief Luis Rubiales stand trial over the kiss he planted on player Jenni Hermoso’s lips after Spain’...
Sunak does not believe Rwanda plan breaches international law
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not believe his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda would breach international law, his spokesman said, after the president of a human rights ...
Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this
A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it ...