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UN says over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months
"Over the last two months in Lebanon, an average of three children have been killed every single day," he said.
19 November 2024, 10:50 AM
Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms
The new doctrine outlines that Russia will consider using nuclear weapons against a non-nuclear state if they are supported by nuclear powers.
19 November 2024, 09:25 AM
US hits Israeli settler group with sanctions over West Bank violence
The sanctions also target a subsidiary of Amana called Binyanei Bar Amana, described by the Treasury as a company that builds and sell homes in Israeli settlements and settler outposts.
19 November 2024, 04:49 AM
Team Trump assails Biden decision on missiles for Ukraine
The new policy and Biden's pledge to speed up military aid to Ukraine come as the United States prepares for Trump to take over as president in January, having questioned US assistance throughout the war.
19 November 2024, 04:13 AM
Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial
A total of 47 pro-democracy activists were arrested and charged in 2021 with conspiracy to commit subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law and had faced sentences of up to life in prison.
19 November 2024, 03:42 AM
Tens of thousands march in New Zealand Maori rights protest
More than 35,000 demonstrators poured into the harbourside city of Wellington, police said, shutting down busy streets as their spirited procession inched its way towards parliament.
19 November 2024, 03:26 AM
G20 leaders fail to break UN climate talks deadlock
In a joint statement, the leaders spoke only of the trillions of dollars needed coming "from all sources," without specifying
19 November 2024, 02:22 AM
Support Ukraine ‘sovereignty’
US President Joe Biden yesterday called on G20 leaders at a summit in Rio de Janeiro to support Ukraine’s sovereignty, a day after US officials said he had allowed Kyiv to use long-range missiles against Russia.
18 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Cut the theatrics
The UN’s climate chief yesterday told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit to “cut the theatrics”, as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough.
18 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians yesterday, including six people who were killed in attacks on tents housing displaced families, medics said.
18 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka leader keeps defence, finance in new cabinet
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key defence and finance portfolios in a new cabinet he announced yesterday after sweeping snap parliamentary elections last week.
18 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts in Trump administration
18 November 2024, 04:13 AM
G20 leaders to grapple with climate, taxes, Trump comeback
US President Joe Biden will attend his last summit of the world's leading economies but only as a lame duck whom other leaders are already looking beyond.
18 November 2024, 03:30 AM
Biden clears Ukraine for long-range missile strikes inside Russia
US President Joe Biden has cleared Kyiv to use long-range American missiles against military targets inside Russia, a US official told AFP on Sunday, hours after Russia targeted Ukraine's power grid in a deadly barrage...Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has long pushed for auth
17 November 2024, 22:43 PM
Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines’ island
Super Typhoon Man-yi pummelled the Philippines’ most populous island yesterday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nation.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Indian police battle Maoist rebels
Indian security forces have killed five Maoist rebels in jungle clashes, an officer said yesterday, as security forces seek to quash the decades-long insurgency in the central regions.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Humans, not AI, should control nuke arms
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed on Saturday that human beings and not artificial intelligence should make decisions over the use of nuclear weapons, according to the White House.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM
World looks to G20 for breakthrough in COP29 talks
Diplomatic tensions over global warming will take center stage at the G20 summit in Brazil this week, as negotiators at UN talks in Azerbaijan hit an impasse on climate finance that they hope leaders of the world’s 20 major economies can break.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Israeli strikes pound south, central Beirut
An Israeli strike on a building in a densely populated district of central Beirut yesterday killed Hezbollah’s media relations chief Mohammad Afif, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, though there was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah.
17 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Three suspects arrested after flares near Israel PM's home: police
"Three suspects were arrested overnight for their involvement in the incident" that took place Saturday night, the police said in a statement, adding that the suspects would be interrogated jointly with the Shin Bet internal security agency.
17 November 2024, 06:38 AM