South Korea’s former prime minister, Han Duck-soo, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection linked to former president […]
Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso
Australia’s Bondi attack remembered with national day of mourning Thursday
Thousands of Australians are expected to perform acts of kindness on Thursday to commemorate the victims of last month’s Bondi terror attack, as the Jewish […]
Netanyahu joins Trump’s ‘board of peace’ despite earlier objections
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has agreed to join a US-backed “board of peace” proposed by Donald Trump, despite earlier objections from his office over […]
Kurdish forces walk away from IS camp
Kurdish-led forces in Syria have announced their withdrawal from a major detention camp in the country’s north-east that houses tens of thousands of people linked […]
Israeli forces tear down Unrwa headquarters in Jerusalem
Israeli crews have begun demolishing the Jerusalem headquarters of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees and fired teargas at a UN vocational school in […]
Tourists from China to Japan plunge amid Taiwan tensions
Chinese tourism to Japan almost halved in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo deepened over the security of Taiwan. Japan’s transport ministry […]
Report: Africa bears brunt of global midwife shortage
A global shortage of nearly one million midwives is leaving pregnant women without essential care, increasing the risk of preventable harm, including the deaths of […]
21 killed as high-speed trains collide in southern Spain
At least 21 people were killed and 75 others hospitalised after two trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday evening, in what the prime minister, […]
European leaders condemn Trump tariff warning in Greenland standoff
Senior European diplomats are preparing for emergency talks after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on eight European countries over their support for Greenland. The […]
Netanyahu hit by backlash over Gaza plan
Far-right members of Israel’s governing coalition have rejected a US-backed plan for postwar governance in Gaza, accusing the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of failing to […]
