UN: Israeli may have violated laws of war
GENEVA – The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Office says Israeli air strikes in Gaza may have systematically violated the laws of war requiring...
UK’s richest family on trial for human trafficking servants
GENEVA – Four members of United Kingdom’s richest family are on trial in Switzerland amid allegations they spent more money caring for their dog...
Israeli scraps war cabinet
TEL AVIV – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, just over a week after the departure of centrist opposition...
Oil spill hits Singapore beaches
SINGAPORE City – Singapore authorities are scrambling to clean up a major oil spill that has blackened the city-state's southern coastline, days after a...
Peace talks tomorrow if Russia leaves Ukraine – Zelensky
BERN – Kyiv will hold peace talks with Russia tomorrow if Moscow pulls out of all Ukrainian territory, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
But speaking...
Australian army to recruit foreigners
CANBERRA – The Australian Defense Force (ADF) will allow recruits from foreign countries, including the United Kingdom, to help grow its ranks.
Australia has been...
Nasa astronaut distress message broadcast in error
FLORIDA – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) has confirmed audio shared widely on social media of astronauts in distress was a simulation...
Second person dies from mpox in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG – A second person has died from mpox in South Africa, the health minister has announced, less than 24 hours after the country’s...
Tiger mosquitoes behind dengue fever rise in Europe
BRUSSELS – An invasive species of mosquito has set up home in 13 countries in the European Union (EU), including France, Spain and Greece,...
Haiti forms new gov’t as gang violence persists
PORT-AU-PRINCE – A new government has been formed in Haiti as it tries to restore order in the violence-ravaged nation.
The new cabinet completely replaces...