Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of ‘betraying’ Israel
TEL AVIV – Israel's prime minister has accused his Australian counterpart of having “betrayed Israel” and “abandoned” Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing...
Former boxing world champion Chavez jailed after US deportation
MEXICO City – Former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been jailed in his native Mexico after his arrest in the United States...
Famine confirmed in Gaza for first time, says UN
GAZA STRIP – Gaza City and its surrounding area is now experiencing famine, a United Nations-backed body of food security experts has confirmed.
The Integrated...
Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided
NEW YORK – Global talks to develop a landmark treaty to end plastic pollution have once again failed.
The United Nations (UN) negotiations, the sixth...
WHO warns of risks of extreme heat in workplace
GENEVA – Workers worldwide need better protection from extreme heat as climate change causes more frequent heatwaves – that’s the conclusion of a new...
Hamas agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal – source
GAZA STRIP – Hamas has agreed to the latest proposal from regional mediators for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel, a...
Spain and Portugal fires kill two more as Spanish troops battle blazes
MADRID – Spain has sent 500 more troops to fight raging wildfires, bringing the total deployed to 1,900, as the death toll from the...
War-torn Myanmar faces starvation, warns UN body
NAYPYIDAW—Aid agencies are warning of starvation in war-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, with the World Food Programme (WFP) making an urgent appeal for more donations...
Sudan army torturing people to death, says rights group
KHARTOUM – A prominent Sudanese human rights group has accused the country's army and security forces of torturing people to death and operating "execution...
Scientists propose novel way of treating mosquitoes for malaria
WASHINGTON – Mosquitoes should be given malaria drugs to clear their infection so they can no longer spread the disease, say United States researchers.
Malaria...