21 Dec 2024 Israel rejected almost all requests to deliver aid to northern Gaza: WFP The World Food Programme (WFP) says that since October, it has requested from Israel that…
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USA: Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more oil and gas from US
Donald Trump has threatened to levy tariffs against the European Union if the bloc does not buy more oil and gas from the United States, in the latest economic warning from the…
Sri Lanka: Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean
More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler off the Indian Ocean island nation by Sri Lanka’s navy, bringing them safely to port.…
Indian: State officials used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits
As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents complained to her of being wrongfully excluded…
Ukraine: Kyiv vows more attacks on Russian leaders
Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against…
USA: Biden cancels another $4.2bn in US student loans before leaving office
US President Joe Biden’s administration is cancelling student loans for another 55,000 people in the United States, amounting to $4.2bn in debt forgiveness just weeks before his time in office ends. The…
Palestine: Israeli settlers set mosque on fire in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank, while also defacing the building’s facade with hateful and racist slogans such as “Revenge” and “Death to Arabs”…
Greece: At least eight migrants drown after boat collision off Greece’s coast
At least eight refugees and migrants have drowned off the coast of Greece after the coastguard chased a boat they were on in the Aegean Sea. The speedboat capsized near…
USA: Musk flexes influence over Congress in shutdown drama
A funny thing happened on the way to a bipartisan agreement to fund US government operations and avoid a partial shutdown this week.Conservatives in Congress – encouraged by tech multi-billionaire…
Malaysia: Authorities approve new search for missing flight MH370
The Malaysian government says it has agreed in principle to resume the search for a passenger jet that vanished 10 years ago in one of aviation’s greatest mysteries. Malaysia Airlines…