Katz insists administrative detention policy for Israeli settlers unchanged Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has rebuked reports suggesting he was walking back on a controversial policy ending administrative detention for…
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Central African Republic: Statue of Russia’s Wagner founder Prigozhin unveiled
A monument in honour of the late leader of Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been unveiled in the Central African Republic (CAR). The statue of Prigozhin, who died…
Guinea: Human rights groups say death toll in stadium stampede higher than reported
Human rights groups have said some 135 people were killed in a crush at a football stadium in Guinea, a tally more than twice as high as the official toll of…
Palestine: Israeli settlers mount attacks in occupied West Bank
Israeli settlers have attacked towns in the occupied West Bank, vandalising Palestinian property and clashing with Israeli soldiers. The overnight attacks targeting Beit Furik and Huwara, both located near the…
Switzerland: UN aid agency warns of tough choices as funding falls
The United Nations’ new humanitarian chief has warned that tough choices will be required as he appealed for more than $47bn to deliver aid next year. The head of the Office…
Cuba: Another nationwide blackout leaves millions without power
Cuba’s national power grid has collapsed again, leaving millions of people across the Caribbean island without electricity in the latest such failure in recent months. Authorities said the Antonio Guiteras power…
USA: Search under way for woman believed trapped in sinkhole
Officials in Pennsylvania are searching underground for a woman who is believed to have fallen into a 30-ft (9m) deep sinkhole that may have opened up below her feet as…
Ukraine: Exhausted troops in Russia told to cling on and wait for Trump
The tone is dark, even angry. “The situation is getting worse every day.” “We don’t see the goal. Our land is not here.” Almost four months after Ukrainian troops launched…
China: Top novelist dies in apparent suicide
Chiung Yao, arguably the world’s most popular Chinese language romance novelist, has died in an apparent suicide. The 86-year-old’s body was found in her home in New Taipei City on…
India: New Delhi and Dhaka tensions soar amid protests
A war of words between Bangladesh and neighbour India is threatening to spiral out of control following protests and counter-protests over the alleged ill-treatment of Hindu minorities in the country.…