The UN Human Rights Council has voted to investigate violence in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The body approved the resolution, brought by a group of Islamic countries,…
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Russia: Moscow blocks some flights for avoiding its ally Belarus
Russia has denied entry to two European airlines because they planned to avoid flying over Belarus to get to Moscow. Air France and Austrian Airlines have both had to cancel…
China: Beijing hits back as US revisits Wuhan lab-leak theory
China has denounced US efforts to further investigate whether Covid-19 came from a Chinese lab. US President Joe Biden has said he expects to release the results of an intelligence…
USA: Black Lives Matter co-founder resigns
Black Lives Matter’s co-founder says she is resigning from its foundation, but not because of what she called right-wing attempts to discredit her. Patrisse Cullors said she will leave the…
Spain: Three sentenced over Barcelona and Cambrils jihadist attacks
Three men who assisted the perpetrators of jihadist terrorist attacks in and around Barcelona that killed 16 people in 2017 have been jailed in Spain. Two of the group were…
New Zealand: Fugitive charters helicopter to police station
A man who had been on the run in rural New Zealand hired a helicopter to fly to a police station and surrender. James Bryant, who faces assault charges, spent…
Syria: Assad wins presidential elections dismissed as farce by critics
Bashar al-Assad will serve a fourth term in office after winning Syria’s presidential election. Parliamentary speaker Hammouda Sabbagh told a live conference that Mr Assad had won 95.1% of the…
USA: Walking on my own is number one priority after February car crash-Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods says “walking on my own” is his “number one goal” as he continues to recover from the multiple leg injuries he sustained in a car crash. However, the…
France: President Macron asks Rwanda to forgive France over 1994 genocide role
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Rwandans to forgive France for its role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died. Speaking at…
Belarus: President Lukashenko hits back at condemnation of journalist’s arrest
The president of Belarus has said his critics are “strangling” his country and waging “hybrid warfare”. Alexander Lukashenko told parliament common sense had been abandoned and “many red lines” crossed…