UK: Car industry consulted over 2030 petrol and diesel ban

The UK motor industry is being consulted over how the phasing-out of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 will work, the government has announced. The ban on sales of…

South Korea: President Yoon defies second summons over martial law decree

Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has defied a summons to appear for questioning over his short-lived declaration of martial law for the second time in a week. Yoon did…

USA: Trump threatening to take Greenland and the Panama Canal

President-elect Donald Trump ran on a platform of isolating the US from foreign conflicts like the Ukraine war, increasing tariffs on foreign trade partners, and rebuilding domestic manufacturing. But in…

USA: Former President Bill Clinton discharged from hospital after flu

Former US President Bill Clinton has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for the flu, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. “He and his family are deeply grateful for…

Ireland: Yellow notice issued for two Irish boys being held in Egypt

Interpol has posted a Yellow Notice (missing people alert) for two Irish boys being held in Egypt by their father.Mandy Kelly from Dundalk has not seen her sons for more…

Brazil: Toxic spill fears follow deadly bridge collapse

There are fears of water contamination after a bridge collapsed in northern Brazil at the weekend, sending lorries carrying thousands of litres of pesticides and sulphuric acid into the river…

Haiti: Three shot dead as gunmen attack hospital

At least three people have been killed when armed men in Haiti opened fire at journalists, police and medical staff during a briefing to announce the reopening of the country’s…

S Korea: MPs file motion to impeach acting president

South Korea’s opposition lawmakers have filed a motion to impeach the country’s prime minister and acting leader Han Duck-soo, less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon…

Serbia: Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power

Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina were without electricity after heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighbouring Croatia and Serbia. “Despite efforts and continuous…

USA: Suspect charged in New York subway fire killing appears in court

A suspect accused of killing a woman by setting her on fire on a subway train appeared in a New York court Tuesday to face murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33,…