Canada: 15300 Euthanasia cases authorised in 2023

The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace. The country released…

LIVE UPDATES: Israel Gaza war

12 Dec 2024 Brian Mast: Pro-Israel hawk set to lead US House foreign policy panel Palestinian rights advocates in the United States are denouncing the selection of Republican Congressman Brian…

Ireland: Woman arrested on suspicion of Kyran Durnin murder

A woman has been arrested by gardaí (Irish police) investigating the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin. She is being questioned at a station in the east of the Republic…

LIVE UPDATES: Russia-Ukraine war

List of key events, day 1,022. Here is the situation on Thursday, December 12:

LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war

12 Dec 2024 Turkiye appoints diplomat for long-defunct Damascus embassy Burhan Koroglu has been appointed as the interim charge d’affaires for the Turkish embassy in Damascus. The Turkish embassy in…

Syria: Israel seizing on Damascus chaos to strike military assets

After launching hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seizing positions including the summit of a mountain with an uninterrupted sightline to the capital Damascus, Israel appears to…

USA: Billionaire Murdoch loses bid to change trust in real-life ‘Succession’ battle

A real-life “Succession” battle for Rupert Murdoch’s media empire has ended with a Nevada court commissioner denying the billionaire’s bid to change a family trust and give control to his…

UK: Electric cars make up one in four sold in November

One in four cars sold in the UK last month was electric, according to industry figures, but new registrations were driven by steep discounting. Electric car sales grew in November…

USA: General Motors pulls plug on robotaxi business

General Motors has announced that it will stop funding the development of the Cruise self-driving taxi. The company says it will now “refocus autonomous driving development on personal vehicles”. GM…

Spain: Fernando Alonso ‘still dreaming’ of third world title

Fernando Alonso is considering his past, present and future in Formula 1 – and most of all his thoughts on his prospects of winning a third world drivers’ title, even…