Palestine: USA to start immediately on fresh push for Gaza ceasefire

President Joe Biden has said the US will make another push with regional powers for a ceasefire in Gaza, involving the release of hostages and the removal of Hamas from…

Mauritius: New PM has reservations about UK’s Chagos deal

The new prime minister of Mauritius has said he has reservations about the deal struck by his predecessor with the UK government last month over the Chagos Islands. Under the…

Australia: Police Officer who Tasered 95-year-old guilty of manslaughter

A police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australian care home has been found guilty of her manslaughter. Kristian White, 34, used his weapon on…

Agentina: Lionel Messi’s son Thiago Messi following in father footsteps

When your father is hailed as one of the greatest footballers to ever grace a pitch, there is a high likelihood you will follow in his footsteps, right? Well, that…

Brazil: Police formally accuse Ex-President Bolsonaro of alleged coup plot

Ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest allies have been formally accused of allegedly plotting a coup, after he lost the 2022 presidential election. Bolsonaro’s vice-presidential candidate Walter…

USA: Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has visited Donald Trump at his resort in Mar-a-Lago, further evidence of the apparent thawing in their once frosty relations. The president-elect already has a close,…

Russian: Putin admits strikes on Ukraine, threatens with nuclear missile

President Vladimir Putin has said 100 drones and 90 missiles had been launched at Ukraine in the past two days “in response to strikes deep into the Russian Federation, according…

Palestine: Nine members of a family killed in Nuseirat as Israel bombards Gaza

The Israeli military has targeted residential buildings, public facilities and infrastructure across the Gaza Strip, killing at least nine members of a family in the Nuseirat refugee camp. On Thursday Israeli ground…

Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu accused of surrendering to Hezbollah in ceasefire deal

Benjamin Netanyahu presented the ceasefire deal in the context of what he said were Israel’s “unprecedented achievements” over the past year of a seven-front war. He said Israel had set…

Ukraine: Russia strikes Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

Ukraine’s power infrastructure has come “under massive enemy attack”, according to the country’s energy minister, after a nationwide air raid alert was issued due to incoming Russian missiles. In a Facebook post…