Lebanon: At least 15 rescue workers killed in Israeli strike

An Israeli air strike on an emergency response centre in north-eastern Lebanon on Thursday killed at least 15 rescue workers, officials say, in one of the deadliest attacks of its…

USA: Bluesky adds 1 million users after US election as users ditch X

Social media platform Bluesky has gained more than one million new users since the US presidential election, benefitting from an exodus of people unhappy with the direction of X under billionaire…

Iran: Tehran willing to negotiate with UN nuclear agency, but not ‘under pressure’

Iran is willing to negotiate with the United Nations atomic watchdog over its compliance with safeguards on its nuclear programme but will not do so “under pressure and intimidation”, the…

Sudan: War death toll much higher than previously recorded, new study finds

The number of people dying due to the war in Sudan is likely far higher than previous estimates, according to a new study. Released on Wednesday by the London School…

India: New Delhi shuts all primary schools as air quality worsens

India’s capital New Delhi has ordered all primary schools to cease in-person classes until further notice and the country’s government has banned non-essential construction in the city and urged residents…

Palestine: Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’- UN

Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of war”. In…

Belgium: Meta fined 798 million euros ($846m) for breaking EU antitrust rules

The European Union has hit technology giant Meta with a fine just shy of 800 million euros for what it called “abusive practices” involving its Facebook Marketplace online classified ads…

N Korea: Kim Jong Un orders mass production of attack drones- State media

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for accelerating the mass production of attack drones, according to state media, as international concerns mount over the country’s deepening military cooperation with…

Luxembourg: EU court rules Ukraine cannot trademark Russian warship insult

A European Union court has ruled that Ukraine cannot trademark a profane phrase directed by border guard troops at a Russian warship in the early days of Moscow’s invasion. The…

Sri Lanka: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ruling coalition wins election in landslide

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap elections, delivering the Marxist-leaning leader a powerful mandate to ease punishing austerity measures in the…