Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to fall short of a single-party majority after a close-run snap election, exit polls suggest. The LDP is projected to win from…
Lebanon: Israeli air strike wiped out a whole neighbourhood
When the air strike hit on Monday night, Fouad Hassan, 74, was sitting on his balcony in south Beirut’s Jnah neighbourhood, reading his phone. No evacuation order was given by…
Spain: Real Madrid investigate racist abuse of Barcelona’s Yamal
La Liga and Real Madrid have condemned racist abuse aimed at Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal during Saturday’s El Clasico at the Bernabeu. Videos on social media appear to show the…
Palestine: Israeli forces raid Gaza hospital detaining medics & patients
Israeli forces have withdrawn from Kamal Adwan Hospital after detaining dozens of medics and some patients, and causing widespread damage to one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza,…
Ukrane: Zelensky snubs UN chief Guterres after his trip to Russia
Zelensky has rejected a visit to Ukraine by UN Secretary General António Guterres over his trip to Russia, a source in the presidential office has said. After attending a Brics…
Georgia: Pro Russia rulling party returns power as opposition says vote stolen
Pro-Western opposition groups in Georgia have refused to accept results that hand victory to the increasingly authoritarian ruling party, after a pivotal election focused on the country’s future path in…
Israel: Dozens injured after truck hits bus stop
Dozens of people are reported to be injured after a truck hit a bus stop near an Israeli military base in what is suspected to be a deliberate attack. At…
Vaticane: Month long Catholic Church summit ends a call for progressives changes
A month-long Vatican summit has ended with a call for women to have more leadership roles in the Catholic Church, but not a call for women to be ordained as…
Iran: Authorities says four soldiers killed, radar systems hit in Israeli strikes
Iran has “no limits” in defending its territorial integrity, according to its foreign minister, as the country’s state media reported on Saturday that pre-dawn Israeli air strikes targeting military bases…
Palestine: Israeli strikes in Beit Lahiya leave 35 dead
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed after an Israeli strike destroyed several buildings in a residential area of Beit Lahiya in besieged northern Gaza, with the Health Ministry describing it…