A police officer has been injured in a knife attack during a night-time patrol. Officers from Cambridgeshire Police were carrying out patrols in Eagle Street, Cambridge, when they stopped a…
UK: University of Cambridge seeks four-month protest injunction
The University of Cambridge is seeking a High Court order to block Israel-Palestine protests on parts of its campus for four months. Last year, pro-Palestine protesters staged demonstrations at Senate…
Israel: Netanyahu calls strikes on Gaza ‘only the beginning’ as hundreds reported killed
Israel has “resumed combat in full force” against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night. In a defiant video statement, he warned that “negotiations…
Palestine: At least 55 killed in new Israeli Gaza strikes
At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in overnight Israeli air strikes in Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence agency has said. It comes after Israel resumed its bombing campaign and…
New Zealand: Prodigy, Sam Ruthe becomes first 15-year-old to run a sub-four minute mile
New Zealand’s Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile, aged 15. The middle-distance prodigy ran a record time of three minutes 58.35 seconds…
Indonesia: Anger as new law allows military bigger role in government
Indonesia’s parliament has passed controversial changes to legislation that will allow its military a bigger role in government. Critics warn that the move could return Indonesia to the dark days…
China: Ex-researcher sentenced to death for spying
A former engineer at a Chinese research institute has been sentenced to death for selling classified material to foreign spy agencies, Chinese authorities said. After he resigned from the institute,…
India: Three men sentenced to death in India for 1981 caste massacre
A court in India has sentenced three men to death for the 1981 murder of 24 people from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community. The men were part of a gang…
China: Authorities executed four Canadians for drug crimes
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities have confirmed. All of them were dual citizens and their identities have been withheld, Canada’s foreign…
UK: Downing Street hosts first St Patrick’s Day reception
The first reception to mark St Patrick’s Day has been held at Downing Street. It comes amid a thaw in relations between the UK and Irish governments. Earlier this month…