Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests

1 year ago

BBC News, November 19 — More than 35,000 people have protested outside New Zealand’s parliament against a controversial bill seeking to reinterpret the country's founding document between British colonisers and...

Hong Kong jails 45 democracy activists in landmark national security trial

1 year ago

HONG KONG, November 19 — Hong Kong’s High Court on Tuesday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the...

Sri Lanka's new cabinet sworn in

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COLOMBO, November 18 — Twenty-one cabinet ministers were sworn in before Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. Deputy ministers...

North Korea's Kim slams US, West over Ukraine

1 year ago

SEOUL, November 18 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the United States and the West are using the Ukrainian military as "shock troops" to fight Russia and risk...

Delhi shuts schools because of smog

1 year ago

NEW DELHI, November 18 — India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice because of worsening toxic smog, the latest bid to ease the sprawling...

Russia launches fiercest missile and drone attacks on Ukraine

1 year ago

Ukraine, November 18 — Russia on Sunday launched a massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine, described by officials as the largest over the past months, targeting energy infrastructure and killing...

Israel hits Gaza and Lebanon in deadly strikes

1 year ago

Gaza Strip, (AFP) – Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut's international airport. Israel...

Undocumented migrants hope Trump mass deportations only 'for criminals'

1 year ago

BBC News, November 17 — Donald Trump's team say that deportations will initially focus on public safety and national security threats. Gabriela entered the United States more than two...

Bangladesh extends armed forces judicial powers

1 year ago

Dhaka, November 17 — Bangladesh's interim government has extended the judicial powers of the armed forces granted after the August revolution that toppled ex-leader Sheikh Hasina. The government...

Xi says he will work with Trump in last meeting with Biden

1 year ago

The leaders met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru on Saturday. (Reuters) Lima, November 17 — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has pledged to work...

Zelensky says war will 'end sooner' with Trump as president

1 year ago

Kyiv, November 16 — Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” than it otherwise would have once Donald Trump becomes US president. ...

10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire

1 year ago

10 newborns killed, 16 critical in India hospital fire. (Reuters) NEW DELHI, November 16 — A fire at the neonatal unit of an Indian hospital killed 10 newborns, authorities...

Ten dead in fire at Spanish retirement home

1 year ago

The fire broke out in the town of Villafranca de Ebro at around 05:00 on Friday. (Google Street View) Villafranca de Ebro (Spain), November 15 — At least 10...

Sri Lankan President Dissanayake's leftist coalition wins a landslide in snap election

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COLOMBO, November 15 — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition won a landslide victory in snap legislative elections, results showed Friday, as voters repudiated establishment parties blamed for...

Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

1 year ago

Kennedy (left) with Trump at an election rally in Arizona this summer. (Getty Images) BBC News, November 15 — Donald Trump has picked vaccine sceptic and former independent presidential...