Christmas: Pope urges end to wars in Ukraine, Gaza; calls war ‘an inexcusable folly’
PHOTO: AFP People donned Santa caps on beaches, ski slopes and streets around the globe on Monday to celebrate Christmas, as Pope Francis called for an end to the…
Israel-Hamas: Death toll now 20,258 on 78th day of war – Gaza Health Ministry
The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has said that the total death toll from Israel’s attacks on the besieged territory since October 7 has reached 20,258, reports the Islamic Republic…
Presidential election: State Supreme Court disqualifies Trump; we’ll appeal – Trump’s camp
Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency because of his involvement in the January 2021 assault on the Capitol, Colorado’s supreme court ruled Tuesday, setting off a political earthquake…
Sixty-one migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya – IOM
Dec. 17, 2023 Sixty-one migrants, including women and children, drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Libya said. IOM, in a post on social…
Pope Francis calls for binding global treaty to regulate AI
December 14, 2023 Pope Francis has called for a legally binding international treaty to regulate artificial intelligence, saying algorithms must not be allowed to replace human values and warning of…
Netanyahu vows to fight and finish Hamas in Gaza despite pleas
The Israeli army will keep up its air and ground campaign to crush Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in spite of growing calls for a ceasefire…
Spike in Asia, Africa migrants turns Amazon jungle outpost into crossroads
December 12, 2023 A recent crackdown on migrant smuggling and human trafficking throughout the Americas turned up migrants from 69 countries, an indicator of the steep growth in Asians and…
UN appeals for $46 bln to meet humanitarian needs for nearly 300m people in 2024
December 11, 2023 The United Nations on Monday appealed for $46 billion in funding for 2024 to help millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the globe, including in…
Israel spends $1.5bn in 2 months in Hamas war; budget deficit spikes
A little more than two months into her war with the Hamas terror group, Israel has pumped NIS 5.8 billion ($1.5billion) in direct war costs into executing the war, a…
Youngest ever Ecuador president, 35, assumes office, promises change
New Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, 35, is now officially the youngest democratically elected head of state in the history of the South American country, after taking the oath of office…