Palestinian leader to address UN as peace push gathers steam
United Nations – Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas will address the United Nations virtually on Thursday as the United States,... Read more
25 Sep
6.3-magnitude quake shakes northwest Venezuela
Caracas – A 6.3-magnitude quake shook northwestern Venezuela late Wednesday, following a slightly smaller tremor in the area, the... Read more
25 Sep
Singapore firm rejects $1bn Sri Lankan pollution damages
Singapore – A Singapore shipping company told AFP on Tuesday it will refuse to pay Sri Lankan court-ordered damages... Read more
23 Sep
Ethiopia must stop ‘harassment of journalists’: HRW
Addis Ababa – Ethiopian authorities “should end their harassment of independent journalists”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday, after... Read more
23 Sep
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from ICC
Abidjan – The military-led west African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Monday announced their withdrawal from... Read more
23 Sep
Schools shut, flights cancelled as Typhoon Ragasa nears Hong Kong
Hong Kong – Hong Kong shut schools and cancelled flights on Tuesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa was set to... Read more
23 Sep
Powerful DRC parliament president in ruling party’s sights resigns
Kinshasa – Influential politician Vital Kamerhe resigned on Monday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo’s national assembly under... Read more
23 Sep
Trump to see Zelensky and lay out dark vision of UN
United Nations – Donald Trump meets Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday as patience wears thin on Russia, at... Read more
23 Sep
South Sudan opposition says misidentified prisoner as leader’s bodyguard
Nairobi – South Sudan’s opposition said Saturday it had misidentified a prisoner in a photograph as a bodyguard of... Read more
22 Sep
France, others to recognize Palestinian state as UN week gets underway
United Nations – France and other countries prepared to recognize a Palestinian state as the UN’s centerpiece diplomatic week... Read more
22 Sep
