Tag: News
Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ claims first victim: Not Iran, but US markets
The US and Israel's war on Iran has upended global financial and energy markets.
Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500: UN
Epidemic remains out of control amid DR Congo conflict, funding shortages and attacks on health workers and facilities
El Nino set to be most intense ‘for over a century’: UK forecasters
Met Office predicts 'unprecedented' sea surface temperature rise of 3C (5.4F) plus will heighten extreme weather risks.
Why are Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil organisers facing prison?
Amnesty International said they ‘must be released immediately and unconditionally’.
US allies in Asia wary as Trump moves military assets for Iran war
Allies worry about the US ability to deter China, even if the bulk of US forces remain in the region.
US designates Hezbollah an Iranian proxy, sanctions funding network
The US Treasury labels Lebanon-based group 'an extension' of the IRGC's Quds Force and takes aim at financing.
PTI accuses Pakistan government of defying ex-PM Imran Khan hospital order
Khan’s sister and personal physician describe a chaotic night as officials give conflicting accounts of his whereabouts.
How a Swedish Palestinian minister raised controversy with Star of David
Incidents of anti-Semitism have been on the rise in Europe since Israel's genocidal war on Gaza began.
Why Israeli tenders for illegal E1 West Bank settlement prompted outrage
Experts say the project would partition the occupied West Bank, making the prospect of Palestinian statehood impossible.
Closure of al-Makha port leaves workers and traders fearing for the future
Houthi attacks on al-Makha port forced it to suspend operations, leaving workers without jobs and traders concerned.