Seven jurors have been selected to serve in the criminal trial of former United States President Donald Trump in New York, marking a brisk pace for the proceedings so far. The second day of the historic trial concluded on Tuesday with more haggling over jury selection but despite early indications that the process could stretch […]
Abdoulaye Bathily says ‘lack of political will and good faith’ on the part of Libyan leaders are making UN governance efforts in Libya futile. The UN’s special envoy for Libya says he is his resigning as the world body cannot successfully support the country’s political transition when its leaders put their own interests above finding […]
Law obliges men to update their draft data, increases payments to volunteers and adds new punishments for draft dodging. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed into law a bill overhauling army mobilisation rules as Ukraine seeks to address acute troop shortages in its fight against Russia’s invasion. The law will come into force a month […]
Honduras has recalled its charge d’affaires while Venezuela plans to close its diplomatic offices in Ecuador in protest. Two Latin American countries — Venezuela and Honduras — announced diplomatic actions to signal displeasure at a recent police raid at Mexico’s embassy in Quito, Ecuador. The announcements came on Tuesday as countries throughout the region gathered […]
UN spokesperson says Israel has a duty to protect Palestinians from settler attacks, which have been on the rise since October 7. The United Nations human rights office has called on Israel to halt its support of attacks by settlers in the occupied West Bank. The call on Tuesday came a day after Israeli settlers […]
Russian president makes comments as Israel weighs its response to Iranian missile and drone attack. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for restraint as Israel weighs its response to Iran’s unprecedented weekend drone and missile attack. Putin made the remarks in a phone call with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday. The leaders discussed what […]
An artist representing Israel at the international art fair calls for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. The artist representing Israel at the Venice Biennale has announced her exhibit will not open until an agreement is reached for a ceasefire and the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip. Ruth Patir’s video […]
Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago, while warplanes have conducted air raids on Rafah, where more than one million displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people. Residents reported an internet outage in the […]
Student took legal action against London school, saying policy was discriminatory and ‘uniquely’ affected her faith. A Muslim pupil in the United Kingdom has lost a court challenge against a top London school’s ban on prayer rituals in a case about freedom of religion in schools that has captured national attention. The student, who cannot […]
Azerbaijan systematically ‘erasing’ all traces of ethnic Armenians in the disputed region, Yerevan says. Azerbaijan has “completed” the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh, Armenia claimed to the UN’s top court. In a case brought by Yerevan against its Caucus neighbour and rival over alleged discrimination and ethnic cleansing, lawyers for Armenia on Tuesday told the International […]
EXPLAINER Global powers raise alarm after latest drone attack on Russian-held nuclear facility hits reactor confinement structure. Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is dangerously close to suffering an accident because of recent drone attacks on it, according to the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Here […]
The Trypilska thermal power station, one of the biggest electricity suppliers to the Kyiv region, was destroyed by Russian missiles on April 11. Russia was able to destroy a key power plant serving Kyiv because Ukraine ran out of defensive missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has claimed. Speaking to US news outlet PBS on Tuesday, Zelenskyy’s […]
