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Relatives of Israeli captives storm Knesset

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 16:27
A group of relatives of Israelis believed to be held captive by Hamas in Gaza stormed a Knesset meeting.

Virat Kohli to miss India’s first two Tests vs England for personal reasons

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 15:57
Kohli will miss the Tests in Hyderabad and Rajkot after missing the first T20 against Afghanistan for the same reason.

US’s Blinken begins four-nation Africa tour amid Sahel worries

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 15:40
Biden's tour of West Africa begins as another top US official is on a similar tour within the region.

IOM makes ‘global appeal’ for $7.9bn to help 140 million people

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 15:17
The appeal comes as the number of people forced to migrate reached 117 million by the end of 2022, the IOM said.

Families of hostages storm Israeli parliament meeting

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:42
The demonstration signals growing anger over the fate of the hostages in the fourth month of the Gaza war.

Modi opens controversial Ram temple in India

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:35
India’s prime minister has fulfilled a campaign promise by opening a Hindu temple built on the site of a historic mosque

Russell Scott Primary School: Pupils paddling in sewage, head teacher says

Education - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:30
The head teacher of a school in need of urgent repairs says the problems are a constant "nightmare".

Hospitals cut off as Israel batters southern Gaza

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:24
With bombing from all sides and in areas including hospitals and universities, no safe corridor to escape exists.

Displaced Palestinian couple holds wedding in Gaza tent

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:19
It wasn't their 'dream wedding' but this couple decided to get married despite suffering displacement, injury and loss.

H&M pulls school uniform advert after being accused of sexualising children

Education - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:17
Fashion giant removes an advert for school uniforms and says it is "deeply sorry" for offence caused.

Trump may testify in E Jean Carroll defamation case: Here’s what’s to know

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 14:12
Trump has already been fined in one case brought by Carroll. On Monday he might testify in another.

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupts, spewing ash into sky

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:50
A new eruption on Indonesia’s Mount Merapi in Java has sent a huge cloud of ash into the sky.

Poland PM visits Ukraine in latest show of solidarity in war against Russia

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:31
Donald Tusk arrives in Kyiv for talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Ukraine's war with Russia nears two years.

‘I no longer have a country’: Antiwar Russians who fled unlikely to return

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:17
Huge waves of Russians left after the Ukraine war began. Many still feel a sense of guilt over the conflict.

Iran and Pakistan rebuilding diplomatic ties following tit-for-tat strikes

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:13
Islamabad and Tehran's detente should help soothe some concerns of regional escalation from the war in Gaza.

Resolving the Baloch issue is in Pakistan’s political and economic interest

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:10
Treating what is going in the province of Balochistan as a security matter only is the wrong approach.

Dozens arrested in Ecuador over hospital takeover attempt

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 13:07
Police in Ecuador have arrested dozens of suspected gang members over an alleged attempt to take over a hospital.

Boakai sworn in as new Liberia president after victory over Weah

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:50
The new president is expected to tackle poverty and corruption that flourished under his predecessor, George Weah.

‘Let’s talk about it’: EU’s Borrell presses Israel on two-state solution

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:15
EU foreign policy chief says Israel's plan to destroy Hamas in Gaza is not working as bloc's foreign ministers meet.

India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya

Around The Globe - Mon, 01/22/2024 - 12:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the opening of the temple heralds a 'new era' for India.

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