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South Africa has filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Israel is engaging in “genocidal acts” in Gaza. The UN court confirmed the proceedings concerning alleged violations of Israel’s obligations under the Genocide Convention. Israel has strongly rejected the allegation, calling it “baseless”. “Israel rejects with disgust the blo...
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel says it has arrested hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
China has named Dong Jun as its new defence minister, two months after his predecessor was officially sacked. Dong, a former navy commander, takes over from Li Shangfu – who was last seen in public in August. Mr Dong’s appointment was announced by China’s top legislators at a Standing Committee meeting of the National People’s […]
- Taiwan elects William Lai president in historic election (Category: Breaking News)
- China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks (Category: Breaking News)
- Thousands arrested in Sri Lanka’s week-long anti-drug operation (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden and Xi Jinping to meet in California (Category: Breaking News)
A court in Qatar has commuted the death sentences of eight former Indian naval officers, India’s foreign ministry has said. A ministry statement said the “sentences have been reduced” but did not specify what new penalty they would face. Neither Qatar nor India have revealed the specific charges against the men. FT and Reuters have […]
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia confirms damage to warship in Black Sea (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly blast hits market in Russia-held Ukraine city, officials say (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan holds election tainted by rigging claims (Category: Breaking News)
Three Hong Kong activists have been jailed for up to six years for their involvement in a foiled plot to bomb public buildings. The trio were initially all charged with “conspiracy to commit terrorism” under the national security law. They were part of “Returning Valiant”, a pro-independence group which hatched the plan in 2021 following […]
- ‘Mannequin’ arrested after Warsaw shop burglary (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
The UK is preparing to send a warship to Guyana in a show of diplomatic and military support for the former British colony, the BBC has learned. It comes after neighbouring Venezuela renewed its claim for a disputed part of Guyanese territory that is rich in oil and minerals. The Ministry
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Huge ancient city found in the Amazon (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
Japan is going through a “once in a generation” political crisis, analysts say, as the government fights to clean up its image in the face of a corruption scandal. Four cabinet ministers from the long-term ruling party have resigned in the past fortnight, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fights to hang on. His approval ratings […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Gunmen storm Ecuador television studio live on air (Category: Breaking News)
- Rohit Sharma: The Indian captain who lost cricket World Cup but won hearts (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan election: Final results give Khan-backed candidates lead (Category: Breaking News)
Hamas, the group which controls the Gaza Strip, has ruled out any more hostage releases until Israel agrees to a “full cessation of aggression”. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hamas fighters in Gaza since a truce earlier this month when more than 100 hostages were freed. Around 120 people abducted from Israel […]
- Antony Blinken holds talks with Prime Minster Netanyahu in Israel (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says (Category: Breaking News)
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
The family of the Sri Lankan student Oshada Jayasundera who was fatally struck by a car during a police chase say they "hope for justice to prevail".The post Family of Sri Lankan student killed in police chase in United Kingdom call for justice appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Family of Sri Lankan student killed in police chase in UK call for justice (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan undergrad in Nottinghamshire killed in a police chase (Category: Breaking News)
- Home Invaders Crash Stolen Car Into Innocent Family (Category: USA, Georgia)
- Trading Wednesday (Category: Business)
Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers in Gaza on Friday had used leftover food to write signs pleading for help, Israel says. The men had been staying at the building next to where they were shot “for some period of time”, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Officials have admitted that killing the […]
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli hostages holding white cloth shot dead by Israeli soldiers (Category: Breaking News)
Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were shot dead while holding a white cloth, an Israeli military official says. The official said the case was “against our rules of engagement” and an investigation was happening at the “highest level”. The hostages – Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon Shamriz, […]
- Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza falter ahead of Ramadan (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Hostages shot by IDF put out ‘SOS’ sign written with leftover food (Category: Breaking News)
Kuwait's leader Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died at the age of 86, Kuwaiti state TV announced.The post Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News and Top Stories.
- Kuwaiti leader Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed dies aged 86 (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor (Category: Breaking News)
- Kuwait s new emir Sheikh Mishal sworn in, highlights importance of accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation (Category: USA, South Dakota)
The US House of Representatives has voted to formalise its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Lawmakers voted along party lines to back a resolution that Republicans say will give them more power to gather evidence and enforce legal demands. Three Republican-led House committees allege bribery and corruption during Mr Biden’s tenure as vice-president but […]
- Republicans make their case at Biden impeachment inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden impeachment inquiry: McCarthy says House will investigate president (Category: Breaking News)
- South African president faces threat of impeachment over ‘Farmgate’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk’s X sues Media Matters over antisemitism analysis (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has seen off a Tory rebellion over his flagship Rwanda bill but still faces a battle to get it through Parliament. The legislation comfortably passed its first Commons hurdle with a majority of 44, but there will be further votes in the new year. No Tory MPs voted against but some […]
- Rishi Sunak faces crunch Rwanda vote as Tory MPs split (Category: Breaking News)
- French parliament passes controversial immigration law (Category: Breaking News)
- Bela bill: South Africans face jail if children not in school (Category: Breaking News)
- South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade (Category: Breaking News)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in Washington DC to try to rescue an imperilled US defence package to Kyiv worth billions of dollars. The aid has become embroiled in US domestic, partisan politics, with Republicans demanding concessions on border funding in exchange. It marks Mr Zelensky’s third visit to the US since Russia’s 2022 […]
- Senate’s $95bn for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan faces uphill battle in House (Category: Breaking News)
- Kremlin says 20 dead after attack on Russian city (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian missile strike kills seven and injures 144 in Ukraine (Category: Breaking News)
- Poles prepare to vote as rivals end acrimonious campaign (Category: Breaking News)
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a rare trip abroad to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and is also scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia. President Putin is expected to discuss the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as oil production, with the UAE president. The UAE is currently hosting the COP28 UN climate […]
- China’s Xi to meet Putin in Moscow next week (Category: Breaking News)
- World leaders in India for G20 summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin to stand for fifth term as Russian president (Category: Breaking News)
- Putin arrest warrant issued over war crime allegations (Category: Breaking News)
Nimisha Priya, barely 19, left the southern Indian state of Kerala for Yemen in 2008 with big dreams. She had found work as a nurse in a government-run hospital in the capital Saan’a and told her mother, a poorly-paid domestic helper, that their days of hardships would be over soon. Fifteen years later, that dream […]
- Russian jet carrying Ukrainian PoWs crashes – Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- At least eight dead after major rioting and unrest in Papua New Guinea (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516 (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
Canadian entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his partner have been found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica under suspicious circumstances. The bodies of Langlois and Dominique Marchand were discovered on Friday, reportedly in a burnt-out vehicle. The couple had been missing for several days from an eco-resort they owned on the island. Daniel Langlois […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82 (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war. People in eastern areas of the city have been told by the Israeli military to evacuate further to the south. Israel believes some Hamas leaders are in the city, where many […]
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Hezbollah steps back from all-out war on Israel over Gaza – for now (Category: Breaking News)
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- UN warns half of Gaza’s population is starving (Category: Breaking News)
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age 100. He served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations. In a statement, Kissinger Associates, a political consulting firm he founded, said the German-born former diplomat died at his home in Connecticut but did not give […]
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump liable for fraud, judge finds in New York civil case (Category: Breaking News)
- Boeing whistleblower found dead in US (Category: Breaking News)
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- Condoning Israeli Aggression & Condemning Palestinian Resistance (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli Right To Defend & Palestinian Right To Be Free (Category: Breaking News)
- Middle East Conflict: Why We Should Support Israel? (Category: Breaking News)
- Netanyahu’s Madness (Category: Breaking News)
Five armed Palestinian groups joined Hamas in the deadly 7 October attack on Israel after training together in military-style exercises from 2020 onwards, BBC News analysis shows. The groups carried out joint drills in Gaza which closely resembled the tactics used during the deadly assault –
- Hopes for ceasefire in Gaza falter ahead of Ramadan (Category: Breaking News)
- WHO says Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital a death zone, as hundreds leave (Category: Breaking News)
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- Israeli forces pushing into south Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the four-day truce in Gaza for another two days, mediator Qatar says. The Gulf state provided no further details, but Israel had offered a day’s pause in the fighting for every 10 additional Israeli hostages freed. A Palestinian source also told the BBC
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A second group of Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity on Saturday, after hours of delay had increased the anxiety of desperate families. The Israeli military said 13 Israelis were released in Gaza and in exchange 39 more Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel in the West Bank. Hamas also released four Thai hostages. The first […]
- PM says Israel at war after 100 killed in attack from Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas’s proposed ceasefire terms (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikes (Category: Breaking News)
David Cameron, the former British prime minister who has recently become the country’s foreign minister, has told the BBC that there must be “long-term safety, security and stability” for Palestinians in order for Israel to be secure. “You’ve got to think about what will happen in Gaza
Pakistan has confirmed that it is charging an $830 fee from undocumented refugees who want to leave the country. The exit fee applies to people who arrived without a visa. In October Pakistan announced that it would deport 1.7 million undocumented foreigners from the country if they did not leave by 1 November. Most are […]
- Seychelles declares state of emergency after huge explosion (Category: Breaking News)
- At least 50 killed, dozens injured in blast in Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- More than 50 killed and dozens injured in Pakistan blast (Category: Breaking News)
- Explosion at Azerbaijan fuel depot kills 20 (Category: Breaking News)
Here’s a quick recap of what has been learned about the hostage release agreement announced by Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari: A pause in fighting will begin at 7am local time on Friday, both north and south of the Gaza Strip 13 hostages will be released at approximately 4pm All those to be released […]
- Mother and daughter US hostages released by Hamas (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday (Category: Breaking News)
- Egypt and US agree to allow aid into Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, dies at 86 (Category: Breaking News)
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- Elections & Economic Recovery (Category: Breaking News)
The four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will begin at 10am on Thursday, Hamas says. Israel has not yet commented on when the pause will begin, but Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he expected the first hostages to be received on Thursday (23) Under the agreement, 50 Israeli hostages taken by Hamas will […]
- Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days, says Qatar (Category: Breaking News)
- Hamas delays hostage release accusing Israel of breaking truce deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel-Hamas battles create havoc in Gaza hospitals (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel approves hostage deal with Hamas, multi-day ceasefire (Category: Breaking News)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has described al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City as a “death zone”. A joint UN team led by the WHO assessed the hospital for one hour following its occupation by the Israeli military and as some patients and those seeking shelter there began to evacuate it. The team said they saw […]
- Crucial Red Sea data cables cut, telecoms firm says (Category: Breaking News)
- UK-owned ship damaged in Houthi missile attack off Yemen, US says (Category: Breaking News)
- How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
Their smiling faces look down from the sides of skyscrapers, walls between Tel Aviv’s restaurants and bars and a giant video screen at a shopping mall entrance. More than 240 hostages were snatched at gunpoint on 7 October from their homes or workplaces next to the Gaza Strip, from military bases and a big outdoor […]
- EU says starvation in Gaza being used as a weapon (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel carries out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel says it has arrested hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members (Category: Breaking News)
- Israel rescues two hostages in Rafah amid deadly strikes (Category: Breaking News)
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