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Meghan King temporarily lost custody of her three kids to her ex-husband Jim Edmonds because she allegedly gave one of their twins unprescribed medication — and asked the school nurse to do the same. Page Six is told that the “Real Housewives of Orange County” alum has allegedly given Hayes, 7, Ritalin multiple times, even though he…

FORMER First Lady Jill Biden stood out from the pack with a glaring fashion choice at late Vice President Dick Cheney’s memorial service on Thursday. She appeared to break funeral protocol before she was forced to interact with her husband’s ex-running mate Kamala Harris for the first time in months. The Bidens joined many other high-powered politicians…

KIM Kardashian has revealed her doctor’s scary warning about her health after she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. The model opened up about her diagnosis on the latest episode of The Kardashians. It happened while Kim, 45, visited her sister, Kourtney Kardashian, 46, at her home, and she brought up her recent doctor’s appointment. Kim shared…

NEWLY released pictures capture the devastating moment a UPS cargo plane’s wing ignited during takeoff, sparking a disastrous accident that left 14 people dead. Three crew members and 11 people on the ground were killed after the doomed plane took off at Louisville International Airport in Kentucky on November 4. On Thursday, the National Transportation Safety Board…

Zelenskyy: Ukraine ready for ‘clear and honest work’ on peace proposals Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukraine was “geared up for clear and honest work” as he pledged to engage with US peace proposals — without disrupting ongoing diplomatic efforts. “Ukraine needs peace and Ukraine will do everything so that no one in the…

US President Donald Trump has said he signed a bill requiring the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he has signed a bill passed by Congress with near unanimity requiring the release of records related to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “At my direction, the…

Germany’s support for Brazil’s new rainforest protection fund adds momentum to a global effort that will reward forest conservation, penalize deforestation and direct resources to Indigenous and traditional communities. Germany has committed to contributing €1 billion ($1.15 billion) over the next decade to Brazil’s new global rainforest fund. Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva made the announcement on…

Next year’s COP climate conference will be held under an unusual setup: Turkey will host the talks, but Australia will steer the negotiations. Turkey bagged the hosting rights for COP31, while Australia reluctantly agreed to lead the summit’s negotiations, ending a diplomatic standoff between the two countries over the presidency of next year’s UN climate conference. Both…

Brazil said on Tuesday it still expects to land a deal on some of the most contentious issues at the COP30 climate summit ahead of schedule, but conceded there were still wide gaps between countries on issues like fossil fuels. The two-week summit in the Amazon city of Belem has brought together governments from across the world…

A divided U.S. Federal Reserve begins receiving updated economic reports from the now-reopened federal government this week as policymakers hope for clarity in their debate over whether to cut interest rates when they meet in just over three weeks. It remains unclear how much of the shutdown-delayed data on employment, inflation, retail spending, economic growth, and other…

Bangladesh’s capital and major cities were calm Tuesday despite a call for a nationwide shutdown by the former ruling party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after she was sentenced to death over her crackdown on a student uprising last year. The International Crimes Tribunal handed down death sentences in absentia to Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan…

Pakistani security forces, acting on intelligence, raided multiple militant hideouts in the country’s northwest near the Afghan border and killed 38 militants, the military said Tuesday. Troops first carried out an operation on Sunday in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing 10 Pakistani Taliban, according to a military statement. A second raid in…

When Kim Min-seok gave the go-ahead in June 2016 to publish a 90-second clip of a children’s song, he had no idea what he was unleashing. It became a global phenomenon, clocking up more than 16 billion views – YouTube’s most watched video ever. That song was the incredibly catchy Baby Shark. Not only has it captivated…

Both chambers of Congress agreed to order the US justice department to release its files on sex offender financier Jeffrey Epstein. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the measure in a 427-1 vote and the Senate unanimously fast-tracked it without a formal vote. The moves come just days after President Donald Trump reversed his position and urged…

Eric Trump’s assertion that Mamdani “hates the Indian population” is part of a wider Republican effort to portray the mayor-elect as a radical socialist, with critics warning that his policies could threaten the city’s stability. US President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, has trained his guns on New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, claiming that he “hates…

The organization Al-Majd Europe says it’s helping Palestinians emigrate to third countries. But it has been accused of helping facilitate “forcible transfer” from Gaza. DW spoke to a representative of the organization. It wasn’t the first such flight out of Israel, but it was the first to get so much attention. Late last week, 153 Palestinians from…

THE Simpsons has officially killed off a fan-favorite character after over three decades on the show. Fans are mourning the beloved First Church Organist Alice Glick, who died suddenly during the November 16 episode. Alice was initially voiced by the late Cloris Leachman, who passed away in 2021, before Tress MacNeille assumed the role in 2021. She…

A district judge in Washington ruled that Facebook’s parent company Meta does not hold a monopoly. Antitrust accusations had threatened the forced break-up of Instagram and WhatsApp. The US tech giant Meta — formerly Facebook — dodged a bullet on Tuesday when US District Judge James Boasberg ruled in its favor in a major antitrust case filed…

The Chinese embassy in London says the latest accusations were “pure fabrication and malicious slander”. Britain’s MI5 security service issued a new warning to lawmakers on Tuesday (Nov 18) about attempts by Chinese agents to collect information and influence activity, its latest accusation that Beijing is trying to spy on the nation’s parliament. Lawmakers were told Chinese…

At least 170 buildings in Japan’s southern city of Oita were affected by the fire. One person was unaccounted for while 175 others were evacuated as a major fire engulfed a residential area in Japan, the local government said Wednesday (Nov 19). Firefighters were still struggling to extinguish the blaze in the southern city of Oita as…

Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal. The scientists, including the Brazilian professor who coined the term with colleagues around 15 years ago, argue that UPFs are now increasingly common worldwide and linked to…

The “big deal” sports star that Kristin Cavallari recently went on a date with in Nashville has been revealed to be Will Hardy. The Utah Jazz head coach, 37, came out to the Tennessee capital to “see” the “Laguna Beach” alum, 38, “many months ago,” a source told Us Weekly. “It was one date and that was…

President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to approve the sale of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, speaking a day before he hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a day of diplomacy. “I will say that we will be doing that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’ll be selling the…

Over 130 people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally have been detained in Charlotte, North Carolina, authorities said on Monday, as President Donald Trump’s nationwide mass deportation campaign ramped up in the South. Rob Brisley, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said that Border Patrol agents had arrested over 130 people on Saturday and…

A U.S. judge found on Monday there is evidence of misconduct in how a federal prosecutor closely aligned with President Donald Trump secured criminal charges against James Comey, and ordered that grand jury materials be turned over to the former FBI chief’s defense lawyers. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick, in Alexandria, Virginia, found that Lindsey Halligan, the…

President Trump pledged that prices will come down in a speech to owners, operators and suppliers of his beloved McDonald’s Monday. Trump’s address at the fast-food giant’s Impact Summit in Washington, DC, comes as concerns over his handling of the economy and the cost of living have mounted. “Prices are coming down,” the president claimed. “I will…

The U.S. stock market sank Monday as Nvidia and other superstars created by the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology dimmed some more. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and pulled further from its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 557 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.8%. Nvidia was the heaviest…

Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has called out the International Crimes Tribunal’s death sentence for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, questioning why chief advisor Muhammad Yunus and his aides haven’t faced similar scrutiny after last year’s student uprising that toppled Hasina’s regime. Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has lashed out at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)’s ruling…

COPS are investigating fresh sexual assault allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs. Investigators said they received a report on Friday from a police department in Florida, where the alleged victim lives, according to ABC. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau is undertaking the investigation into the new accusations. A spokesperson from the Largo police department in…

THIS is the terrifying moment a slew of top government officials are forced to climb out of a burning plane after it crash lands. The private aircraft veered off the runway sparking a huge inferno as footage shows plumes of black smoke billowing from the wreckage. A huge team of officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo…

Air defense topped the agenda at talks between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and France’s Emmanuel Macron. And a Russian drone attack on Ukraine’s Odesa region has caused fires at port and energy facilities. DW has more. Von der Leyen says EU states can fund Ukraine if they balk on using Russian assets European Commission President Ursula von der…

The school’s vice president was shot dead and a security guard was injured. Authorities were combing the surrounding forests and possible escape routes in Kebbi state for the “bandits.” Gunmen kidnapped 25 female students and killed the vice principal of a secondary school in Kebbi state in northwestern Nigeria Monday, police said. Nigeria’s northwest has seen repeated…

Away from COP30’s official talks, African activists in Belem, Brazil, joined the People’s Summit to expose climate injustices and push for reparations. DW spoke to some of the people leading this fight. Three years ago, when Nigerian activist OduduAbasi Asuquo received her invitation to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, she began preparing for…

Once the Palestinian Authority has carried out requested reforms and the rebuilding of Gaza is underway, “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood”, according to the US-drafted resolution. The UN Security Council voted Monday (Nov 17) in favour of a US-drafted resolution bolstering Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan…

Sony Pictures has closed a deal to develop a movie based on the toothy monsters, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The popular Labubu dolls that have ignited a global frenzy may light up movie screens in the future, The Hollywood Reporter said on Friday (Nov 14). Sony Pictures has closed a deal to develop a movie based…

New entrants to the Cambridge Dictionary, meanwhile, included “skibidi”, “delulu” and “tradwife”. Do you feel a deep bond with pop stars like Taylor Swift or Lily Allen – even though you’ve never met them? If you do, then your behaviour is “parasocial” and bang on trend according to the Cambridge Dictionary, which on Tuesday (Nov 18) unveiled…

More than 200,000 protesters turned out on Monday (Nov 17) for the second day of an anti-graft rally in the Philippines, demanding accountability over accusations of corruption in flood-mitigation projects. The controversy, which has hammered investor confidence, is blamed by some analysts as a factor behind the third quarter’s four-year low in economic growth as public spending…

Angelina Jolie’s son, Knox, just stepped out with a bold new look — it’s also a nod to his mom’s iconic 1998 hairdo. The 17-year-old debuted a spiky, pastel, pixie-style cut on Saturday, looking similar to the hot pink bob Jolie debuted over 25 years ago. The Oscar winner sported the edgy hairstyle in her 1998 film…

Liev Schreiber was hospitalized in New York City Sunday after telling his doctor he was experiencing a “massive headache.” The “Spotlight” star’s doctor ordered that he “immediately” get checked out and stay overnight at the hospital, where he is currently undergoing a series of tests, TMZ reported Monday. Insiders told the outlet that the actor was able…

Federal agents arrested at least 81 people in Charlotte, North Carolina, this weekend, a senior commander said on Sunday, marking a sharp escalation in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. Gregory Bovino, the U.S. Border Patrol official who led immigration crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago before he arrived in Charlotte this week, said on social media…

U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds from late August to early October including new investments in sectors benefiting from his policies, financial disclosures made public on Saturday showed. According to the forms released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Trump carried out more than 175 financial purchases from…

When 22-year-old Hinako Mori moved to Tokyo last year, she chose to work part-time at Don Quijote, a major discount retailer, for one main reason – it doesn’t care what colour her hair is. Sporting ash blonde locks with light and dark blue streaks when interviewed, Mori likes to dye her hair different colours every six weeks.…

Italy’s Jannik Sinner retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world number one and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships. Sinner, backed by a raucous Italian crowd, fell to the floor after breaking his rival’s serve in the final game before…

The shot. perfectly aligned with the sun, create a stunning image dubbed ‘The Fall of Icarus’. It required immense planning and precision, said astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy. An astrophotographer has captured a spectacular shot of a falling skydiver perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun, making it seem like the airborne adventurer is tumbling through the…

Bangladesh has intensified security across Dhaka after a wave of arson and crude bomb attacks ahead of Monday’s tribunal verdict against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Bangladesh imposed tight security throughout Dhaka and several other regions overnight as sporadic arson attacks and crude bomb blasts stirred tension ahead of Monday’s ruling by the special tribunal trying deposed…

Hasina said Muhammad Yunus and those aligned with him had orchestrated a plan to “punish” her through a process that she claimed violated all legal norms. With the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) set to deliver its verdict, Bangladesh’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed her supporters virtually, denouncing the proceedings against her as “entirely illegal”. She alleged…

The Amazon rainforest could face a renewed surge of deforestation as efforts grow to overturn a long-standing ban that has protected it. The ban – which prohibits the sale of soya grown on land cleared after 2008 – is widely credited with curbing deforestation and has been held up as a global environmental success story. But powerful…

A United Airlines flight on its way to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in Missouri Sunday after a passenger said there was a bomb in his wife’s luggage, according to reports and authorities. United Flight 380 from Dallas to Chicago landed in St. Louis on Sunday morning due to a potential security concern, a…

A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths…

Ukraine says that with enough funding, it can produce up to 20 million drones next year. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy is seeking to resume a prisoner exchange with Russia. DW has the latest. Ukraine says it wants to win the drones ‘arms race’ Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called on supporters of Ukraine to help fund a further…

A China Coast Guard ship formation passed through the waters of the Senkaku Islands on Sunday (Nov 16) on a “rights enforcement patrol”, the China Coast Guard said in a statement, as Beijing ramps up tensions with Japan over its prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan. A diplomatic spat between China and Japan has intensified since Japanese Prime…

Kim Kardashian broke down in tears while studying for the California bar exam — only to fail it. “I’m just so tired, and it’s like every time I feel like I’m a step ahead, something happens to try to stop me from doing this,” the reality star said in a clip shared via Instagram over the weekend.…

THE gunman who shot and killed Netflix football coach John Beam on a college campus intentionally targeted him, cops have said. Beam, who featured on the hit Netflix show Last Chance U, was shot in the head near the football field at Laney College in Oakland, California, on Thursday afternoon. Oakland Police Department announced that he died…

THOUSANDS of pregnant cows are trapped on a hot, stinking ship that has been stuck at sea for two months after being blocked from docking. A rotten smell and swarms of flies hang over the boat, according to locals in a Turkish port, with cows dropping dead and giving birth in their own filth. Around 2,900 animals…

A BLOODTHIRSTY Venezuelan gang has been flooding British holiday hotspots with pink cocaine, The Sun can reveal. US president Donald Trump made the powerful Tren de Aragua gang one of his country’s top enemies – and has ordered air strikes on drug boats operated by the narcoterrorists in international waters. Tren de Aragua – a prison gang…

LEGENDARY The Simpsons writer Dan McGrath has died at the age of 61, his family announced. The award-winning comedy writer, who also worked on Saturday Night Live, died following a stroke, his sister said. Gail Garabadian wrote on Facebook: “We lost my incredible brother Danny yesterday. He was a special man, one of a kind. “An incredible…

Roy Kaumba, Lualaba’s provincial interior minister, said in a televised briefing that 32 deaths had been confirmed. Rescue efforts continued into Sunday as authorities worked to verify the final number of casualties. At least 32 people were killed on Saturday after a bridge collapsed at a semi-industrial copper mine in southeastern Congo, authorities said, in one of…

As America’s aging roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first. Hawaii officials, for example, are giving away 1,000 dashboard cameras as they try to reverse a recent spike in traffic fatalities. The cameras will use AI to…

32-year-old Kano married her digital boyfriend Klaus, an AI persona she created using ChatGPT in a unique and lavish wedding ceremony. A 32-year-old woman from Japan, Kano, has drawn international attention after she formalised what is being increasingly known as “AI-lationship” by marrying her digital boyfriend Klaus, an AI persona she created using ChatGPT. To mark the…

A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory in southern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least four people and injured 11 others, police and hospital officials said. Footage shared on social media showed thick plumes of smoke rising from a collapsed building where firecrackers were being made in Hyderabad city in Sindh province. City police chief Adeel Chandio…

The UN Security Council will vote on Monday (Nov 17) on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week, the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump’s plan.…

A landslide on Indonesia’s Java island has killed at least 11 people, an official said on Saturday (Nov 15), updating a previous tally as rescuers scrambled to find 12 others who are still missing. The landslide, caused by heavy rainfall, hit three villages in Central Java province on Thursday, burying some houses and damaging others. “As of…

Millions of refugees in camps and informal settings around the world will feel the loss of billions in aid funding as winter approaches. Many will be forced to ration and could face death, insiders told DW. Several UN agencies responsible for supporting refugees and displaced people say their capacity to deliver services will be pushed to the…

An Inuit kayak, war clubs and masks were among the items handed over to Canadian bishops, who vowed to transfer them to Indigenous groups. But some have criticized the “church-to-church” restitution process. The Vatican returned 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canada on Saturday. The items included an Inuit kayak, wampum belts, war clubs and masks, many of which…

A viral video of a 91-year-old Singaporean man who works 12-hour shifts has moved millions online, even catching Bollywood actor R Madhavan’s attention. A heartwarming video featuring a 91-year-old man’s unwavering work ethic has been winning hearts online and even caught the attention of actor R Madhavan. The viral clip, originally posted by an Australian vlogger in…

From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over Gaza as U.S. plans for its future slowly take shape, Gazans say, adding to rivals’ doubts over whether it will cede authority as promised. After a ceasefire began last month, Hamas swiftly reestablished its hold over areas from which…

Nearly two dozen people were arrested as faith leaders protested on Friday outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago, authorities said, the latest sign of tensions over the Trump administration’s aggressive enforcement push. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that 21 people had been detained outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including such staples as coffee, beef, bananas and orange juice, in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries. The new exemptions – which took effect retroactively at midnight on Thursday – mark a sharp reversal…

Once upon a time, Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas’ sons made their red carpet debut. The couple posed for family photos with Oliver, 10, and Hugo, 8, at the “Zootopia 2” premiere Thursday night. The Los Angeles event marked the little ones’ first public appearance. The siblings matched in navy suits and ties. Dallas, for his part,…

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing after remarks in parliament last week that a Chinese attack on Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo. China has summoned Japan’s ambassador for a rebuke over the premier’s comments about Taiwan, Beijing said on Friday (Nov 14), as Tokyo insisted its position on the…

The United States and Switzerland announced a framework trade deal on Friday (Nov 14) that will cut US tariffs on Swiss goods to 15 per cent from 39 per cent, while Swiss companies pledged US$200 billion (S$272 billion) in investment in the US by end-2028. The agreement, which also includes Liechtenstein, is expected to be finalised by…

Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday. John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, is widely seen as Cook’s most likely successor, the FT reported, citing several…

A federal jury in California said on Friday that Apple owes medical-monitoring technology company Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent covering blood-oxygen reading technology. The jury agreed with Masimo that the Apple Watch’s workout mode and heart rate notification features violated Masimo’s patent rights, a Masimo spokesperson confirmed. An Apple spokesperson said that the company disagrees…

The US president says he has spoken by phone with the Cambodian and Thai prime ministers, and that “they’re doing great”. United States President Donald Trump said Friday (Nov 14) that he had successfully eased hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand, saying that he had been able to preserve a ceasefire that had appeared to be breaking down.…

Dozens of nations are pushing for a roadmap to phase out oil, coal and gas at the UN climate summit in Brazil. But a bloc of powerful oil-producing countries and industry lobbyists are putting up a fight. UN climate talks in Belem, Brazil, are heading toward a showdown over which countries are willing to make real progress…

Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia and other regions of the Global South. The Stop Japan’s Dirty Energy Plans protest aligned with the first of two thematic days with a focus on energy…

President Trump called on the Department of Justice to probe late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s links to Democratic bigwigs and institutions like JP Morgan Chase – a request Attorney General Pam Bondi was ready to launch Friday. Bondi instructed the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, to oversee an investigation, vowing it would…

Pakistan’s parliament has voted to give army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir new powers and lifetime immunity from arrest and prosecution, a move that critics say paves the way towards autocracy. The 27th constitutional amendment, which was signed into law on Thursday, will also make significant changes to the way the country’s top courts operate. Those defending…

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced an official investigation the unrest that broke out during election week, following accusations that her government was responsible for violently crushing historic protests. She was declared the winner of last month’s presidential poll with 98% of the vote – a result the opposition has denounced as a “mockery of democracy.”…

A Russian drone has slammed into a block of flats in eastern Kyiv, killing six people and wounding dozens of others, during a wave of strikes throughout the Ukrainian capital. As emergency workers sifted through the wreckage in the Lisovyi area, one Kyiv resident called Vita described how the drone had pierced the building, exploding on the…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on a former business associate as a wide-ranging corruption scandal in the energy sector puts the country’s ruling elite under scrutiny. Georgia’s Saakashvili asks Zelenskyy to exchange him in POW swap Dmytro Hubenko Editor Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia’s jailed former president, has appealed to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to arrange a prisoner swap with…

Unlike previous US drafts, the latest mentions a possible future Palestinian state. The United States on Thursday (Nov 13) called on the UN Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer “grave” consequences. “Attempts to sow discord now – when…

About 250 families were moved to a Buddhist temple about 30km from the border. Cambodia on Thursday (Nov 13) evacuated hundreds of people from a village along its disputed border with Thailand, a day after one of its residents was reported killed when shooting between the two nations broke out there. Wednesday’s shooting occurred two days after…

The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for a Panorama episode that spliced parts of his 6 January 2021 speech together, but rejected his demands for compensation. The corporation said the edit had given “the mistaken impression that President Trump had made a direct call for violent action” and said it would not show the…

Germany’s coalition government has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers following months of wrangling between political forces. The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to fill out a questionnaire on their suitability to serve and, from 2027, to undergo medical screening. The decision comes as Berlin aims to create Europe’s…

In her Soviet-era apartment block on the outskirts of eastern Kyiv, Oksana Zinkovska-Boyarska lives with daily power cuts. The lift to her eighth-floor apartment often stops, the lights go out and sometimes the pumps maintaining pressure in the gas central heating fail. She has a big rechargeable battery pack to keep appliances going, but it costs €2,000…

A U.S. proposal to provide a United Nations mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza is facing opposition from Russia, China and some Arab countries, which have expressed unease about a yet-to-be established board that would temporarily govern the territory and the lack of any transitional role for the Palestinian Authority. The Chinese and the Russians…