Role of women in society at stake in Polish election
October 10, 2023 7:05 PM In 2021, a young woman came to a hospital in eastern Poland to get an abortion: she was suffering from severe mental distress because the…
German prosecutor opens murder and kidnapping probe into Hamas
October 10, 2023 7:00 PM Germany has launched an investigation into members of the Islamist organisation Hamas for suspected murder, manslaughter and hostage-taking, a spokesperson for the federal public prosecutor…
US House Republicans face tangled path to picking a new speaker
October 10, 2023 6:55 PM Republicans may first have to tackle issues including funding and whether to change a rule for the ouster of the Speaker. Read More
France’s Macron says Iran comments praising Hamas attack unacceptable
October 10, 2023 6:30 PM French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Iran’s condoning of Hamas’ attack on Israel was unacceptable and that France was looking into establishing whether…
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor into Gaza as war displaces over 200,000
October 10, 2023 6:21 PM UN human rights chief says Israel’s “total siege” of Gaza goes against international law. Read More
Western firms have supplied critical components for Turkish drones
October 10, 2023 6:20 PM Turkey has escalated its use of airstrikes in its fight against the PKK and allies in Iraq and Syria in recent years. Read More
Russian court dismisses Gershkovich complaint against detention
October 10, 2023 6:10 PM A Russian court on Tuesday dismissed a complaint by U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich against the extension of his pre-trial detention, more than six months after…
Britain to return asylum seekers to barge after bacteria scare
October 10, 2023 5:55 PM Britain said on Tuesday it would once again house a group of asylum seekers on a barge on its southern coast, two months after removing…
Charles Feeney, who made an $11b fortune and then gave it away, dies at 92
October 10, 2023 5:49 PM He donated almost all of his money to causes, and then lived out his life in a modest two-bedroom apartment with his wife. Read More
WFP resumes food distribution to refugees in Ethiopia
October 10, 2023 5:30 PM The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed distribution of food to roughly 900,000 refugees across Ethiopia after revamping safeguards and controls, following reports of…