Hungary’s Orban government moves to stem fallout from juvenile centre abuse case
BUDAPEST, Dec 10 – Hungary’s government has put state-run juvenile detention centres under direct police oversight, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Wednesday, trying to stem the…
Lapses gave Louvre thieves crucial 30-second advantage against police, inquiry finds
PARIS, Dec 10 – The burglars who robbed Paris’s Louvre museum benefited from 30 seconds of security lapses that helped ensure their getaway with France’s still-missing crown jewels, an inquiry…
Alleged leader of foiled Benin coup has sought refuge in Togo, Benin says
DAKAR, Dec 10 – The alleged leader of a failed coup in Benin has sought refuge in neighbouring Togo, two Beninese government officials told Reuters on Wednesday, demanding his immediate…
Belarus opposition leader says US needs to use stick as well as carrot with Lukashenko
OSLO, Dec 10 – Exiled Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya accused President Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday of using political prisoners as bargaining chips and said the U.S. needs to use…
Israeli Druze leader seeks US security guarantees for Syrian minority
GENEVA, Dec 10 – Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif urged the United States to guarantee the security of the Druze community in Syria to prevent a recurrence of intense…
Congo’s top diplomat says sanctions needed to salvage Trump’s peace push
Dec 10 – Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister has called on the Trump administration to expand targeted sanctions against Rwanda to “restore the credibility” of its mediation efforts, as…
Israel approves nearly 800 housing units in three West Bank settlements
JERUSALEM, Dec 10 – Israel has given final approval for 764 housing units to be built in three settlements in the occupied West Bank, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on…
‘We lost a world-class mayor’: Outcry for local election after KL’s first woman mayor removed
Despite a RM2.8 billion budget, KL residents have no say in how it is spent. Read More
At least 19 killed in collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s Fez, state news agency says
Dec 10 – At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured early on Wednesday by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s northeastern city of Fez, a former capital,…
Turkey in talks to rejoin US F-35 fighter jet programme, envoy says
ANKARA, Dec 10 – The U.S. is in discussions with Turkey regarding Ankara’s rejoining the F-35 fighter jet programme and Washington hopes that talks will yield a breakthrough in the…