Explainer: Nagorno-Karabakh and the tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
September 20, 2023 7:14 PM Nagorno-Karabakh has been the subject of a territorial dispute after Azerbaijan’s latest military offensive. Read More
With TikToks, memes and Musk comments, Argentina election battle goes viral
September 20, 2023 7:09 PM In a high-rise office in downtown Buenos Aires, a loose band of twenty-something influencers gather to plan how to propel Javier Milei to the Argentine…
Israel bans workers from Gaza as border tensions escalate
September 20, 2023 6:53 PM Israel closed crossing points with Gaza on Wednesday, preventing thousands of workers from getting to their jobs in Israel and the West Bank, following days…
Ukraine allies back Kyiv’s genocide challenge against Russia at World Court
September 20, 2023 6:24 PM More than a dozen European states, as well as Australia and Canada, on Wednesday asked the World Court to decide it has jurisdiction in a…
Green shipping must be economically sustainable too: S’pore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan
September 20, 2023 6:10 PM Decarbonisation and digitalisation of the maritime sector critical to conservation efforts, he said. Read More
Swedish appeals court upholds conviction in PKK funding case
September 20, 2023 6:08 PM A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld the guilty verdict of a man charged with attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in…
Novel Lahaina wildfire lawsuit asks ‘when is wild grass inherently dangerous?’
September 20, 2023 6:05 PM WILMINGTON, Delaware – The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major landowners,…
Ukrainian soldiers hope for Western arms to speed up counteroffensive
September 20, 2023 5:40 PM NEAR BAKHMUT, Ukraine – Despite recent battlefield gains, Ukrainian soldiers fighting on the eastern front say they need more Western weapons to speed up their…
Biden, Netanyahu to discuss Saudi normalization, Iran
September 20, 2023 5:09 PM U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday will hold their first face-to-face talks since Netanyahu took power in December, with…
Rwanda’s veteran president Kagame to seek re-election in 2024
September 20, 2023 4:43 PM Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame said he will stand for re-election next year, hoping to extend nearly a quarter of a century in power. Read More