US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of captives.
Miss Universe runner-up to move to Nigeria after South Africa nationality row
Furore over whether Chidimma Adetshina was really South African led to invitation to represent Nigeria
A beauty queen who pulled out of the Miss South Africa competition when her nationality was questioned has said she wants to relocate to Nigeria, after coming second in the Miss Universe pageant while representing the West African country.
Chidimma Adetshina, whose father is Nigerian, was crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania and came runner-up to Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig in Mexico on Saturday night.
Continue reading...Jimmy Lai trial: key points from media mogul’s testimony on first day
Detained pro-democracy activist spoke for first time about charges against him under Hong Kong national security law
Jimmy Lai, the detained pro-democracy activist and media mogul who is the target of Hong Kong’s most high-profile national security case, took the stand in court on Wednesday. For the first time since he was detained in December 2020, Lai spoke publicly about the charges against him, for which he faces spending the rest of his life behind bars.
Four years after his arrest, the 77-year-old seemed older and not as strong as he used to be. His first words – swearing an oath on the Bible – were delivered hoarsely.
Continue reading...Australia vs India: Kohli and Rohit in spotlight for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia and India resume a rivalry ready to challenge the Ashes as Test cricket's number one.
Tottenham appeal against length of Bentancur ban for racial slur on Son
Tottenham accept misconduct ruling against Uruguayan midfielder but appeal against length of seven-game ban.
Police in Georgia break up protest camp
Police in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi have dragged away and arrested anti-government protesters.
All That Remains
Fault Lines follows the journey of a 13-year-old amputee from Gaza named Leyan as she seeks treatment in the US.
Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes in Mali – BBC.com
- Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes in Mali BBC.com
- ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali The Associated Press
- Extremist Timbuktu Islamic police chief sentenced to 10 years in jail by ICC The Guardian
- ICC sentences Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz to 10 years over Mali war crimes Al Jazeera English
- ICC sentences Malian Islamist to 10 years over Timbuktu repression Reuters
Iran has offered to keep uranium below purity levels for a bomb, IAEA confirms
UN inspectorate chief calls Tehran’s move a ‘concrete step in the right direction’, amid threat of restored sanctions
Iran has offered to keep its stock of uranium enriched up to 60% – below the purity levels required to make a nuclear bomb – the head of the UN nuclear inspectorate, Rafael Grossi, has confirmed amid the threat of restored European sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear activities.
“I think this is … a concrete step in the right direction. We have a fact which has been verified by us. It is the first time Iran has agreed to take a different path,” Grossi said in Vienna on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes
Prosecutors say he led a "reign of terror" after the city was overrun by an al-Qaeda-linked group in 2012.
ICC sentences Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz to 10 years over Mali war crimes
Al Hassan was convicted in June of war crimes during the 2012-13 period, when Ansar al-Din ruled Timbuktu.
Israeli strikes on Syria’s Palmyra kill 36, state media say
A UK-based monitor says the strikes hit a weapons warehouse and the homes of Iran-backed fighters.
Biden agrees to give Ukraine anti-personnel mines
A US official tells the BBC the mines will be given soon, as Russia advances steadily in the east.
How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes – Financial Times
- How gangsters took over Gaza’s aid routes Financial Times
- Gangs looting Gaza aid operate in areas under Israeli control, aid groups say The Washington Post
- How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions? Al Jazeera English
- Cigarettes for $1,000: regulated aid in Gaza leads to rise in looters, smugglers The Jerusalem Post
- After 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are ‘violently looted’ by armed men, food prices soar Fox News
Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage – CNN
- Netanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage CNN
- Israel is offering $5M and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone who turns over its hostages Yahoo! Voices
- Netanyahu offers $5 million to Palestinians for every Israeli hostage they help free Fox News
- Touring Gaza, PM vows Hamas won’t return to power, offers $5 million for hostages The Times of Israel
- Netanyahu visits Gaza, offers money and way out for Palestinians helping to release hostages The Associated Press
Biden trying to “spare” Ukraine a “humiliating defeat” against Russia
Stefan Wolff on how US permission to allow Ukraine to attack military targets inside Russia may “even” the battlefield.
How was a UN aid convoy robbed near Israeli military positions?
Israeli and US media have reported aid robberies taking place within sight of Israeli military positions
Delhi air pollution: Why has India failed to clean up its toxic smog?
State authorities tout an experimental plan that involves stimulating clouds for rain, but scientists are sceptical.
Does Trump really see ‘eye to eye’ with Netanyahu on Iran, Gaza and the settlements? – The Times of Israel
- Does Trump really see ‘eye to eye’ with Netanyahu on Iran, Gaza and the settlements? The Times of Israel
- Opinion | How Trump Can Earn a Place in History That He Did Not Expect The New York Times
- Trump’s Israel policy offers promise and peril The Hill
- Middle East looks to Saudi Arabia to rein in Donald Trump Financial Times
- The makings of a grand Trump deal in the Middle East POLITICO Europe
Biden has pivoted to allow Ukraine to use US missiles in Russia. Why now?
Analysts point to shifting realities on battlefield, looming Trump presidency as likely reasons for long-awaited move.