US criticism of Israeli settlements is ‘meaningless’: Analysts
Washington says it is 'deeply troubled' by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.
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Turkey finds new survivors as quake death toll exceeds 43,000
Even as the window for finding people alive shrank, rescuers removed several survivors from under the rubble.
Zelenskyy urges speedy arms support to thwart Russian ambitions
Ukrainian president warns at security conference that delays in military aid would play into Moscow's hands.
UN calls move to strip Nicaraguan dissidents’ citizenship illegal
UN chief Guterres said that the right to nationality was 'fundamental' and should not be weaponised against critics.
Doctors from Qatar, US work to save quake survivors in NW Syria
Medical specialists have entered opposition-held areas, bringing much-needed expertise and supplies.
Trudeau justified in using emergency powers to end convoy: Panel
Canadian government met legal threshold to invoke Emergencies Act to disperse 2022 'Freedom Convoy', commission finds.
El Salvador prisoner ‘rearrests’ fuel new concerns
Growing number of people detained in gang crackdown being 'rearrested', experts say, raising fears policy will not end.
ISIL leader killed, 4 US troops injured in Syria raid: Pentagon
US military says 'senior' ISIL official Hamza al-Homsi was killed in helicopter raid in northeastern Syria.
US completes recovery of downed Chinese balloon debris
US officials say that analysis of debris confirms suspicions that balloon was for surveillance, which China denies.
At least 18 people found dead in abandoned truck in Bulgaria
Health minister says 34 survivors, including 5 children, were rushed to hospitals and some were in critical condition.
Ex-US police officers plead not guilty to killing Tyre Nichols
Five former officers face second-degree murder charges in beating death of the 29-year-old Black motorist in Memphis.
‘I was naive about Russia’: Central Asians on the Ukraine war
Central Asian states keep close ties with Moscow, but younger citizens of ex-Soviet nations are questioning alliances.
Taliban attacks police compound in Pakistan’s Karachi
Three members of security forces and one civilian killed in Pakistani Taliban attack in the southern Pakistani city.
India accuses BBC of tax evasion after searching offices
Critics questioned the timing of the searches, which came after BBC aired show critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Putin will target other ex-Soviet states
'It's obvious that Ukraine is not going to be his last stop,' the president tells world leaders meeting in Germany.
British embassy guard who spied for Russia jailed for 13 years
David Smith was caught in a sting operation after passing sensitive material to the Russian embassy in Germany.
China declares ‘decisive victory’ over COVID
Politburo Standing Committee says more than 200 million received medical treatment including some 800,000 severe cases.
Which countries recognise Kosovo’s statehood?
Kosovo declared itself a sovereign state 15 years ago, but countries including Serbia do not recognise its independence.
Turkey earthquake: In hard-hit Adiyaman, no peace for survivors
Residents in southeastern Turkish city reel from earthquakes that killed thousands and caused widespread devastation.
Seattle council to vote on law banning caste discrimination
City councillor says proposed bill would help end 'invisible and unaddressed' problem affecting South-Asian Americans.