Palestinians unveil huge restored mosaic in Jericho
One of the world’s largest mosaic panels, located in the occupied West Bank, has gone on display.
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Tunisia’s #MeToo: Landmark sexual harassment case kicks off
Landmark case that helped galvanise Tunisia’s #MeToo movement involves legislator charged with sexual harassment.
In first, Guantanamo detainee details CIA torture in court
Majid Khan details being waterboarded, sexually and physically assaulted at CIA black sites during sentencing hearing.
US returns 250 antiquities to India after probe into stolen art
Tens of thousands of antiquities were allegedly smuggled into US by dealer Subhash Kapoor, who has denied the charges.
Tonga reports its first coronavirus case
Tonga's prime minister will announce on Monday whether the island will be placed under a national lockdown.
As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans
With $9.5bn in assets frozen and limits imposed on bank withdrawals, a humanitarian crisis unfolds in Afghanistan.
Uganda’s Museveni says schools to reopen in January
Schools in the country have been closed since March last year due to the pandemic.
China’s revised climate pledge ‘casts shadow’ over Glasgow summit
Beijing vows its carbon dioxide emissions will peak before 2030, but experts say world's top emitter needs to do more.
US to pay close to $1m to families separated at border: Report
Families in lawsuit allege emotional distress and trauma after being separated during Trump's years in power.
Japan’s ruling LDP on defensive ahead of parliamentary polls
Nikkei and Yomiuri Shimbun publish polls on Friday showing LDP struggling to hold 233 of the 456 lower house seats.
ASEAN says Myanmar ‘part of the family’ as summit concludes
Brunei Sultan says Southeast Asian grouping hopes coup leaders will cooperate and help country return to normal.
Battlefield Din Daeng: The Thai protesters with ‘nothing to lose’
After months of anti-government rallies, some are taking more extreme measures to pressure the administration.
EU top military official voices support for Bosnia’s joint forces
EU vocal support comes as secessionist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik threatens to recreate Serb army.
Apple results hit by supply chain woes
Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the impact will be even worse during the current holiday sales quarter.
Violence targeting Indigenous people surges 61 percent in Brazil
Land invasions in Brazilian Indigenous territories rose 137 percent last, a rights group reported.
Facebook changes name to Meta to highlight virtual reality shift
Name change decouples Facebook's corporate identity from its eponymous social network, which is under increasing fire.
US reaches $88m settlement for Black victims of white supremacist
Families of 9 people killed by Dylann Roof in 2015 and 5 survivors of Charleston shooting will split the money.
Argentina’s Macri testifies in court on espionage charges
The former president denies any wrongdoing and says the charges against him are politically motivated.
Oil giants urged to cut off funds to climate-change denial groups
Lawmakers want oil firms to quit the American Petroleum Institute.
UN calls on Sudan’s military to restore transitional government
UN Security Council expresses 'serious concern' over the military coup in Sudan but fails to take stronger action.