Palestinians demand mobilisation to save hunger-strike prisoners
Families of prisoners call for the release of their sons, held in Israeli jails under 'administrative detention'.
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Russia orders non-working week after record COVID deaths
President Putin urges Russians to get jabbed, saying he is surprised to see widespread vaccine hesitancy in the country.
Syria gov’t abuses of returning refugees ‘fully operational’: HRW
Rights group calls for a halt of all returns of Syrians and urges countries hosting refugees to take this position.
Union Pacific and its labour unions sue each other over vaccine
The lawsuit focuses on whether the Nebraska-based railroad firm has the right to require its workers to get vaccinated.
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland school massacre
Former student pleads guilty to killing 17, faces potential death sentence or life in prison.
Kenya lifts longstanding COVID curfew as infections ease
President Uhuru Kenyatta announces immediate lifting of a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew in force since March 2020.
Iran braces for new COVID wave despite accelerated jab rollout
More reopenings are being planned as people continue to get vaccinated, but authorities expect a new surge in cases.
Renewed Ethiopia air raids on capital of embattled Tigray region
Air raids hit Mekelle for the second time this week amid sharp escalation in near yearlong conflict.
Philippines to review drug war killings ‘if time permits’: Gov’t
President Duterte under UN pressure to investigate allegations of systematic murders of drug suspects amid ICC probe.
Russia welcomes Taliban ‘efforts’ to stabilise Afghanistan
Moscow is hosting the group for international talks but is stopping short of official recognition.
Syrian army shelling kills at least 11 people in Idlib’s Ariha
Several school children reportedly among the victims of shelling on the city in rebel-held region of northwestern Syria.
A year on, women still picking up pieces from #EndSARS protests
Female Nigerians arrested during protests against police brutality remain traumatised while waiting for justice.
Fossil fuel producers’ plans far exceed 1.5C climate target
UNEP's Production Gap report finds countries plan to produce some 110 percent more fossil fuels in 2030.
With Ant Group being overhauled, its record IPO is in limbo
Bankers have slashed Ant's valuation from $280bn to as low as $78bn as it is slammed with myriad restrictions.
Japan’s Mt Aso erupts, people warned to stay away
No immediate reports of casualties, damage after the volcano spewed plumes of ash 3.5km high.
Floods, landslides kill more than 100 in India and Nepal
Several days of enormous flooding and devastating landslides sweep away roads and houses in the two nations.
Bomb attack in Damascus kills 14 Syrian military personnel
Syrian state TV reports 14 military personnel killed, several others wounded in attack during morning rush hour.
Sri Lanka reverses organic farming drive as tea suffers
Government backs down from ambitious plans to become world's first completely organic farming nation.
Oil price starts to drop after China looks to tame coal prices
Oil hit multi-year highs on the back of a global coal and gas crunch that drove a switch to oil for power generation.
Facebook ‘planning to rebrand company’ with new name
CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the name change at its annual conference on October 28, but it could be sooner.