Share Covid data, World Health Organization tells China
Marking five years since Covid emerged, the WHO says China should share data as "a moral and scientific imperative".
Iran confirms arrest of Italian journalist
Cecilia Sala could be used as "political leverage" after an Iranian citizen was detained by Italy, a US state department spokesman has said.
Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash
President-elect Donald Trump had previously clashed with Speaker Johnson over the passage of a bipartisan spending bill.
Five charged in connection with Liam Payne’s death
The One Direction star died in October after falling from a third-floor hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
WHO appeals for end to attacks on Gaza’s hospitals
It comes after two were attacked and another raided by Israeli forces in the past few days.
Israel sets out case to UN security council for full assault on Yemen’s Houthis
Council tells Israeli ambassador it condemns air raids that have killed Yemeni civilians as well as Houthi attacks
Israel has set out its case to the UN security council for a full assault on Houthi forces in Yemen, claiming the Iranian-backed group now represents a well-armed terrorist army that threatens not just the regional economy but the entire global order.
The Israeli foreign minister, Gideon Sa’ar, also called for the Houthis to be designated as a foreign terrorist organisation, a step that may make it more difficult for Iran to provide material support without facing further economic sanctions.
Continue reading...Russia and Ukraine swap at least 300 prisoners in exchange deal
Some of the freed Ukrainians had been held since war’s early days, while Russians were captured in Ukraine’s Kursk offensive
Russia and Ukraine have carried out a major prisoner exchange, with at least 150 people from each side returning home before New Year’s Eve, in a swap partly brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
“The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us. And today is one of such days: our team managed to bring 189 Ukrainians home,” the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said in a message posted on Telegram on Monday.
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German security chiefs grilled over Magdeburg attack – DW (English)
- German security chiefs grilled over Magdeburg attack DW (English)
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- Too early to jump to conclusions over German Christmas market attack, minister says The Jerusalem Post
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Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
Sabrine has become the first female governor of the Syrian central bank in its more than 70-year history.
Russia, Ukraine swap more than 300 POWs in deal mediated by UAE
While Russian Defence Ministry says 150 prisoners were swapped, Zelenskyy welcomes 189 Ukrainians home.
Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine – Yahoo! Voices
Searching for my father in Syria
With the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians search prisons, hospitals, and morgues for loved ones.
Drone footage shows destruction of Zabadani from Syria’s war
Exclusive drone footage reveals the extensive destruction in Zabadani, which endured heavy shelling during Syria’s war.
Jimmy Carter’s legacy… in his own words
A look back through the BBC archive of interviews with the former president.
Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza
International aid agencies say Israeli forces have been hampering aid deliveries, making humanitarian crisis even worse.
Why was there a wall near runway at S Korea plane crash airport?
An air safety expert says lives could have been saved if the "obstruction" was not there.
Kenya police fire tear gas at protest against alleged government abductions
Several, including politician, reportedly among those detained by police in Nairobi at site of antigov't protests.
Gaza hospital director being held at notorious Israeli prison, say family
Hussam Abu Safiya feared injured as Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza shut down after 11 weeks under siege
One of the few doctors still working in northern Gaza has been taken to an Israeli prison and his hospital shut down, his family believe.
Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza’s Jabaliya refugee camp, was initially taken to the Sde Teiman detention camp, according to his son, who has been told that the doctor’s leg was badly injured during a raid on the hospital by Israeli soldiers.
Continue reading...2024 has been a nerve-wracking year for plane travel. How safe is it really? – CNN
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