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Middle East and Africa

Gaza war deepens Israel's divides

Hostage families and peace activists want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to secure a ceasefire with Hamas and free the remaining captives abducted during the October 2023 Hamas attacks.

2 months ago
Americas

Brazil judge puts ex-president Bolsonaro under house arrest

Bolsonaro is on trial at the Supreme Court for allegedly plotting to cling onto power after losing 2022 elections to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.  ...

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia lifts foreign student cap and prioritises Southeast Asia

Limits on places were announced last year as a way to rein in record migration that had contributed to a surge in housing prices, with 270,000 places made available for 2025.  ...

2 months ago

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Asia & Pacific

Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols

The two-day sail includes three Indian vessels and started Sunday, a day before Marcos left on a trip that will include talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa premium

Foreign Minister reaffirms Indonesia’s stance against relocation of Palestinians

Indonesia’s top diplomat reaffirmed the country’s commitment to not displacing Palestinians from war-torn Gaza, amid reports that Jakarta had already agreed to do otherwise, along with several other countries.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Israel's far-right minister says he prayed at Al Aqsa mosque compound

Under a delicate decades-old "status quo" arrangement with Muslim authorities, the Al-Aqsa compound is administered by a Jordanian religious foundation and Jews can visit but may not pray there.

2 months ago
Europe

Dormant Russia volcano erupts for first time in 450 years

Pictures released by Russian state media show a towering plume of ash spewing from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Russia and China start 'practical part' of joint navy drills in Sea of Japan

The drills, being held from August 1 to 5, are "defensive in nature and are not directed against other countries," the fleet said last week.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Julian Assange joins pro-Palestinian protest on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Assange, who returned to Australia last year after his release from a high-security British prison, was pictured surrounded by family and marching alongside former Australian foreign minister and New South Wales premier Bob Carr.

2 months ago
Europe

UK defends new online safety law after X criticism

Under the law, which took effect on July 25, online platforms must take steps to prevent children accessing harmful content such as pornography.

2 months ago
Americas

Trump fires US labor official over data, gets earlier than expected chance to reshape Fed

Trump accused Erika McEntarfer, appointed by former President Joe Biden, of faking the jobs numbers. There is no evidence to back Trump's claims of data manipulation by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the statistical agency that compiles the closely watched employment report as well as consumer and producer price data.

2 months ago
Americas

Bid to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery faces museum pushback

The push to move Discovery from the Air and Space Museum's site in northern Virginia began in April, when Texas Senator John Cornyn, a Republican who faces a tough primary challenge next year by state attorney general Ken Paxton, introduced the "Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act," naming Discovery.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Germany says 'very insufficient' aid entering Gaza

The United Nations has said that 6,000 trucks are awaiting permission from Israel to enter the occupied Palestinian territory.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Japan sweats through hottest July on record

The average temperature in July was up a record 2.89 degrees Celcius from the 1991-2020 average for the month, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday.

2 months ago
Europe

New push to reach plastic pollution pact

In 2022, countries agreed they would find a way to address the crisis by the end of 2024, but the talks in Busan, South Korea failed to overcome fundamental differences.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa premium

More countries plan to recognize Palestine

More countries have announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state, winning applause from Indonesia, which called on other countries to follow suit in an effort to create a lasting peace in Gaza.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Beijing officials admit they weren't prepared for flooding that kill dozens

Swathes of northern China endured deadly rains and floods since last week that forced the evacuation of tens of thousands.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Millions return home as Pacific tsunami warnings lifted

Countries across the Pacific rim lifted tsunami warnings on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Anwar says Trump to attend ASEAN summit in October

Trump's attendance comes in the wake of a visit earlier in July by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who then hinted the US leader may be present.

2 months ago
Europe

Over 120 flights disrupted by UK tech glitch

Scores of flights to and from UK airports were cancelled Wednesday due to a technical glitch, according to the air traffic control service, prompting anger from airline chiefs.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

FBI opens New Zealand office, citing China threat

Patel has spent recent days in the capital Wellington meeting with senior government ministers as well as intelligence bosses and law enforcement officials.  

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state, raising allies' pressure on Israel

Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on Israel as starvation spreads in Gaza.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific premium

Indonesian workers in Japan face growing stigma after viral incidents

Members of the Indonesian martial arts organization Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT) in Japan have recently sparked attention online for parading in large formations while wearing matching black uniforms and displaying organizational flags in prominent public areas without prior permission.

2 months ago
Americas premium

Trump trade deal may present geopolitical challenges for Indonesia

Analysts have warned that the 19-percent trade tariff deal with the United States may make Indonesia dependent on the country while unsettling many alternative trade partners.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Tsunami waves reach Hawaii after huge quake rattles Russia's Far East

Tsunami waves struck parts of Kamchatka, partially flooding the port and a fish processing plant in the town of Severo-Kurilsk and sweeping vessels from their moorings, regional officials and Russia's emergency ministry said.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube, scraps exemption

Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially setting up a legal challenge.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Thailand accuses Cambodia of 'flagrant violation' of truce

The nations agreed a ceasefire starting Tuesday after five days of clashes killed at least 43 on both sides, as a long-standing dispute over contested border temples boiled over into open combat on their 800-kilometer frontier.

2 months ago
Asia & Pacific

Powerful quake in Russia's Far East causes tsunami, Japan and Hawaii order evacuations

A tsunami with a height of 3-4 meters was recorded in parts of Kamchatka, said Sergei Lebedev, regional minister for emergency situations, urging people to move away from the shoreline.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

UK to recognize Palestinian state in September unless Israel acts

The potentially landmark move, part of Starmer's plan for a "lasting peace", came after the British leader recalled his cabinet from recess for urgent talks on the worsening situation in the besieged territory.

2 months ago
Middle East and Africa

Qatar, Saudi, Egypt join call for Hamas to disarm, give up Gaza rule

Seventeen countries plus the European Union and Arab League threw their weight behind a seven-page text agreed at a United Nations conference on reviving the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. 

3 months ago
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