Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms | US Election 2024 News

Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms | US Election 2024 News

United States President Joe Biden has denounced a Florida Supreme Court decision that allows a six-week ban on abortion to take effect, calling it “outrageous” and “extreme”. In a statement released on Tuesday, Biden lashed out at Republicans for limiting reproductive rights in Florida and other US states, a key…

Portugal’s minority government takes office, faces fragmented parliament | News

Portugal’s minority government takes office, faces fragmented parliament | News

With just 80 seats in 230-seat parliament, the government will need the support of the opposition to pass legislation. Portugal’s new centre-right minority government led by Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has been sworn in amid uncertainty about its long-term viability as it faces a highly fragmented parliament. The Democratic Alliance…

Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech | Joe Biden News

Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech | Joe Biden News

United States President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have had their first direct conversation since November, with officials describing their talk as “constructive”. But details from Tuesday’s phone call hinted at long-running tensions between China and the US, with Xi calling questions of sovereignty in Taiwan a…

Gaza infrastructure damages estimated at .5 bln in UN-World Bank report | Israel War on Gaza News

Gaza infrastructure damages estimated at $18.5 bln in UN-World Bank report | Israel War on Gaza News

The initial assessment, which describes the level of destruction in Gaza as ‘unprecedented’, is likely to be an underestimate of the real damages, losses and needs in the Palestinian enclave. The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in the first four months of Israel’s continuing war on Gaza is estimated…

Netanyahu admits Israeli forces killed NGO workers in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Netanyahu admits Israeli forces killed NGO workers in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel has confirmed its forces killed seven people from the World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza as they travelled in a convoy emblazoned with the charity’s logo that had coordinated its movements with the Israeli military. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the deadly attack on the aid workers as unintended and…

Al Jazeera Sanad probe: Israeli forces deliberately hit WCK convoy | Israel War on Gaza News

Al Jazeera Sanad probe: Israeli forces deliberately hit WCK convoy | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli army deliberately targeted World Central Kitchen convoy with three consecutive attacks, Al Jazeera concludes. An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Sanad agency has found that the Israeli army intentionally targeted an aid convoy belonging to the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in three consecutive air raids on Rashid Street, south of…

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon | News

Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon | News

Arrivals of Syrian asylum seekers have surged, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days. Cyprus has expressed concerns about a rise in the irregular migration of Syrian refugees coming from Lebanon. Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerning” that the irregular arrival of…

Drone strikes dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan | Russia-Ukraine war

Drone strikes dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan | Russia-Ukraine war

NewsFeed A suspected Ukrainian drone struck a dormitory in Russia’s Tatarstan region – sending fireballs into the air and people scattering. At least 7 people were injured in the attack that struck an industrial part of town, where a factory making Iranian-designed drones is reportedly located. Published On 2 Apr…

From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News

From prisoner to president in 20 days, Senegal’s Diomaye Faye takes office | Elections News

Dakar, Senegal – “Finally, we can breathe,” the cashier at the American Food Store supermarket in Dakar said while swiping a pot of Greek yoghurt through checkout. It was three days after Senegal’s contested March 24 presidential election – the day provisional results were announced – and there was a…