A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday ends a 15-year legal battle over the role of Virginia-based contractor CACI, whose civilian employees worked at the facility, in acts…
Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla is accused of leading a campaign marred by sexual and ethnically motivated violence. The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla, whom it says is responsible for human rights abuses in West Darfur. The US Department of the Treasury outlined a series of…
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, including a drone strike on a cafe in the al-Mawasi area in the south of the territory which was previously designated a “safe zone” by Israel’s military. An Israeli strike late on Monday hit a makeshift cafeteria used by…
The last pending Senate race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will hold a three-seat majority. Democrat Reuben Gallego will be heading back to Washington, albeit in a new capacity, after his Senate race against Republican Kari Lake was finally called. The Associated Press determined Gallego, who…
Former prime minister Navin Ramgoolam has won a third term in the Indian Ocean nation, official results show. Opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam has won a landslide victory in Mauritius’s parliamentary vote, the election commission said. The Office of the Electoral Commissioner said on Tuesday that Rangoolam and his Alliance of…
Auerbach came to England in 1939 as a child refugee after fleeing from Nazi Germany. Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled Nazi Germany to Britain as a child, has died at age 93, his representatives say. One of the foremost painters of the 20th century, Auerbach died at his home in…
NewsFeed The 30 days that the US gave Israel to get more aid into its north Gaza siege zone have now expired but Palestinians there say they are still starving and dying. Here’s what’s been happening. Published On 12 Nov 202412 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow…
Chisinau accuses Moscow of undermining democratic process and condemned drones flown over its territory. Moldova has handed a note of protest to the Russian ambassador to Chisinau over alleged interference in its recent elections. The foreign ministry in Chisinau said in a statement on Tuesday that it turned over the…
Healthcare is considered “medically necessary” when it is required to maintain or restore a patient’s health. And, despite posts on social media claiming otherwise, abortion can fall into that category in emergency situations – even in the third trimester. “Abortion is never medically necessary in the last trimester. Literally never….
In a November 10 appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, United States Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders dismissed a question from host Dana Bash about whether Democrats’ poor showing in the 2024 election came down to messaging over policy. “It’s not messaging, Dana,” Sanders said. He said the economy…
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