What’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South? | Politics News

What’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South? | Politics News

Pyongyang announces it is scrapping its long-term aim of reunification with South Korea. In a dramatic shift, North Korea is tearing up its goal of unification with South Korea, a policy that has been in place for decades. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not…

Israel ramps up attacks on Khan Younis as aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel ramps up attacks on Khan Younis as aid for Gaza arrives in Egypt | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel has increased attacks on Khan Younis in southern Gaza and sent tanks westwards, prompting accusations from Jordan that its field hospital in the city had been badly damaged by nearby shelling. The Jordanian army said on Wednesday that it held Israel responsible for a “flagrant breach of international law”…

Sierra Leone court allows ex-President Koroma to go abroad for medical care | Courts News

Sierra Leone court allows ex-President Koroma to go abroad for medical care | Courts News

The former leader is charged with treason for his alleged role in a failed coup in November. A Sierra Leone court has allowed former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is charged with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. Koroma, 70, was charged early this month with four offences for…

Favourites Morocco beat Tanzania 3-0 to open AFCON 2023 campaign | Africa Cup of Nations News

Favourites Morocco beat Tanzania 3-0 to open AFCON 2023 campaign | Africa Cup of Nations News

Goals from Romain Saiss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri see Morocco cruise past 10-man Tanzania. Morocco underlined their status as pre-tournament favourites by beating 10-man Tanzania 3-0 to make a winning start to their Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Group F. The World Cup semifinalists got their campaign under…

Palestinians’ tents in Gaza offer no shelter from Israeli bombardment | Israel War on Gaza

Palestinians’ tents in Gaza offer no shelter from Israeli bombardment | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed “It’s a tent. I came to find my family in pieces.” A Palestinian father recalls an Israeli attack on his family’s tent in central Gaza that killed three of his children after they were displaced from the north. Published On 17 Jan 202417 Jan 2024 Check out our Latest…

Violent protests over jailing of activist in Russia’s Bashkortostan | Protests News

Violent protests over jailing of activist in Russia’s Bashkortostan | Protests News

NewsFeed Police clashed with thousands of people gathered to protest the jailing of Indigenous rights activist Fail Alsynov in Russia’s far eastern region of Bashkortostan. The Indigenous rights activist was convicted of inciting ethnic hatred and sentenced to 4 years in a penal colony. Published On 17 Jan 202417 Jan…

Guinness World Records reviews evidence related to ‘oldest dog’ title | News

Guinness World Records reviews evidence related to ‘oldest dog’ title | News

GWR originally said the canine lived for 31 years and 165 days, breaking a record held since 1939. Guinness World Records (GWR) says it is conducting a formal review of the “world’s oldest dog” title it gave to a Portuguese canine named Bobi, who died last year. The move follows…

The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

Buckingham Palace says the condition is benign and the ‘corrective procedure’ will take place next week. The United Kingdom’s King Charles III will undergo a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment…

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

EU rearms Ukraine as calls mount for higher defence spending | Russia-Ukraine war News

As roughly $137bn in military and financial aid to Ukraine remained stalled in Washington and Brussels, individual European allies began to make bilateral pledges worth billions to ensure that Ukraine will remain capable of resisting Russia this year. That resistance remained in place during the past week, with ground troops…