Iran’s Raisi promises retaliation at funeral for victims of twin bombings | News

Iran’s Raisi promises retaliation at funeral for victims of twin bombings | News

The attack claimed by ISIL (ISIS) took place in Kerman on Wednesday during a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has promised to retaliate after twin bombings in the city of Kerman this week killed and wounded many people attending a memorial for top General Qassem…

Israel launches attacks across Gaza amid spike in regional tensions | Israel War on Gaza News

Israel launches attacks across Gaza amid spike in regional tensions | Israel War on Gaza News

The Israeli military said its forces launched air, land and sea attacks on more than 100 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, as regional tensions surge. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said that 125 people were killed and 318 injured in a 24-hour…

North Korea fires artillery towards South’s islands, prompting evacuations | News

North Korea fires artillery towards South’s islands, prompting evacuations | News

South Korea condemns move as ‘act of provocation that escalates tension and threatens peace on the Korean peninsula’. North Korea has fired more than 200 rounds of artillery shells into the sea near a tense maritime border and towards two South Korean islands, which Seoul called “an act of provocation”….

Senegal top court rejects opposition leader Sonko’s appeal in libel case | Politics News

Senegal top court rejects opposition leader Sonko’s appeal in libel case | Politics News

Ruling could jeopardise popular politician’s chances of running in February’s presidential elections. Senegal’s Supreme Court has ruled against opposition politician Ousmane Sonko’s appeal in his defamation conviction, a decision that puts his chances of running in presidential elections at risk. “The sentence and fines have been confirmed. Sonko lost on…

Stateless babies: In northeast India, refugee mothers pray for nationhood | Refugees News

Stateless babies: In northeast India, refugee mothers pray for nationhood | Refugees News

Mizoram, India – “Why are you screaming? You are a refugee,” a nurse told 26-year-old Jamie* as she struggled with an exceptionally painful childbirth at a hospital in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram. A few hours later, amid her agony, Jamie’s baby Sophia was born – joining a growing group…

Asia’s business heirs look beyond profits, hoping to escape parents’ shadow | Business and Economy News

Asia’s business heirs look beyond profits, hoping to escape parents’ shadow | Business and Economy News

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – From Malaysia to Singapore and the Philippines, second- and third-generation family businesses in Asia are charting a different path from their forefathers as they seek out greener and more sustainable investments. For some millennial business heirs, the journey is smooth. For others, the gap between their comfortable…