Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News

Chinese state media warns the Philippines that ‘provocations’ in South China Sea are ‘extremely dangerous’. Chinese state media has warned the Philippines against “causing trouble and chaos” in the South China Sea, as tensions continue to boil over the disputed waters. State-controlled newspaper the People’s Daily issued the call in…

Photos: The staggering human toll of Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Photos: The staggering human toll of Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, including women and children, destroyed homes and livelihoods, and displaced millions of people. With Israel pledging to continue its assault, the aerial and ground offensive is already one of the most devastating military offensives in recent history. The deaths in…

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 | Israel-Palestine conflict News

EXPLAINER A Christmas of bloodshed in Gaza amid raids in the occupied West Bank – here the are major updates. Here’s how things stand on Monday, December 25, 2023: Latest developments An air raid on central Gaza’s Maghazi refugee camp on Sunday killed at least 70 people, according to the…

Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in Christmas Eve address that ‘day by day, the darkness is losing’. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region have killed five people, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russian-installed authorities reported one person killed in Ukrainian shelling of the Russian-occupied eastern town of Horlivka. Ukrainian…

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Analysis: Has the US-led Red Sea force calmed shippers amid Houthi attacks? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United States-led multinational naval force that was to protect and secure maritime traffic through the Red Sea from attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels appears significantly weakened – even if not quite dead in the water – before it ever sailed together. Less than a week after the announcement of…

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News

Airbus A340 is expected to leave airport on Monday after French Civil Aviation Authority secures approval. A plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers that has been detained at an airport in France since Thursday has been cleared to leave after a probe into human trafficking claims, French authorities have…

Bethlehem’s bombed-out nativity sculpture sends a powerful message | Gaza

Bethlehem’s bombed-out nativity sculpture sends a powerful message | Gaza

The scene of a devastated nativity cave symbolises the plight of Christ’s family — and Palestinians now. Bethlehem, occupied West Bank — This year, Bethlehem is sombre and quiet. There is no Christmas tree and there are no holiday lights or tourists to see them. Instead, the city of Jesus’s…

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News

President Aleksandar Vucic condemns ‘attempted violent takeover’ amid protests over alleged election fraud. Riot police in Serbia have fired tear gas and pepper spray at opposition supporters demanding the annulment of elections marred by claims of widespread fraud. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Belgrade City Hall on Sunday evening…

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. At least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in central Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The ministry’s spokesman, Ashraf al-Qudra, late on Sunday said the toll is likely to…