New Zealand defence chief slams ‘misogynistic’ trolling over ship sinking | Gender Equity News

New Zealand defence chief slams ‘misogynistic’ trolling over ship sinking | Gender Equity News

New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins says sinking of HMNZS Manawanui has nothing to do with captain’s gender. New Zealand’s defence chief has hit out at “misogynistic” criticism directed at the female captain of a navy ship that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa. New Zealand Defence…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 959 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 959th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, October 11, 2024. Fighting The death toll from a Russian ballistic missile attack on port infrastructure in Ukraine’s southern Odesa region rose to eight with nine people injured, Regional Governor Oleh Kiper…

Obama hits campaign trail for Harris in key swing state of Pennsylvania | US Election 2024 News

Obama hits campaign trail for Harris in key swing state of Pennsylvania | US Election 2024 News

Former president slams Donald Trump as Democrats push to shore up support for Kamala Harris ahead of November vote. Former United States President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as a divisive figure who does not care about Americans during a campaign rally for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the battleground…

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

What’s behind escalating China-Philippines tensions in the South China Sea? | South China Sea News

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has called for more urgency in negotiations on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, as he accused China of “harassment and intimidation” in the waterway. Marcos Jr told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Chinese Premier Li…

Fate of US ‘Dreamers’ before an appeals court, again | Migration News

Fate of US ‘Dreamers’ before an appeals court, again | Migration News

The hearing is latest in years-long legal battle over Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. A United States federal appeals court is considering the fate of a programme that currently allows more than half a million undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children to live and work…

At least 22 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

At least 22 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s Beirut | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli air strikes on central Beirut have killed 22 people and wounded at least 117, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health says. Videos published by local news channels and verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking agency show chaotic scenes in the aftermath of Thursday’s air strikes on Ras el-Nabaa and al-Nuweiri in…

Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties | Politics News

Somalia, Eritrea and Egypt pledge to bolster security ties | Politics News

The three leaders agreed to improve regional stability as Somalia battles with the al-Shabab armed group. The presidents of Somalia, Eritrea, and Egypt have agreed to boost cooperation for regional security amid heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa. The three-way summit, held in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, on Thursday,…

Kamala Harris to appeal to Latino voters at Las Vegas town hall | Kamala Harris News

Kamala Harris to appeal to Latino voters at Las Vegas town hall | Kamala Harris News

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris will be making her pitch to Latino voters at a Las Vegas town hall on Thursday night. The town hall, hosted and broadcast by the Spanish-language network Univision, comes as Democrats have been losing ground with Latino voters, once a reliably blue…

World reacts to alleged Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

World reacts to alleged Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon | Israel attacks Lebanon News

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have accused Israeli forces of firing at some of their positions, as Israel expands its attacks throughout Lebanon. The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday that two of their peacekeepers were injured when an Israeli tank fired at a watchtower at the force’s…