UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

UK’s David Cameron scolds Scottish leader Humza Yousaf over Erdogan meeting | Gaza News

Cameron says a meeting between Scotland’s Hamza Yousaf and Turkish leader on the sidelines of COP28 breached protocol because a UK official was not present. Britain’s foreign secretary has warned he could withdraw cooperation with Scottish ministers if they hold future foreign meetings without United Kingdom representation after Scotland’s first…

Philippines accuses China of targeting fishing boats in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Philippines accuses China of targeting fishing boats in South China Sea | South China Sea News

Manila says Chinese coastguard shot water canon at Filipino vessels in disputed South China Sea. The Philippines has accused the Chinese coastguard of using water cannon to “obstruct” three government boats that were conducting their regular resupply mission near a reef off its coast in the South China Sea. The…

‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform

‘If I die, I die’: The allure of Pakistan’s death-trap route to Europe | Longform

On a warm May evening, Touqeer Pervez packed two pairs of trousers, three shirts, a toothbrush and toothpaste into a small black backpack. The lanky 28-year-old with a neatly trimmed beard was getting ready to leave Bandli, his village in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on a three-country trip that would see him…

‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups

‘An hour from hell’: Surviving six bullets in a Pakistan bus attack | Armed Groups

Islamabad, Pakistan — On a bitterly cold December morning at 10am, Shah Bulbul loaded his two suitcases on a bus, and, along with his wife, Bibi Roshan, and two children Umaima and Arsalan, bid adieu to his hometown of Ghizer in northern Pakistan. They were about to undertake a 30-hour…

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

Sport Weekly: Inside the plan to revamp English women’s football | Football News

This week Al Jazeera covers the impact of ‘NewCo’, surf therapy, and playing football in Robben Island prison. Welcome to Al Jazeera’s Sport Weekly newsletter, which explores the intersection of sport with politics, culture and money. You can sign up here. English women’s football is set to enter a lucrative new…

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation | Politics News

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to take steps towards normalisation | Politics News

EU and US welcome joint statement in which two sides agree to exchange prisoners of war and Armenia backs Azerbaijan COP29 bid. Armenia and Azerbaijan have said they will exchange prisoners of war and work towards normalising their relations, in a move welcomed by the European Union and the United…

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

Cyclone Michaung nears southern Indian states, water enters Chennai airport | Weather News

At least four people have died, factories have closed and the runway of one of India’s busiest airports lies submerged due to torrential rain, as two southern Indian states brace for the impact of a severe cyclone. Cyclone Michaung was expected to make landfall on the coast of the southern…

Fixing-convicted former Pakistan cricket captain withdrawn as consultant | Cricket News

Fixing-convicted former Pakistan cricket captain withdrawn as consultant | Cricket News

Salman Butt has been withdrawn a day after his much-criticised appointment as selection consultant for the Pakistan Cricket Board. Cricket authorities in Pakistan have withdrawn spot-fixing convicted former captain Salman Butt from a consultancy role a day after his appointment was announced, following criticism from the media, fans and cricket…