Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea were severed on Sunday and Monday, raising suspicions over a Chinese cargo vessel, which the Danish navy is currently shadowing through the Kattegat strait between Denmark and Sweden. The Chinese vessel, which departed Ust-Luga port in Russia on Friday last week and…

Ukraine gets green light to use US long-range missiles: What’s next? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine gets green light to use US long-range missiles: What’s next? | Russia-Ukraine war News

United States President Joe Biden has reportedly lifted restrictions on Kyiv on the use of long-range missiles, which means Ukrainian forces may fire American-made missiles inside Russian territory for the first time. The move, which comes weeks before Biden leaves office and hours after massive Russian missile and drone attacks,…

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News

Xi-Biden meet: Tariffs to Taiwan, what ails US-China ties as Trump looms | Donald Trump News

United States President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China will meet on Saturday in what is expected to be their last face-to-face meeting during Biden’s term as Beijing braces for a Donald Trump presidency in Washington. The two leaders are attending a two-day heads of state meeting of…

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

How controversial is Trump’s pick of RFK Jr as US health secretary? | Donald Trump News

On Thursday, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr to head up the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. “I am thrilled to announce Robert F Kennedy Jr as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services [HHS],” Trump wrote…

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

What happened in Abu Ghraib and why did a US court award damages? | Civil Rights News

A United States jury has ruled that Virginia-based defence contractor CACI must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison in 2004. But what exactly was it and what happened there? What was the case about? Here’s what you need to know: What was…

Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake? | Elections News

Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake? | Elections News

Sri Lankans will cast ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Thursday, months after electing a Marxist-leaning president in the Indian island nation’s first election since the 2022 economic meltdown and political crisis. The election was called by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who won the September election after blaming the…

Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’? | US Election 2024 News

Fact check: Are weekly wages in the US ‘lower than 50 years ago’? | US Election 2024 News

In a November 10 appearance on CNN’s State of the Union, United States Senator for Vermont Bernie Sanders dismissed a question from host Dana Bash about whether Democrats’ poor showing in the 2024 election came down to messaging over policy. “It’s not messaging, Dana,” Sanders said. He said the economy…

US House results: What to expect as Republicans eye control of Congress | US Election 2024 News

US House results: What to expect as Republicans eye control of Congress | US Election 2024 News

EXPLAINER Republicans inch towards winning the House after securing Senate majority in boost to Trump’s legislative agenda. The Republicans are only four more seats away from a majority in the United States House of Representatives as they aim to secure sweeping power in Congress to strengthen Donald Trump’s hand in…

Israeli football fans, pro-Palestinians attacked in Amsterdam: What we know | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli football fans, pro-Palestinians attacked in Amsterdam: What we know | Israel-Palestine conflict News

EXPLAINER Tensions in the capital of the Netherlands had been brewing after Maccabi football fans took down a Palestine flag. The Dutch capital of Amsterdam is under strict security measures after clashes erupted this week between pro-Palestine supporters and fans of an Israeli football club before a UEFA Europa League…

Fact-check: Did 20 million Democratic votes ‘disappear’? | US Election 2024 News

Fact-check: Did 20 million Democratic votes ‘disappear’? | US Election 2024 News

When Donald Trump lost his re-election bid in 2020, many Republicans — Trump included — made unsubstantiated claims of widespread election fraud. Now, following Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 loss, some of her liberal supporters are taking to social media to allege fraud. “I spent my early career in computer…