Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war with pledge to ‘never submit’ to Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine marks 1,000 days of war with pledge to ‘never submit’ to Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Kyiv warns against appeasement of Moscow; Russia insists victory coming, lowers threshold for use of nuclear weapons. Ukraine and Russia have both declared that they will fight until victory as they marked 1,000 days of war. Kyiv insisted on Tuesday that it will “never submit” in defending against Moscow’s invasion,…

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Lebanon for ceasefire talks | Israel attacks Lebanon News

US envoy Amos Hochstein arrives in Lebanon for ceasefire talks | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Top Biden administration official visits Beirut hours after the Israeli military strikes the centre of the Lebanese capital. A senior United States envoy is visiting Lebanon for talks on a draft ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hezbollah as both sides continue to trade fire. Amos Hochstein landed in Beirut on…

‘Many’ children injured in car crash at school in China, reports say | News

‘Many’ children injured in car crash at school in China, reports say | News

Videos circulating on Chinese social media show screaming children and people lying injured on the ground. Multiple schoolchildren have been injured following a car crash outside a school in central China’s Hunan province, state media outlets have reported. “Many” children were injured in the incident, but the specific number of…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 998 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 998 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 998th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, November 19: Fighting A Russian missile attack on a residential neighbourhood has killed 10 people and wounded 44 in Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa. Four children were among the wounded while…

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case | News

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists in city’s largest security case | News

Taipei, Taiwan – A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro-democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory’s largest national security case. Benny Tai, a 60-year-old legal scholar who played a prominent role in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy…

Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term | Gaza News

Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term | Gaza News

US President Joe Biden’s administration has issued a new round of sanctions against groups and individuals involved in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, as the United States continues to provide unwavering support for Israel’s Gaza war. The US sanctions announced on Monday targeted the settlement development organisation…

Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country’s air attack on Iran last month hit “a component” of Tehran’s nuclear programme and degraded its defence and missile production capabilities. “There is a specific component in their nuclear programme that was hit in this attack,” Netanyahu said in a speech in…

Al Jazeera 360 pushes back against Swedish claims film is ‘dangerous’ | News

Al Jazeera 360 pushes back against Swedish claims film is ‘dangerous’ | News

The team behind an Al Jazeera 360 documentary has rejected claims by the Swedish prime minister that a film about child protection laws in Europe is “dangerous”. The three-part investigative documentary Behind Closed Doors, produced by Al Jazeera 360 – a video-on-demand platform that is part of the Al Jazeera…

At least five people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital | Hezbollah News

At least five people killed in Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital | Hezbollah News

Israeli strikes on densely populated central Beirut have killed at least five people in the third attack in two days in the middle of Lebanon’s capital, the Ministry of Public Health says. “The Israeli enemy strike on Zuqaq al-Blat in Beirut killed five people and injured 24,” a ministry statement…

US no-frills pioneer Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection | Aviation News

US no-frills pioneer Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection | Aviation News

Spirit Airlines, the no-frills US travel pioneer, has filed for bankruptcy protection after struggling with years of losses, failed merger attempts and heavy debt levels, the company said. The Florida-based airline said on Monday that it had pre-arranged a deal with its bondholders to restructure its debts and raise money…