Kremlin has ‘no information’ on missing Putin critic Alexey Navalny | Prison News

Kremlin has ‘no information’ on missing Putin critic Alexey Navalny | Prison News

Russian opposition figure has been moved from penal colony and lawyers say they haven’t seen him since last week. The Kremlin has said it has “no information” about jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, whose lawyers have not seen him since December 6. Prison authorities moved him from the penal…

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says | Climate Crisis News

IEA report says demand is expected to grow in India, China but decline in United States, European Union. Global coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal…

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Diseases spread in Gaza amid health system collapse, Israeli strikes | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The besieged residents of the Gaza Strip who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, are increasingly faced with the spread of diseases amid heavy winter rains that have flooded their makeshift shelters, and an acute shortage of food and potable water. Doctors and aid workers have warned of…

The top 10 moments that shaped women’s football in 2023 | Football News

The top 10 moments that shaped women’s football in 2023 | Football News

It was the year that saw Australia and New Zealand host the biggest and most-watched FIFA Women’s World Cup, which culminated with Spain’s crowning moment as first-time champions with a win over one of the pre-tournament favourites England. Women’s football giants United States faltered at the quarterfinal stage and several…

Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force in Essequibo dispute | Politics News

Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force in Essequibo dispute | Politics News

Leaders hold tense talks after Venezuela organised referendum to claim oil-rich territory that makes up two-thirds of Guyana. Venezuela and Guyana have agreed not to resort to force to settle a territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region after a tense meeting between the two countries’ leaders in the Caribbean….

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law | News

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law | News

The national security trial of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is due to begin on Monday, more than a year after it was originally scheduled to start, and three years since he was first imprisoned. The 76-year-old, who is also a British citizen, stands accused of conspiring to…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 660 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 660 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 660th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Friday, December 15, 2023. Fighting Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 42 drones and six missiles, mostly targeting the southern Odesa region. Air defence systems destroyed most of the Iranian-made Shahed drones but…

Labour leaders push President Biden for a Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Labour leaders push President Biden for a Gaza ceasefire at US Capitol | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – Influential labour leaders have joined progressive legislators in the United States Capitol to push the administration of President Joe Biden to support a ceasefire in war-torn Gaza. In a news conference on Thursday, representatives from United Auto Workers (UAW), United Electrical Workers and the American Postal Workers…

Zelenskyy hails ‘victory’ as EU agrees to open membership talks for Ukraine | European Union News

Zelenskyy hails ‘victory’ as EU agrees to open membership talks for Ukraine | European Union News

European Council President Charles Michel says agreement a ‘signal of hope for their people and for our continent’. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hailed a “victory” for Ukraine and the European continent after European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with his country despite months of opposition from Hungary about…

Israeli soldiers recite Jewish prayers, Hannukah songs inside Jenin mosque | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli soldiers recite Jewish prayers, Hannukah songs inside Jenin mosque | Israel-Palestine conflict News

NewsFeed Israeli soldiers have been disciplined after video surfaced of them singing Hannukah songs and reciting Jewish prayers inside a mosque. The soldiers, who are conducting raids in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, have been suspended from duty. Published On 14 Dec 202314 Dec 2023 Check out our Latest…