US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire | Israel War on Gaza News

US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution urging Gaza war ceasefire | Israel War on Gaza News

Majority of members voted to call for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed more than 29,000 people. The United States has vetoed another United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Israel’s war on Gaza, blocking a demand for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas….

Four Egyptian officials back on trial in Italy over death of Giulio Regeni | Courts News

Four Egyptian officials back on trial in Italy over death of Giulio Regeni | Courts News

Italy’s top court decided last year to proceed with the trial against the four officials, who will be tried in absentia. The trial of four Egyptian security agents accused of kidnapping and murdering an Italian student in Cario opened in Italy on Tuesday following a prolonged delay in the proceedings…

Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US? | Julian Assange News

Who is Julian Assange? Will the WikiLeaks founder be extradited to the US? | Julian Assange News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is making a last-ditch attempt to prevent his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over espionage and the publication of classified information. WikiLeaks caused a diplomatic storm after it published a huge cache of secret military files in 2010 and 2011. Washington wants…

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination | News

Haiti President Moise’s widow, ex-PM among 50 charged in his assassination | News

Leaked document claims first lady allegedly conspired with former PM to kill the president and replace him herself. A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise has charged his widow, the former prime minister and an ex-chief of police with complicity in the killing. The 122-page leaked…

Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’ | Freedom of the Press News

Julian Assange appeals in ‘most important press freedom case in the world’ | Freedom of the Press News

London’s High Court has scheduled two days of hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may appeal a United States request for extradition to stand trial on espionage charges. Those charges carry maximum penalties of 175 years, but the real danger, says Assange’s wife Stella,…

Ukraine PM calls for long-range missiles to fight back Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukraine PM calls for long-range missiles to fight back Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News

Shmyhal says delays in providing long-range artillery, missile equipment is ‘main danger for us on the battlefield’. Ukraine needs long-range missiles and other ammunition to repel Russian troops, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said, as the country nears its third year of war amid battle losses and shrinking foreign aid….

Australia plans to build biggest navy since World War II | Military News

Australia plans to build biggest navy since World War II | Military News

Defence minister says the $7.25bn plan will increase Australian navy’s surface combatant fleet to 26 from 11. Australia has announced a decade-long plan to double its fleet of warships and boost its defence spending by an additional 11.1 billion Australian dollars ($7.25bn). Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday that…

Chinese Coast Guard boards Taiwan tourist boat, triggers panic | News

Chinese Coast Guard boards Taiwan tourist boat, triggers panic | News

Incident comes as Beijing announces stepped up patrols near Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands following the death of two Chinese fishermen in the area. Chinese Coast Guard officials briefly boarded a Taiwanese cruise ship on Monday in an incident the government in Taipei said triggered panic among the people of the self-ruled…

North Korea’s Kim gifted car by Russia’s Putin, state media says | Politics News

North Korea’s Kim gifted car by Russia’s Putin, state media says | Politics News

The Russian-made car was delivered to Kim for his ‘personal use’, North Korea’s state-run KCNA says. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been gifted a car by Russian President Vladimir Putin in recognition of their “special personal relations”, state media has reported. The Russian-made car, the make and model…