Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Thousands gather in New Zealand to protest government’s Indigenous policies | Politics News

Right-leaning coalition has pledged to review affirmative action and remove references to treaty with Maori people. Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in New Zealand to express opposition to the new government’s policies towards Indigenous people. Protesters gathered in front of the parliament and on motorways on Tuesday…

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Khan Younis hospital stretched by influx of patients as Israel bombs Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The number of displaced people arriving at Nasser Medical Complex continues to increase, with new shelters being set up in the facility’s car park and many people sleeping on the ground in the open. The hospital located in Khan Younis, where teams from Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or…

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza as Israeli strikes intensify | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Telecommunication services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has said, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged territory. “We regret to announce the complete cessation of the communications and Internet services with the Gaza strip, as the main paths that were previously…

Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides | Floods News

Death toll rises as Tanzania reels from flooding, landslides | Floods News

Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says at least 63 people have been killed in flooding unleashed by heavy rainfall over the weekend. The death toll from floods in northern Tanzania following torrential rains this weekend has risen to 63, officials have said. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said in comments broadcast on…

UK announces rise in salary threshold for foreign workers’ visas | Migration News

UK announces rise in salary threshold for foreign workers’ visas | Migration News

Interior Minister James Cleverly says gov’t will raise minimum salary threshold for foreign skilled workers to 38,700 pounds ($48,800). The British government has announced a package of measures to cut net migration to the United Kingdom, including plans to raise the minimum salary required for foreign workers to be eligible…

Former US ambassador accused of acting as covert agent for Cuba | Espionage News

Former US ambassador accused of acting as covert agent for Cuba | Espionage News

Former ambassador to Bolivia charged for allegedly collaborating with Cuban intelligence services over several decades. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged a former US ambassador to Bolivia for allegedly working with Cuban intelligence services as an undercover agent for several decades. In court papers unsealed on Monday,…

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…

Spotify announces another round of major job cuts | Business and Economy News

Spotify announces another round of major job cuts | Business and Economy News

The move is part of a wider trend as tech companies seek savings amid a slower-than-expected economy. Spotify has announced a third major round of staff cuts this year. The music streaming giant said on Monday that it will lay off about 1,500 employees, or 17 percent of its headcount,…

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

COP28’s UAE president defends climate science comments | Climate News

Sultan al-Jaber hits out at ‘repeated attempts to undermine’ the work of the COP28 presidency in Dubai.      The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science…