Protests erupt in Tunisian town as search continues for 37 missing migrants | Migration News

Protests erupt in Tunisian town as search continues for 37 missing migrants | Migration News

Tunis, Tunisia – A boat said to be carrying some 37 migrants and asylum seekers has gone missing off the coast of Sfax in Tunisia. Relatives described receiving final phone calls at around 2:30pm on January 11, as the boat was setting out to sea. By around 10pm the same…

What’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South? | Politics News

What’s behind North Korea’s shock change of policy towards the South? | Politics News

Pyongyang announces it is scrapping its long-term aim of reunification with South Korea. In a dramatic shift, North Korea is tearing up its goal of unification with South Korea, a policy that has been in place for decades. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also said his country does not…

Sierra Leone court allows ex-President Koroma to go abroad for medical care | Courts News

Sierra Leone court allows ex-President Koroma to go abroad for medical care | Courts News

The former leader is charged with treason for his alleged role in a failed coup in November. A Sierra Leone court has allowed former President Ernest Bai Koroma, who is charged with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. Koroma, 70, was charged early this month with four offences for…

The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

The UK’s King Charles to undergo treatment for enlarged prostate | Politics News

Buckingham Palace says the condition is benign and the ‘corrective procedure’ will take place next week. The United Kingdom’s King Charles III will undergo a “corrective procedure” next week for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace has announced. “In common with thousands of men each year, the King has sought treatment…

US redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘global terrorists’ | Houthis News

US redesignates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘global terrorists’ | Houthis News

Houthi spokesperson says designation would not affect the group’s attacks on ships it says are linked to Israel. The United States government has announced it is once again designating Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a “terrorist” organisation. Washington’s move on Wednesday to relist the group as “specially designated global terrorists” comes…

Pakistan says two children killed in ‘completely unacceptable’ Iran attack | Military News

Pakistan says two children killed in ‘completely unacceptable’ Iran attack | Military News

Islamabad accuses Iran of violating its airspace in attack targeting armed group Jaish al-Adl and summons ambassador. Pakistan has said two children were killed and three others injured after neighbouring Iran launched air attacks that Islamabad described as a violation of its airspace. Pakistan said it had summoned Tehran’s top…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 693 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 693 | Russia-Ukraine war News

These are the main developments as the war enters if 693rd day. Here is the situation on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Fighting At least 17 people were injured, two of them seriously, after two Russian missiles struck a residential area in the centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city. Rescue teams…

New Hampshire primaries: A muted ‘circus’ with Biden missing from ballot | Elections News

New Hampshire primaries: A muted ‘circus’ with Biden missing from ballot | Elections News

“Never going to happen.” That’s how New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu responded early last year to the prospect of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) stripping his state of its first-in-the-nation presidential primary. For more than 100 years, New Hampshire has held the first primary contest in the United States, giving…

Malta-flagged cargo ship hit by missile in Red Sea | Israel War on Gaza News

Malta-flagged cargo ship hit by missile in Red Sea | Israel War on Gaza News

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they fired missiles at the Zografia bulk carrier as it headed to Israel. A Malta-flagged cargo ship has been hit by a missile on the Red Sea, a maritime risk management company says as tensions in the key waterway ramp up. “A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier…

With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics

With controversial temple launch, Modi to start 2024 India re-election bid | Politics

Ayodhya, India – For hundreds of years, a journey to Ayodhya for many Hindu pilgrims meant a walk down narrow lanes to the Hanuman Garhi Mandir, a temple honouring Hanuman, the monkey god. Now a wide street leads to the shrine, with shops on both sides selling sweetmeats as offerings…