US says the Norwegian-registered Strinda caught fire after it was struck but no casualties were reported. A tanker ship travelling through the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula off the coast of Yemen has been hit by a missile. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM)…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to strengthen Russia’s naval prowess after the country inaugurated two new nuclear submarines. Putin travelled to the northern city of Severodvinsk to view the vessels, the Emperor Alexander III and Krasnoyarsk, at the Sevmash shipbuilding yard where they were built over the past six…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the smart offices of a law firm located among the skyscrapers of the Malaysian capital, 85-year-old Lim Kok’s thoughts turn back to a crime perpetrated by British forces three-quarters of a century ago. The decades in between have not faded Lim’s memories of the period…
The Russian foreign minister debates his country’s approaches to Gaza and Ukraine. In a world grappling with its geopolitics being fragmented, the East versus West competition for power is seemingly threatening to divide and polarise the global order. Russia’s ability to selectively influence leaders and events in various parts of…
Ukrainian president will travel to Washington, DC as right-wing Republicans baulk at providing more help to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington, DC on Monday for meetings at the White House and the United States Capitol as right-wing US Republicans resist…
Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he hopes resolution will be starting point for further UN action on crisis. The World Health Organization has agreed on a resolution, the first by any United Nations agency, calling for immediate access to vital humanitarian aid and an end to the fighting in Gaza….
Newly inaugurated libertarian president warns there is ‘no alternative to a shock adjustment’. Argentina’s new President Javier Milei has warned his country’s people to prepare for painful austerity measures as he seeks to turn around decades of economic stagnation and decline. Taking office on Sunday after his upset election last…
Melbourne, Australia – More than four decades after they were convicted in one of Australia’s longest-running criminal trials, the evidence used to jail six former Yugoslav migrants is being re-examined to determine if they were victims of a miscarriage of justice. A rare judicial inquiry in the state of New…
As the war enters its 656th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, December 11, 2023. Fighting One civilian was killed and another wounded after Russian forces dropped an explosive from a drone on the town of Beryslav in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson….
Vote restricts residents to choosing between Beijing loyalists after pro-democracy camp scored landslide win in 2019. Hong Kong has begun voting in its first “patriots only” district council election following an electoral overhaul that made it all but impossible for pro-democracy candidates to get on the ballot. Sunday’s vote, which…
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