Israeli captives’ families angry after meeting with Netanyahu | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli captives’ families angry after meeting with Netanyahu | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met families of captives freed from Gaza in an encounter described as tense by the Israeli media. Tuesday’s meeting came amid intensified fighting in the besieged Gaza Strip following the end of a seven-day pause in hostilities that enabled the return of more than…

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans | Politics News

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans | Politics News

Washington says ‘no higher priority’ than effort to secure release from Russia of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The United States has said Moscow rejected what it said was a “substantial” proposal to secure the freedom of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan who…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 651 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 651 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 651st day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Fighting Russia targeted an aid centre, a medical centre and residential buildings in Ukraine’s southern and eastern regions, killing three people and injuring at least 11, officials said. The…

Why did China’s state media make a sudden turn towards friendlier US ties? | Politics News

Why did China’s state media make a sudden turn towards friendlier US ties? | Politics News

For years, Chinese media has portrayed the United States as an unfriendly nation that seeks to contain and weaken China on the world stage. The US has repeatedly been cast as a threat to world peace in Chinese media owing to Washington’s policies of arming Taiwan, sending military assistance to Ukraine,…

WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen | Humanitarian Crises News

WFP suspends food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen | Humanitarian Crises News

UN agency pauses general food distribution in north Yemen due to limited funding and disagreements with the group. The World Food Programme (WFP) says it is suspending food distribution in Houthi-controlled areas of northern Yemen due to a dip in funding and disagreements with the group over how to focus…

Fourth US Republican presidential debate: Who will attend, where to watch | Elections News

Fourth US Republican presidential debate: Who will attend, where to watch | Elections News

The Republican party’s candidates for the 2024 United States presidential election will take the stage for a fourth debate on Wednesday after tense exchanges on immigration, abortion and Israel’s war on Gaza in the previous debates. The debates are a chance for the candidates to contest each other’s views before…

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…

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,…

Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich Guyana region: Four things to know | Politics News

Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich Guyana region: Four things to know | Politics News

Venezuela is set to hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to establish a new state in a disputed, oil-rich territory long ruled by Guyana. The vote comes after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) urged Venezuela to refrain from “taking any action” that could alter the status quo in…

Guinea-Bissau president says this week’s violence was ‘attempted coup’ | Politics News

Guinea-Bissau president says this week’s violence was ‘attempted coup’ | Politics News

Clashes between two army factions broke out on Thursday night after two government officials were freed from custody. Gunfire and clashes that erupted in the capital of Guinea-Bissau this week were an “attempted coup”, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has said. Clashes between the National Guard and special forces of the…