BBC: The US Department of Justice has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the convictions of 12 people who were found guilty of seditious conspiracy related to the 6 January 2021 riots. Although President Donald Trump issued more than 1,000 pardons for those convicted for their role in the Capitol riots, he opted […]
About 250 Rohingya and Bangladeshis, including children, are missing after their boat capsized last week in the Andaman Sea, according to the United Nations’ refugee and migration agencies. The trawler, which had departed from Bangladesh and was bound for Malaysia, “reportedly sank due to heavy winds, rough seas and overcrowding”, the agencies said. The Bangladesh […]
BBC: A 26-year-old man drowned after jumping from his boat into the Colorado River to retrieve his hat that had blown into the water. Police identified the man as Kristopher Nathaniel Logan of California, who began struggling to swim and did not resurface after entering the river, according to a statement. A dive team later […]
BBC: ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON/DUBAI, April 14 (Reuters) – Negotiators from the U.S. and Iran could return to Islamabad this week to resume talks to end the war, sources told Reuters on Tuesday, after the collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Washington to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. While the U.S. blockade drew angry rhetoric from Tehran, signs that […]
BBC: Spain’s government has approved plans to give legal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, allowing them to be integrated formally into the workforce. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez described his government’s decision as both “an act of justice” and a necessity for Spain. In a letter to Spaniards posted on social media, Sánchez, a socialist, said […]
BBC: At least 16 people have been injured after an ex-student opened fire at a high school in south-eastern Turkey. The attacker, who was in his late teens, fired “indiscriminately with a shotgun” before killing himself with the weapon after being “cornered by police”, local governor Hasan Şildak said. Those injured include 10 students, four […]
BBC: China has called the US naval blockade of Iranian ports “irresponsible and dangerous”. Beijing’s foreign ministry said the move would “undermine the already fragile ceasefire agreement” and further jeopardise the safety of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway Iran effectively closed in response to US-Israeli strikes. The blockade came into […]
BBC: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says the country’s voters have demonstrated trust in his government’s plan, after his Liberal Party secured a slim majority in the House of Commons. The Liberals are projected to have won all three by-elections that took place on Monday. These are on top of gains made over the last […]
(Reuters) April 14 – Russian drones attacked Ukraine’s Izmail port in the southern Odesa region overnight, damaging a civilian Panama-flagged vessel, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. Several strikes were recorded across the port area, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said, adding that separate infrastructure elements and equipment were also damaged. “The enemy is once […]
(Reuters) BEIJING, April 14 – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a more robust and dynamic partnership between China and the United Arab Emirates as the world undergoes unprecedented changes. Greater coordination and cooperation are needed as human society faces the choices of peace and war, as well as unity and confrontation, Xi […]