BBC News: Moroccans are eagerly anticipating their team’s semi-final World Cup match against reigning champions, France. Morocco became the first Arab and African side to make it to a World Cup semi-final, after defeating Portugal last week in a shock result. Across Casablanca, a port city in western Morocco, café owners are setting up for […]
NDTV: The United Nations is worried about spreading hate and misinformation on social media networks, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday. The UN spokesperson made these remarks after Elon Musk dissolved Twitter’s department that addresses harassment cases on the microblogging website. “We are very much concerned about how social media platforms become an environment that […]
Al Jazeera: At least 100 people have been killed and dozens injured by widespread floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s capital, Kinshasa. Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde said officials were still searching for more bodies. “We came to assess the damage and the primary damage we see […]
AL Jazeera: Nine months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine, Britain is preparing for a long recession on the back of sky-high energy prices. France, where President Emmanuel Macron warned in August that the era of “abundance” was over, has witnessed fuel shortages and long queues at petrol stations in recent […]
Reuters: KYIV/WASHINGTON, Dec 14 – The United States was finalising plans to send its sophisticated Patriot air defence system to Ukraine in a potentially pivotal move while allies pledged just over 1 billion euros ($1.05 billion) to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter. Washington could announce a decision as soon as Thursday on providing the […]
Reuters: SYDNEY – Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday and are among the most strict in the world. The suite of new laws include bans on selling tobacco to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, […]
BBC News: India says its forces have clashed with Chinese troops in a disputed area along the border, the first such flare-up in more than a year. The nations had been working to de-escalate tensions since a major clash killed at least 24 troops in 2020. But on Monday, the Indian army said there had […]
BBC News: Anti-government protesters blocked roads and stormed the international airport in Peru’s second city Arequipa as deadly unrest intensified on Monday. Supporters of leftist former President Pedro Castillo took to the streets in anger at his impeachment and arrest. Dina Boluarte, his successor and former deputy, proposed bringing general elections forward by two years […]
BBC News: Russia and Iran’s relationship has warmed to a fully fledged defence partnership, the US has said. Russia is giving an unprecedented level of military support, said US national security council spokesman John Kirby. The US has seen reports that the two countries are considering joint production of lethal drones, he added. Co-operation between […]
NDTV News: Britain on Friday announced sanctions targeting 30 people around the world who it described as “corrupt political figures, human rights violators and perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence.” It said the sanctions were coordinated with international partners to mark International Anti-Corruption Day and Global Human Rights Day and included individuals involved in activities including […]
