BBC News; Pakistan’s police have charged the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, under anti-terror laws. Their investigation comes after he accused the police and judiciary of detaining and torturing his close aide. Tensions are high in the country, with the former leader’s supporters gathering outside his house vowing to “take over” if he is […]
BBC News: The militant group al-Shabab says it has taken control of a hotel near the centre of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel, before entering the building and opening fire. In a statement, the Islamist group claimed to be in control of the complex and said they […]
BBC News: Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said UN officials will be granted permission to visit and inspect the Zaporizhzhia nuclear complex. The Kremlin made the announcement after a call between Mr Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron. It came after UN chief Antonio Guterres told the BBC that he is “concerned” about the situation […]
ABC News: BEIRUT — A rocket attack on a crowded market in a town held by Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria Friday killed 15 people and wounded dozens, an opposition war monitor and a paramedic group reported. The attack on the town of al-Bab came days after a Turkish airstrike killed at least 11 […]
CNN News: New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video, which began circulating on social media Thursday. It’s unclear […]
CNN News: Hong Kong (CNN)Chinese-Canadian tycoon Xiao Jianhua was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison, more than five years after the billionaire was abducted from a hotel room in Hong Kong and taken to mainland China. Xiao and his company Tomorrow Holdings were convicted of crimes involving tens of billions of dollars, including illegally […]
BBC News: Two pilots fell asleep at 37,000ft (11,000m), missing an airport runway before waking to safely land the plane, an aviation publication says. Air traffic tried to contact them after they overshot the point of descent into Ethiopia’s Addis Ababa airport. The Ethiopian Airlines crew were finally woken up by the autopilot alarm and […]
ABC News: BANGKOK — China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but subtle — dispatching warships and military aircraft to all sides of the self-governing island democracy, and firing ballistic missiles into the waters nearby. The dust has still not settled, with Taiwan this week conducting drills of its […]
BBC News: Kim Yo-jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister, has slammed Seoul’s offer of economic aid in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the “height of absurdity”. “No-one barters their destiny for corn cake,” she said in a statement. South Korea’s president Yoon Suk-yeol had Wednesday reiterated the plan, which he first mentioned […]
BBC News: Russia has rejected appeals for a complete demilitarisation of the area around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The move would make the plant more vulnerable, a Russian official said. The calls come amid growing concern over safety at the site – Europe’s largest nuclear plant – as both sides accuse each […]
