Monday, 20 Jan, 2025

International

43 killed in airstrike on Sudan market

At least 43 people were killed in an airstrike on a marketplace in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Sunday, according to a medical group. In a statement, Sudan's Doctors Syndicate said 55 people were also injured in the attack that targeted an open market in Mayo neighborhood in

Netherlands police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists

Police deployed water cannons to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands on Saturday, September 9, to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. More than 10,000 people marched along the A12 highway into The Hague,

Putin will not be arrested at Brazil G20 meeting: Lula

Brazilian president says Russian leader will be invited to the G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro next year. Brazil's President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva (L) shakes hands with Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as they meet in Moscow May 14, 2010. Brazilian President Luiz

Maldives election goes to run-off, with pro-China opposition leading

The Maldives appears headed for a run-off vote after the opposition candidate took a surprise lead over President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih but fell short of an outright majority in a hotly contested presidential election. The vote on Saturday is being closely watched by India and China,

Two killed in renewed fighting in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

At least two people have been killed in renewed clashes among Palestinian factions in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon as a ceasefire agreement agreed earlier was not honoured by the rival sides, state media reported. One person was killed in the fighting inside the Ein el-Hilweh

G20 leaders reach consensus agenda, lament war in Ukraine 

Defying all doomsday predictions the Group of 20 leaders managed to stitch together a consensus statement on the first of the two-day summit, even as deep divisions were on display with the watered-down stance on the war in Ukraine, experts said. In the lead-up to the G20 summit on

Morocco earthquake toll passes 2,000

Rescuers searching for survivors dug through the rubble of collapsed houses in remote mountain villages of Morocco on Saturday, as armed forces were pressed into action in the wake of the country’s deadliest earthquake in more than 60 years. Authorities declared three days of

Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 1,037

At least, 1037 people died in a powerful earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, causing widespread damage and panic in Marrakech, a tourist Mecca, and several other cities, according to a new official report. The Moroccan Centre for Scientific and Technical Research (CNRST)

50 Myanmar Junta Troops Killed in Four Days of Resistance Attacks

At least 50 Myanmar junta forces were killed in the last four days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) continued to attack regime targets across the country. Incidents were reported in Sagaing, Magwe, Mandalay and Tanintharyi regions and

Morocco earthquake death toll rises to at least 632

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing at least 632 people and injuring more than 300 in three provinces, damaging buildings and historic sites and blocking roads. Morocco's Interior Ministry said Saturday morning that many had been killed in the

‘Much more needed’ to achieve Paris climate goals: UN report

The world is dangerously off course in meeting the Paris climate deal’s goals for reducing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN’s first Global Stocktake of progress on the treaty. The 2015 Paris Agreement has successfully

Maldives heads to polls amid India-China rivalry, fears for democracy

Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih is pulling out all the stops to win re-election. In the lead-up to Saturday’s polls, the 61-year-old has handed out deeds to plots of land that are yet to be reclaimed from shallow lagoons, promised a 40 percent wage hike for the

Africa Union to become permanent member of G20: Modi 

The African Union is to join the Group of 20 (G20) as a permanent member, India’s prime minister Narendra Modi announced Saturday as he inaugurated a leaders’ summit in New Delhi for the world’s wealthiest nations. In his opening speech, Modi invited the chair of the

G20 in India: Biden, Sunak, Trudeau, Erdogan in New Delhi

World leaders have been gathering in India ahead of a G20 summit between nations that are divided on many issues, the biggest being the war in Ukraine following Russia's invasion. On Friday evening US President Joe Biden met his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the

Morocco earthquake: 296 killed as buildings damaged

A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 296 people, the country's interior ministry says. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said. The

Speculation grows over Xi Jinping's G20 absence

This weekend is being billed as India's moment, when leaders from the world's top 20 economies travel to Delhi for the G20 summit. But one major leader will be conspicuously absent: China's Xi Jinping. He canceled his participation without giving a reason, allowing

Hong Kong hit by heaviest rainfall in 140 years

Hong Kong has been flooded by the heaviest rainfall in nearly 140 years, leaving the city's streets and some subway stations underwater and forcing its schools to close. Just across the border on Friday, authorities in China's tech hub Shenzhen recorded the heaviest rains since

Attack on boat, army base in Mali kills 49 civilians, 15 soldiers

Armed groups have attacked a passenger boat and military camp in Mali, killing at least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers, according to the country’s armed forces. Approximately 50 assailants were also killed in the attack. “On September 7, 2023, at around 11am [11:00 GMT],

Gabon military government appoints ex opposition leader as interim PM

Gabon’s military government, which seized power in a coup last week, appointed a former opposition leader, Raymond Ndong Sima, as the prime minister of its transitional government. Sima, a 68-year-old economist, was an outspoken critic of President Ali Bongo, who was removed by

Ex-Trump adviser convicted of contempt of Congress

Former Trump aide Peter Navarro has been convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to co-operate with an inquiry into alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election result. Prosecutors said Navarro acted "above the law" by ignoring a subpoena from a congressional