China has summoned the Philippine ambassador after Manila congratulated the winner of Taiwan’s presidential election. China lashed out on Tuesday, a day after Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos sent Taiwanese President-elect Lai Ching-te a note on his victory in the recent vote. The highly undiplomatic comments from Beijing, which warned Manila “not to play with fire,” will […] The post China
Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza. It comes a day after Hamas released another video of the hostages when they were alive, but warning they could die if Israel continued its bombardment. Israel denied […] The post Hamas video claims to show dead Israeli hostages appeared first
The US has condemned Iran over ballistic missile attacks near Iraq’s northern city of Irbil, calling them “a reckless and imprecise set of strikes”. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck what they claimed were Israeli “spy headquarters” in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region. Four people were killed and six wounded in Monday’s attack, according to the […] The post US
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday vowed to remove a massive monument to the possible reunification of the Korean Peninsula that his father constructed in Pyongyang, calling it an “eyesore.” Kim’s call during a speech at a Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) meeting in Pyongyang was the latest in a string of recent bellicose statements […] The post North Korea declares South Korea
Former United States President Donald Trump has decisively won the Iowa caucuses, cementing his Republican frontrunner status as he bids to retake the White House in 2024. Trump handily beat former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a widely-expected result on Monday, taking him a step closer […] The post Trump wins Iowa caucuses,
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler, Germany, for rejecting a case at the UN’s top court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Hage Geingob urged Germany to “reconsider …
Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing farmer protests over subsidy cuts. A protest took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears extremists are infiltrating the agricultural movement. Our team Germany has been working with BBC Verify to build up a picture both online and …
Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military spy plane over the Sea of Azov, in what analysts say would be a blow to Moscow’s air power. Army chief, Gen Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said the air force had “destroyed” an A-50 long range radar detection aircraft, and an Il-22 control centre plane. The A-50 …
Two British brothers have admitted raiding a museum in Switzerland and making off with iconic Chinese Ming dynasty era artefacts worth millions in order to “clear a debt”, a court heard. Prosecutors said the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva was burgled in June 2019 by a gang of three who used tools to …
The World Bank Deputy Chief Economist, Ayhan Kose, has said the global economy has been remarkably resilient, especially in the last year. Growth last year, he said, surprised on the upside, thanks to the US economy, the strength of the US economy. But, he further noted, some large emerging markets like India, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, […] The post There is global economic resilience
There was almost no growth in terms of global trade last year, the World Bank Deputy Chief Economist, Ayhan Kose, has said. The situation remains fragile going into this year, he added. In June 2023, he highlighted an ongoing global growth slowdown as a major concern to the Bank. Asked for the latest analysis of […] The post Global trade remains fragile – World Bank Deputy Chief
Torrential rain and flooding have hit Mauritius and the French territory of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, as Cyclone Belal crosses the islands. One person was killed in Réunion, where the population of about 860,000 was ordered to shelter at home, but the eye of the storm has avoided the island. Around a quarter of …
Namibia has condemned former colonial ruler Germany for rejecting a case at a UN court accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. Germany has offered to intervene on Israel’s behalf in the case brought by South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. President Hage Geingob urged Germany to “reconsider its […] The post Namibia criticises
The death toll from a landslide in north-west Colombia has risen to at least 33 people with children accounting for most of the victims, the vice president says. Nineteen others were injured and rescue operations are ongoing. Landslides had already closed the road connecting the cities of Medellín and Quibdo so people left their cars […] The post Colombia landslide toll rises to 33 including
President Biden says the US has delivered a “private message” to Iran about the Houthis in Yemen after the US carried out a second strike on the group. “We delivered it privately and we’re confident we’re well-prepared,” he said without giving further details. The US said its latest strike was a “follow-on action” targeting radar. […] The post US
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed “nobody will stop us” from destroying Hamas as the war between Israel and the militant group reached its 100th day. Netanyahu suggested that Israel would not comply with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Israel is accused of genocide and could be ordered to halt its offensive. “Nobody will […] The post “Nobody
A domestic flight of Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has returned to its departure airport after a crack was found on the cockpit window of the Boeing 737-800 aircraft midair. Flight 1182 was headed to Toyama airport in Japan but headed back to the Sapporo-New Chitose airport after the crack was found on the outermost […] The post Boeing flight returns to Japan airport due to window
Comoros will vote in an election on Sunday that is expected to deliver a fourth term to President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer whose opponents accuse him of muzzling dissent in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation. Nearly 340,000 people are eligible to vote in the country of fewer than one million people. Assoumani, 65, […] The post Comoros President seeks fourth term in
Taiwan has condemned China for what it called intimidation of its citizenry and attempts to influence the island’s elections on Saturday. On Thursday, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu criticised China’s “repeated interference” in the upcoming polls, lambasting Beijing for “once again blatantly intimidating the Taiwanese people and the international community”. The elections “are in the […] The post Taiwan
Iran has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, state media reports. Armed men wearing masks have reportedly boarded the vessel St Nikolas, close to the Omani port of Sohar, and ordered it to sail to an Iranian port. It is unclear why the tanker has been targeted. The St Nikolas […] The post Iran seizes oil tanker near Oman -reports appeared first on The
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