Ukraine needs arms, Nato invite before Russia talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that his country needed security guarantees from Nato and more weapons to defend itself before any talks with Russia.
Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza
Israeli military strikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in Gaza yesterday, medics said, as Israeli forces kept up bombardments across the enclave and blew up houses on its northern edge.
Syria’s Aleppo slips from govt control
Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo has fallen from government control for the first time since the country’s conflict began more than a decade ago, a war monitor said yesterday, after a surprise advance by rebels.
Negotiators fail to reach agreement on plastic treaty
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said yesterday.
UN: unsustainable farming driving Earth to ‘precipice’
Unsustainable farming and deforestation are threatening the planet’s capacity to sustain human societies, the UN warned yesterday, on the eve of international talks on land degradation and desertification.
Romanians vote as far right hopes for breakthrough
Romanians yesterday flocked to the polls to elect a new parliament with the far right tipped to gain ground, potentially heralding a shift in the foreign policy of the Nato country bordering Ukraine.
PAK SECTARIAN CLASHES / Death toll now 133
Deadly sectarian clashes have continued in Pakistan’s north-western Kurram district in spite of a tentative ceasefire struck late last week, local officials said, with the death toll now over 130 as authorities try to broker a solution.
Serbia denies behind Kosovo blast
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic yesterday denied that Belgrade had masterminded a strike on Kosovar infrastructure, saying Kosovo itself had mounted a “hybrid attack” against his country.
Trump warns BRICS nations against replacing US dollar
"There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the US Dollar in International Trade, and any Country that tries should wave goodbye to America"
Trump announces loyalist Kash Patel as choice to lead FBI
The FBI's current director, Christopher Wray, was appointed to a 10-year term in 2017, meaning he would either need to step down or be fired.
Talks on plastic pollution hit impasse
Diplomats yesterday warned that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world’s first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.
Syria jihadists, allies enter Aleppo city
Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria’s second city of Aleppo yesterday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government.
5 Democratic US lawmakers receive bomb threats
Five Democratic US lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday said they were targeted with bomb threats at their homes, but no explosive devices had been found, according to social media and local media.
Adani issue a legal matter between pvt firms and US
India’s foreign ministry said yesterday that bribery allegations against billionaire Gautam Adani is a legal issue between private firms and the US Department of Justice and that New Delhi has not received any request on this case from Washington.
China court jails journo for 7 years
A Beijing court yesterday sentenced veteran Chinese state media journalist Dong Yuyu to seven years in prison for espionage, his family said in a statement, calling the verdict a grave injustice.
Malaysia floods displace more than 90,000
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday barred his cabinet members from going on leave, after the displacement this week of more than 90,000 people in a growing flood disaster that officials fear could be country’s worst in a decade.
Police in Georgia arrest dozens in clash with pro-EU protesters
Police in Georgia arrested dozens of people overnight and early yesterday in a violent crackdown on protests against the government’s decision to delay EU membership talks.
Israel will do ‘everything’ to stop Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel would do “everything” to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon after Iran’s top diplomat warned it could end its ban on developing one if Western sanctions are reimposed.
Gaza in anarchy
The Gaza Strip has descended into anarchy, with hunger soaring, looting rampant and rising numbers of rapes in shelters as public order falls apart, the United Nations said yesterday.
Lithuania expels three Chinese embassy staff
Lithuania said yesterday it was expelling three Chinese embassy staff as ties between the Baltic country and Beijing fray over Taiwan support and the suspected involvement of a Chinese ship in sea cables damage.
40 Palestinians killed as Israel pounds Gaza
Israeli military strikes killed at least 40 Palestinians overnight and yesterday in the Gaza Strip, many of them in the Nuseirat refugee camp at the centre of the enclave, medics said, after Israeli tanks pulled back from parts of the camp.