Pope visits Beirut in pursuit of peace
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday, seeking to bring hope amid the country’s economic uncertainty, political divisions, and tensions heightened by war with Israel. He called on Lebanon…
Thousands march in Manila in corruption protest
Tens of thousands of people marched in Manila demanding President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s resignation over a corruption scandal involving flood-control infrastructure spending and alleged kickbacks. The protest, organised by the…
Ukraine attacks Russian tankers off Turkey
Ukrainian officials say their naval drones struck two Russian “shadow fleet” oil tankers as they moved through the Black Sea. Verified BBC footage shows the drones racing across the waves…
Trump ‘closes’ Venezuela’s airspace
Venezuela accused Donald Trump of issuing a “colonialist threat” after he declared that the airspace around the country should be considered closed, calling his remarks an extravagant, illegal and unjustified…
Hundreds killed in southern Asia floods, landslides
Torrential monsoon rains, intensified by tropical storms, have caused deadly floods and landslides across southern Asia, killing roughly 600 people and affecting millions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.…
Ukraine to start exporting drones
Nearly three weeks after President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Ukraine’s intention to open its arms industry to exports, officials say the plan is now moving from words to action with the…
Israel employs de facto policy of torture – UN
A new UN report asserts that Israel has a “de facto state policy of organised and widespread torture,” citing a lack of accountability for alleged war crimes. The UN committee…
Orban meets Putin in Moscow – talks gas
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Moscow on Nov. 28 and praised his “balanced” stance on the war in Ukraine. The two leaders held three…
Zelensky’s right-hand man resigns amid corruption scandal
In a serious deterioration of Ukraine’s leadership crisis, Andriy Yermak, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff and closest ally, resigned after Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies searched his apartment. In the announcement by…
Israeli forces kill 13 in Syria
As Israeli forces continue offensive operations in Palestine and Lebanon, Syria’s UN representative Ibrahim Olabi condemned Israel’s recent attack on the southern town of Beit Jinn, which killed 13 people…