Geneva, Jan. 3, (dpa/GNA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has accused Israel of “unconscionable” attacks on a hospital in the embattled town of Khan Younis in…
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Trump appeals decision to be kept off Maine primary ballot
Washington, Jan. 3, (dpa/GNA) – Former US President Donald Trump is appealing the decision in the US state of Maine to exclude him from the local primary…
Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president
Jan 2 (BBC/GNA) – Harvard University’s president has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments about antisemitism on campus. Claudine…
Passenger plane at a Tokyo airport catches fires while landing
Tokyo, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – A passenger plane has caught fire while landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, live pictures broadcast by Japanese television station TBS showed on…
Israeli Supreme Court rules against Netanyahu’s judicial reform
Tel Aviv, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a central element of the government’s controversial judicial reform in a dramatic decision on a topic…
Taiwan’s ruling party candidate leads poll before presidential vote
Taipei, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Lai Ching-te from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) remains the frontrunner for the January 13 presidential election, an opinion poll showed…
Israeli activists say 2023 was record year for settler violence
Tel Aviv/Ramallah, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Israeli human rights activists say there were more recorded cases of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank in 2023…
Death toll from Japanese earthquakes rises to at least 48
Tokyo, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – A series of severe earthquakes on the west coast of Japan has claimed the lives of at least 48 people and caused…
NYC murders and shootings down in 2023 for second year in a row
New York, Jan. 2, (tca/dpa/GNA) – New York City homicide and shootings dropped in 2023 for a second straight year, New York City Police Department (NYPD) data showed. There…
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae Myung injured in attack
Seoul, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae Myung was stabbed during a public appearance on Tuesday. The incident occurred when Lee was answering…
Danish premier sees new chapter for country after Queen’s abdication
London, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sees a new chapter opening for her country after Queen Margrethe announced her abdication. “We will miss…
Defence Minister Amherd sworn in as Swiss president
Geneva, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – Swiss Defence Minister Viola Amherd has taken up her additional post as the nation’s president. The seven federal councillors of Switzerland alternate…
Donations to UN plummet in 2023, Germany second biggest contributor
Geneva, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – The United Nations received just under 40% of the donations it needed to deal with numerous major humanitarian crises in 2023, although…
Six barbers killed in Taliban’s former stronghold in Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan. 2, (dpa/GNA) – At least six men identified as barbers were shot dead and their bodies were dumped in a former stronghold of the Pakistani…
Ghanaian architect of UK’s Black History Month honoured by prestigious British university
Dec 31 (Africa Briefing/GNA) – He is an unsung hero of contemporary Pan-Africanism. Self-effacing. Unassuming. But with a steely determination, he has worked hard…
Irish minister urges tougher sanctions if West Bank violence persists
Dublin, Dec. 29, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Sanctions against extremist Israeli settlers guilty of targeting Palestinians in the West Bank should go further than travel bans if the…
US state of Maine disqualifies Trump from primary election ballot
Washington, Dec. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Maine on Thursday became the second US state to exclude former president Donald Trump from next year’s presidential primary. Maine’s top election…
Maduro displays Venezuela’s sea and air power near Guyana
Miami, Dec. 29, (tca/dpa/GNA) – Declaring the visit of a British warship to Guyana “an intolerable threat,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday launched an impromptu military…
World Food Programme warehouse looted by Sudan’s RSF militia
Nairobi, Dec. 29, (dpa/GNA) – Fighters with the Sudanese militia group RSF looted a warehouse used by the World Food Programme (WFP) in the conflict-torn nation, the…
At least 14 migrants drown off Morocco while trying to reach Spain
Madrid, Dec. 29, (dpa/GNA) – At least 14 people have died off the coast of Morocco after the small boat they were travelling in got into trouble…