Palestinians face hunger, cold and loss amid ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza
Palestinians face hunger, cold and loss amid ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza ## Gaza’s Ceasefire Offers Little Respite as Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Gaza City – While a fragile ceasefire has halted the intense aerial bombardment that recently gripped the Gaza Strip, the respite offers little... read more »
Colombias ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks
Colombias ELN rebels face US drug threats amid push for peace talks ## External Pressures Complicate Colombia’s Peace Negotiations with ELN Bogota, Colombia – As the Colombian government embarks on a renewed push for peace talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), the nation’s... read more »
Powerful magnitude 6.3 quake hits north Afghanistans Hindu Kush region
Powerful magnitude 6.3 quake hits north Afghanistans Hindu Kush region ## Seismic Activity Shakes Northern Afghanistan, Raising Concerns Amid Recovery Efforts Kabul, Afghanistan – A significant earthquake, registering a magnitude of 6.3, struck the Hindu Kush region of northern Afghanistan today,... read more »
TMC MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick attacked by stranger; accused arrested
TMC MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick attacked by stranger; accused arrested **West Bengal MLA Jyotipriyo Mallick Assaulted at Residence; Suspect in Custody** Kolkata – Jyotipriyo Mallick, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, was physically... read more »
Australia: PM Malcolm Turnbull’s new cabinet sworn in
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new cabinet was on Monday sworn-in with five women ministers, including Marise Payne who became the country’s first woman defence... read more »
Thousands left homeless by giant Chile quake
SANTIAGO: More than 9,000 people were left homeless after a powerful earthquake hit northern and central Chile last week, officials have said, dramatically increasing previous estimates.... read more »
Fury after Saudi Arabia ‘chosen to head key UN human rights panel’
The United Nations has been criticised for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role – despite the country having “arguably the worst record in the world” on freedoms... read more »
Nepal in turmoil, protest against new Constitution rages on; 1 person commits suicide, bom...
Protests against the new Constitution in Nepal have intensified with one member of Sadbhavana Party even committing suicide. Nepal Police has also increased its presence along the... read more »
Alexis Tsipras returns to power to secure Greek debt relief
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras will return as prime minister on Monday determined to secure debt relief from the country’s creditors in his “first and most important battle”... read more »
