One dead after two reported explosions near Brazil’s Supreme Court
Brazil’s Supreme Court has been evacuated as federal police swarm the area to investigate the evening attack.
Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake?
Here is why the upcoming parliamentary election is so significant for newly-elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Trump picks loyalist Matt Gaetz of Florida as US attorney general
Florida legislator says it will be ’honour’ to serve as top prosecutor but could face a difficult confirmation process.
Trump taps Cuban American Marco Rubio to lead the US State Department
Trump picked his hawkish former rival to be Secretary of State, and Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
US overdose deaths continue downward trend, giving experts hope
Experts aren’t sure what is causing fewer overdose deaths, but they are hopeful the decline is sustainable.
Israel pounds southern Beirut as Lebanon awaits ceasefire proposals
The Israeli army announced that six of its soldiers were killed during fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Has the official response to Amsterdam’s violence been biased?
The Dutch city remains tense and divided after Israeli football fans provoke violence.
Entire generation in Gaza would lose education if UNRWA collapses, UN says
UNRWA chief warns new Israeli law threatens education for 660,000 Gaza students and risks extremism and marginalisation.
Trump meets Biden at the White House
US President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on Wednesday.
Azerbaijan leader accuses France of colonial ‘crimes’ in COP29 speech
French Ecology Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher says she will not take part in the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan.