Amnesty slams Israel for ‘deliberately starving’ Palestinians in Gaza
Rights group condemns Israel for ’systematically destroying the health, wellbeing, social fabric of Palestinian life’.
India’s purchase of Russian oil has to stop, says US trade adviser
The US official accuses India of cozying up to China and Russia, as Trump admin mounts further pressure on New Delhi.
Myanmar’s military government announces elections for December 28
Electoral commission announces date for first phase of elections widely seen as lacking credibility.
Trump says Ukraine’s Zelenskyy could end war ‘almost immediately’
US president ramps up pressure on Ukrainian leader to accept deal with Russia ahead of talks in Washington, DC.
Bolivia to hold presidential run-off between centrist and right-winger
Early results show centrist Rodrigo Paz in the lead, with 32.8 percent of the vote.
More than 40 missing after boat capsizes in Nigeria’s Sokoto
Officials say about 10 people rescued after accident in African country’s northwestern region.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,271
Here are the key events on day 1,271 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Iraq starts mass grave excavation from ISIL (ISIS) carnage south of Mosul
The al-Khasfa site, near Iraq’s second-largest city, could contain 4,000 remains and possibly thousands more.
Air Canada flight attendants to continue strike despite government order
Workers at Canada’s flagship carrier defy back-to-work order as they stage first strike in 40 years.
Can a national dialogue solve South Africa’s problems?
The process aims to shape the country’s next chapter of democracy, three decades after apartheid.