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UK’s Sunak survives knife-edge vote as Rwanda bill clears Commons
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda.
Sunak, in power since October 2022, has…
Gaza hospitals in ‘rapid deterioration’
A World Health Organization official on Wednesday described dire conditions in the Gaza Strip's remaining hospitals, where patients are "waiting to die" due to extreme shortages of staff and supplies.
Emergency medical team…
NKorea says tested ‘underwater nuclear weapon system’
North Korea said today that it had tested an "underwater nuclear weapon system" in response to joint naval exercises by Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo that involved a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
The drills were "seriously…
Kate in hospital after surgery as King to get prostate treatment
The Princess of Wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery, and King Charles III is set to undergo a medical procedure next week.
Catherine will step back from royal duties for months after surgery for an…
Rishi Sunak sees off Conservative rebels as MPs back Rwanda bill
Rishi Sunak has succeeded in getting his key Rwanda bill through the House of Commons after a Tory rebellion failed to materialise.
The bill, which aims to stop legal challenges against ministers' plans to send asylum seekers…
Israel pounds Gaza as fears grow of widening war
Israel pummelled Gaza on Tuesday but reached a deal with Hamas to deliver medicines to hostages and desperately needed aid to civilians in the war-torn Palestinian territory following Qatari and French mediation.
The war raging since…
China’s population decline accelerates in 2023
China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
Once the world's most populous…
US lists Houthis as terrorists, rebels hit another US-operated ship
The US on Wednesday returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, as the militants attacked their second U.S.-operated vessel in the Red Sea region this week and the US military carried out fresh strikes.
Attacks…
UK faces coldest January night in 14 years
Tuesday could be the coldest January night since 2010, the Met Office has warned.
Temperatures may drop to freezing lows of -15C in parts of Scotland, according to the forecaster.
Bitter conditions and significant…
Jailed Iranian Nobel winner hit with new sentence: family
An Iranian court has sentenced 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional sentence of over one year in prison on charges of spreading propaganda against the Islamic republic while behind bars, her family said on…