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UK PM Sunak ‘deeply sorry’ for pandemic deaths
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday said he was "deeply sorry" for those who lost family during the Covid pandemic as he was quizzed about his actions as finance minister during the global health emergency.
Sunak is expected to…
China’s carrier passes through Taiwan Strait
A Chinese naval formation led by the Shandong aircraft carried sailed through the Taiwan Strait yesterday, Taipei's defence ministry said.
The carrier group entered the strait that separates the island and mainland China, travelling from…
Return to spirit of universal rights declaration
The UN yesterday urged world leaders to revive the spirit that led to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 75 years ago, to counter today's widespread oppression and polarisation.
The text adopted after World War II and the…
University of Pennsylvania president resigns after antisemitism testimony
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill, who came under fire for her stance on antisemitism on campus, has resigned, the Ivy League school said on Saturday.
Magill was one of three top university presidents who were criticized…
Agree on deep cuts to emissions
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday urged leaders at the COP28 climate conference to agree on deep cuts to emissions and stop global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Negotiators at the conference in…
2024 Election: Putin decides to run for presidency
Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday he would run for president again in the 2024 presidential election, a move expected to keep him in power until at least 2030.
Putin, who was handed the presidency by Boris Yeltsin on…
US uses emergency authority to provide 14,000 tank shells to Israel
The Biden administration has used an emergency authority to allow the sale of about 14,000 tank shells to Israel without congressional review, the Pentagon said today.
The State Department on Friday used an Arms Export Control Act…
Israeli forces push into southern Gaza
Israeli forces pushed Sunday into southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled in search of shelter from bombardments and intense fighting with Hamas militants.
Aid groups have sounded the alarm on the "apocalyptic"…
Gaza’s health system on its knees: WHO
Gaza's health system is on its knees and cannot afford to lose another ambulance or a single hospital bed more, the World Health Organization warned yesterday.
"The situation is getting more and more horrible by the day... beyond belief,…
US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary
Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The long…