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Hunter Biden found guilty on gun charges
US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury yesterday of lying about his drug use to illegally buy a gun, a verdict Democrats may seize upon to counter Donald Trump's claim of a justice system weaponized against…
China urges greater BRICS role as Western sanctions mount
China has urged the BRICS bloc of nations to take on greater responsibilities and establish itself as being inclusive to the world, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday, in the wake of Western sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on…
Child victims of war spiked in 2023 amid Gaza, Sudan crises: UN report
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.
The United Nations' annual "Children in Armed conflict"…
39 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen: UN agency
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 39 dead in the latest disaster on the perilous migration route from Africa, a UN agency said Tuesday.
"Tragic incident off #Yemen coast: Boat with 260 migrants…
Many in Gaza back to eating ‘one meal per day’
Israel's relentless bombardment and obstruction of humanitarian efforts are making it nearly impossible for aid agencies to reach starving Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The flow of aid into Gaza has remained scarce, with many people…
Malawi vice president Chilima killed in plane crash
Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine other people were killed when the military plane they were traveling on crashed, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday.
The aircraft carrying Chilima, who was seen as a potential…
UN official blasts West’s double standards
The UN's special rapporteur on the right to housing has rebuked countries he accused of bias on Israel's offensive on Gaza following a deadly attack by Tel Aviv on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the enclave.
"Countries that celebrate the…
Modi’s kingmakers: the new coalition govt in India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take the oath of office on Sunday for a third term in power alongside coalition allies after his party failed to win a parliamentary majority.
Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party…
WWII veteran, 100, weds 96-yr-old bride on D-Day anniversary
It might have been the longest wait but on Saturday 100-year-old American World War II veteran Harold Terens married his 96-year-old fiancee in Normandy, just days after being honoured on the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in…
UK foreign minister fooled by hoax call
Britain's foreign minister David Cameron has been the victim of a hoax video call from someone claiming to be the former president of Ukraine, officials said.
Cameron had a short video call with former Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko,…