US skips UN Nakba event marking dispossession of Palestinians after Israeli campaign
The event, the first of its kind to be held by the UN, commemorated the Nakba or "catastrophe" -- when roughly 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in what is now Israel.
2023-05-16 21:29
Hitler speech and Nazi slogans played on Austrian train's loudspeakers
Passengers on an Austrian train running from Bregenz to Vienna were shocked when they heard a recording of an Adolf Hitler speech play over the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
2023-05-16 19:49
Wagner chief Prigozhin claims in video US citizen died fighting in Bakhmut
The leader of the Russian private military company Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed a US citizen died in the embattled Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, in a video posted on the Wagner Telegram group on Tuesday.
2023-05-16 18:29
Aid groups brace for 'large-scale loss of life' in Myanmar as details emerge of Cyclone Mocha's destruction
Rescue groups are bracing for "a large scale loss of life" in Myanmar, one aid agency has warned, after powerful Cyclone Mocha slammed into its west coast, ripping down houses and uprooting trees in one of the strongest storms to ever hit the country.
2023-05-16 16:53
Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:46
Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' missile strike, military official says
Kyiv was targeted by an exceptionally dense attack of Russian drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles early Tuesday in the eighth assault on the Ukrainian capital this month, a senior city military official said.
2023-05-16 13:50
Durham interviewed Hillary Clinton on alleged plan to tie Trump to Russia, found no 'provable criminal offense'
Clinton expressed sympathy for investigators, calling the questions, "really sad," adding, "I get it, you have to go down every rabbit hole."
2023-05-16 09:19
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
2023-05-13 14:53
Erdogan's rival has gone through a political makeover ahead of the elections
Analysts say the desire to appeal to today's voters has seen the presidential candidate undergo an image makeover over the years. His messages now target Turkey's middle class and the downtrodden, the very constituency that Erdogan has always championed.
2023-05-13 12:25
Ex-ByteDance Exec Claims Reporting Illegal Conduct Got Him Fired
ByteDance Inc.’s former head of engineering in the US said in a lawsuit he was fired for voicing
2023-05-13 11:45
Dance that comforted Taiwan during its loneliest hour returns to the stage
The US's decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing sent shockwaves through Taiwan when it was announced in late 1978. But the island found solace in an unlikely place.
2023-05-13 08:53
Pfizer CEO calls US drug price plan 'negotiation with a gun to your head'
By Michael Erman and Bhanvi Satija NEW YORK (Reuters) -Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla called U.S. plans to negotiate
2023-05-13 04:55