Egypt sets out ambitious Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan | Gaza News
Israel’s divided war cabinet to discuss proposal. Hamas reported to reject suggestion of sharing power in Gaza. Egypt has presented what is described as an…
Unhappy couples brace as ‘too close to Christmas’ break-up deadline approaches
INCOMPATIBLE couples across the UK are feeling the pressure as the window of opportunity to break up before Christmas closes. Doomed duos face the stark…
Iran dismisses US accusations of tanker attack off India | Houthis News
The US accusations are meant to ‘distract’ from Washington’s complicity in Israel’s ‘crimes in Gaza’, Iran’s FM says. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed…
Data Says Security Improved In 22 Nigerian States This Year. Here Are Their Names.
Data shows Nigeria recorded an overall improvement in security in 2023, but some states more than others. The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)…
Is Netanyahu’s Frustration in Gaza becoming too Costly for all Stakeholders?
The Expanding Crisis The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is expanding beyond proportions with death toll crossing 20,000 and counting, over 50,000 injured to include unprecedented…
Rhetoric escalates in China-Philippines South China Sea dispute | South China Sea News
Chinese state media warns the Philippines that ‘provocations’ in South China Sea are ‘extremely dangerous’. Chinese state media has warned the Philippines against “causing trouble…
Sri Lanka frees more than 1,000 prisoners in Christmas amnesty | Crime News
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s amnesty includes Sri Lankans jailed for not paying fines, official says. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has granted an amnesty to more…
Israel-Hamas war: List of key events, day 80 | Israel-Palestine conflict News
EXPLAINERA Christmas of bloodshed in Gaza amid raids in the occupied West Bank – here the are major updates. Here’s how things stand on Monday,…
Beyond Borders and Billionaires at COP28: Rethinking Elite Accountability for Climate Justice
At least of 25% of the billionaires who participated as representatives at COP28 have amassed their wealth through sectors like petrochemicals, mining, and beef production.…
Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says in Christmas Eve address that ‘day by day, the darkness is losing’. Russian attacks on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region have…
Plane carrying Indian passengers to leave France after trafficking probe | Aviation News
Airbus A340 is expected to leave airport on Monday after French Civil Aviation Authority secures approval. A plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers that…
Serbia police fire tear gas as opposition backers demand election annulled | Politics News
President Aleksandar Vucic condemns ‘attempted violent takeover’ amid protests over alleged election fraud. Riot police in Serbia have fired tear gas and pepper spray at…
Monday 25 December Christmas Day in Norway
Whilst the holiday has a strong grounding in the story of the birth of Jesus, many of the traditions we associate with Christmas have evolved…
Israeli forces ‘massacre’ at least 70 in Gaza’s al-Maghazi refugee camp | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The attack is one of the deadliest of the nearly three-month-long war. At least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli air attack in…
‘Our hearts in Bethlehem’, says Pope in Christmas Eve mass, shadowed by war | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a lament – that Jesus’s message of peace is being drowned out by the “futile logic…
How can aid get to Palestinians as Israel bombs Gaza? | Israel-Palestine conflict
UN Security Council votes to allow more supplies, but Israel’s bombardment and ground offensive go on. Hundreds more have been killed in Gaza since Friday’s…
Armenian POWs: Open Letter to the IC of the Red Cross On behalf of Vicken Euljeckjian’s Family
By Luciana Minassian and Uzay Bulut To Zara Amatuni, ICRC Yerevan, Armenia Dear Madam Amatuni, We are writing on behalf of the family of the…
India suspends newly-elected wrestling body after top athletes protest | Sexual Assault News
The suspension comes days after a new president replaced the old head who was charged with sexually harassing wrestlers. India’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and…
UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe to buy 25 percent stake in Manchester United | Football News
Ratcliffe will also provide $300m for future investment into the struggling football club’s Old Trafford stadium. INEOS Chief Executive Jim Ratcliffe has become a minority…
Anger in Kashmir after Indian army accused of killing civilians in custody | Military News
The deaths of three Kashmir civilians after they were picked up by the Indian army in the wake of a deadly rebel attack in the…