Power fully restored in Pakistan day after outage, says minister | Energy News
Minister says there will be limited outages in some areas in the next 48 hours as coal and nuclear power plants will require more time…
Colombian activist killings hit record high in 2022: Ombudsman | Armed Groups News
Human rights ombudsman says 215 activists and social leaders were killed across Colombia last year, up from 145 in 2021. More than 200 social leaders…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy renews war on corruption amid scandals | Corruption News
President promises changes to government after reports of corruption at defence and infrastructure ministries. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he will make changes to…
Seven reported killed in two shootings in northern California | Gun Violence News
Latest mass shooting comes less than 48 hours after 11 people killed at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles. Seven people have been…
Crypto lender Genesis optimistic it can resolve creditor disputes | Crypto
Genesis filed for bankruptcy protection on January 19 after earlier freezing customer withdrawals. A lawyer for the bankrupt Genesis Global Capital has said the cryptocurrency…
How China became the world’s leading exporter of combat drones | Weapons News
From Saudi Arabia to Myanmar and Iraq to Ethiopia, militaries across the world are stockpiling Chinese combat drones and deploying them on the battlefield. In…
Tuesday 24 January Unification Day in Romania
Since the 14th century, Moldavia and Wallachia had been principalities in Eastern Europe. In 1859, Alexandru Ioan Cuza was elected as ruler in both principalities,…
Anguish as India’s Slumdog Millionaire slum faces wrecking ball | Property
Mumbai, India – Dharavi, the infamous slum depicted in the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, is set for an expensive makeover. In November last year,…
Storm deaths ‘could have been prevented’, Indigenous leaders say | Indigenous Rights News
Honor Beauvais’s every breath was a battle as a snowstorm battered the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in the US state of South Dakota. The asthmatic 12-year-old’s…
Is debt cancellation the way forward for Sri Lanka? | Business and Economy News
Colombo, Sri Lanka – More than 180 prominent economists and development experts from around the world have made a global appeal to Sri Lanka’s financial…
Why is France being told to leave Burkina Faso? | Conflict
From: Inside StoryThe former colonial power has been asked to withdraw its troops from the West African country. Burkina Faso’s military government has asked French…
Man photographed with foot on Pelosi’s desk on Jan 6 found guilty | Courts News
An image of Richard Barnett reclining against the legislator’s desk has become emblematic of the 2021 US Capitol attack. Richard Barnett has been found guilty…
Musk on trial says he was sure he had Saudi backing to privatise | Business and Economy News
Elon Musk is on trial for claims that he defrauded investors by tweeting he secured funds to privatise his firm Tesla. Elon Musk has testified…
Lebanese judge probing 2020 Beirut port blast resumes inquiry | Beirut explosion News
The probe into the 2020 explosion had been derailed for months by legal challenges as well resistance from factions. The Lebanese judge investigating the deadly…
Brazil-Argentina summit to focus on trade, economic integration | Business and Economy News
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has arrived in Argentina for a summit where the two countries will work to foster stronger trade ties.…
Iraqi PM replaces Central Bank governor over currency drop | Business and Economy News
Iraq’s prime minister has replaced the governor of the country’s Central Bank following a weekslong plunge of the Iraqi dinar, the state news agency reported.…
Norway arrests former Wagner fighter who escaped from Russia | Russia-Ukraine war News
Andrey Medvedev, who is seeking asylum in the Nordic nation, could face deportation to Russia, a rights group warns. A former fighter with the Wagner…
Nigerian flights disrupted as ground staff go on strike | Aviation
Flight disruptions are common in Nigeria due to issues surrounding logistics, labour union strikes and fuel scarcity. Airlines in Nigeria said on Monday that flights…
More sanctions as Iran and EU clash over IRGC ‘terror’ label | News
EU foreign policy chief says that the bloc won’t label the IRGC a ‘terrorist’ organisation, for now. Tehran, Iran – The European Union will step up…
22 passive-aggressive things to say to your partner this week
WITH so many rich possibilities for passive-aggression in a relationship you have to be discerning. Here are the top 22 row-starters for the current week: …