COP26 recognizes it but offers nothing

An agreement reached on Saturday night as the COP26 climate talks closed pushed concerns about growing “loss and damage” from climate change up the agenda, as it becomes harder for many people to live safely on a hotter planet, analysts said. 
14 November 2021

Ecuador Prison Violence: Clash of gangs kills 68

Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in a bloodbath that left at least 68 dead in the same prison where a riot in September claimed 119 lives, officials said Saturday.
14 November 2021

12,000 musicians play in largest orchestra

Sunset in Caracas was accompanied by the sound of classical music yesterday as thousands of Venezuelan musicians performed Tchaikovsky’s ‘Marche Slave’ to set the record for “the world’s largest orchestra”.
14 November 2021

Israeli troops joined settlers attacking Palestinians: NGO

An Israeli rights group said yesterday that in 183 incidents of Jewish settler violence against Palestinians, Israeli forces did not intervene to protect Palestinians and at times actively joined the attacks.
14 November 2021

Air strikes ‘kill 80 more rebels’ in Yemen

The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen yesterday said it has killed 80 Huthi rebels in the past 24 hours in strikes around the city of Marib. 
14 November 2021

Couple arrested in Turkey not spies, Israel says

Israel is working for the release of an Israeli couple being held in Turkey, denying allegations carried by Turkish state media that the two were spies, the Israeli prime minister said.
14 November 2021

Group of 50 migrants broke into Poland through Belarus border: Police

A group of about 50 migrants broke through defences on the border with Belarus and entered Poland near the village of Starzyna, police said on Sunday, as the situation on the frontier becomes increasingly tense.
14 November 2021

US army covered up Syria airstrikes that killed up to 64 women, children in 2019: report

The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
14 November 2021

Japan’s former princess Mako, new husband starting new life in US

Japan's ex-princess Mako, the emperor's niece, departed the country with her new husband on Sunday to start a new life in the United States.
14 November 2021

Death toll from fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone rises to 144

The death toll from a fuel tanker explosion in Sierra Leone's capital on Nov. 5 has risen to 144 from a previous estimate of 115, health ministry data showed on Saturday.
14 November 2021

Ecuador prison riot leaves at least 68 dead

At least 68 prisoners were killed and more than two dozen injured in overnight violence at Ecuador's Penitenciaria del Litoral prison, the government said on Saturday, in what officials characterize as fights among rival gangs.
14 November 2021

Amazon deforestation hits monthly record in Brazil

Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest hit a new record in October, a Brazilian government agency said Friday, just days after President Jair Bolsonaro announced ambitious environmental goals at the COP26 climate summit.
13 November 2021

This day in history

1914 - Religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares an Islamic holy war on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging his Muslim followers to take up arms against Britain, France, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro in World War I.
13 November 2021

Quote of the day

I want everyone to know. We have nothing to do with it.  …We should not forget where these crises associated with migrants came from... Western countries themselves, including European countries.
13 November 2021

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US President Joe Biden will hold a hotly anticipated virtual summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping tomorrow, with both sides indicating they will not give ground on flashpoint issues such as Taiwan.
13 November 2021

‘I want to start a youth movement’

What exactly does one do after leaking thousands of documents from the world’s most powerful social media company? For Frances Haugen, the answer is obvious: start a youth movement.
13 November 2021

West at risk of conflict with Russia: UK army chief

There is a greater risk of an accidental war breaking out between the West and Russia than at any time since the Cold War, with many of the traditional diplomatic tools no longer available, Britain’s most senior military officer said.
13 November 2021

Covid Surge in Europe: WHO urges more targeted vaccination

As Covid-19 cases balloon again in Europe, the World Health Organization has called for more targeted vaccination efforts to ensure the most vulnerable worldwide get the jabs.
13 November 2021

Powers urge Libya to keep poll plan, want mercenaries out

World powers on Friday told Libya to stick to a plan for holding presidential elections on December 24, adding that foreign mercenaries should also leave and allow the country to turn a page in its history.
13 November 2021

Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal

Turkey yesterday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.
13 November 2021