Hamas says Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 25

At least 25 people were killed Tuesday in a strike that hit a southern Gaza school sheltering Palestinians displaced by war, the Hamas-run health ministry said
6 December 2023

US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence

President Joe Biden and other senior US officials have warned repeatedly that Israel must act to stop violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
6 December 2023

Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed

A bus in the Philippines carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, killing a least 16 people, local authorities said on Wednesday
6 December 2023

Washington Post journalists plan 24-hour strike

The planned one-day walkout would mark the first general work stoppage at the Post since the bitter, 20-week pressmen's strike of 1975-76, when Katharine Graham was publisher, according to union officials.
6 December 2023

EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law

The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.
6 December 2023

Southeast Asia banks on aviation boom

Southeast Asia is becoming a hot property, with private and public players competing for an expanding market.
6 December 2023

Air New Zealand aims to fly battery-powered plane by 2026

The national airline said it has ordered an electric ALIA aircraft from US-based aerospace manufacturer Beta Technologies.
6 December 2023

Biden 'not sure' he'd be seeking reelection if not for Trump

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was unsure if he would be seeking reelection next year were Republican rival Donald Trump not also trying for a second term
6 December 2023

In southern Gaza, Israel mounts fiercest attacks so far

Israel's military assaulted southern Gaza's main city in what it said was the fiercest combat since it began its ground invasion to eliminate Hamas five weeks ago, while the US again pressed Israel to minimise Palestinian civilian casualties
6 December 2023

One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: Unicef

Sixty-nine million children -- or more than one in five -- live in poverty in the world's 40 richest countries Unicef said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and France for their particularly bad standings
6 December 2023

COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens

Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks yesterday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.
5 December 2023

WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas

The World Food Programme said yesterday it was suspending its food distribution in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen because of funding cuts and disagreements with the rebel group.
5 December 2023

Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people rushing out of buildings and briefly halting train services in the city.
5 December 2023

85 killed after army drone strike hits Nigerian villagers

A Nigerian army drone targeting armed groups killed at least 85 civilians by mistake in northwest Kaduna State, causing outrage over one of the country’s deadliest military bombing accidents.
5 December 2023

Sr US official visits India

White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a US delegation to New Delhi on Monday where he noted the formation of an investigative panel by India to probe an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil.
5 December 2023

Putin to visit KSA, UAE today

President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates today, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated over the Ukraine conflict.
5 December 2023

Situation in Gaza ‘getting worse by the hour’: WHO

A World Health Organization official in Gaza said yesterday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as Israeli bombing has intensified in the south of the Palestinian enclave around the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah.
5 December 2023

Two killed by Russian shelling in Kherson: Ukraine

Ukraine said yesterday that two people had been killed by Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson, the latest fatalities in months of persistent shelling by Moscow’s forces.
5 December 2023

‘Even more hellish scenario’ looms

A UN official warned that “an even more hellish scenario” looms in Gaza as Israeli forces stormed the main city in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday and hospitals struggled to cope with scores of Palestinian dead and wounded.
5 December 2023

Over 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct 7

More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of war on October 7, the Palestinian health minister said today
5 December 2023