Iran ‘categorically denies’ UN envoy met Elon Musk
Iran’s foreign ministry denied that a meeting was held between the Iranian ambassador to the United Nations and Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person and close ally of US President-elect…
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Zelensky says Ukraine war will end ‘faster’ under Trump presidency
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia’s war in Ukraine will end “faster” when Donald Trump takes over as US president. Speaking in a radio interview with Ukrainian public broadcaster…
Bad news mounts for Ukraine across the frontlines. But Russia is under pressure too
The bad news keeps coming. Wherever Kyiv looks, Moscow seems to have the advantage. Russia is making gains at key spots along the frontlines of eastern and southeastern Ukraine, while…
Hospital fire kills 10 newborn babies in northern India
Lucknow, India (AP) — A fire tore through a neonatal intensive care unit in a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborn babies and injuring 16 others, authorities said. The…
Young Chinese flock to ‘academic pubs’ as space for free expression shrinks
Sipping a hazy beer in a dimly lit Shanghai pub, Liang Xiao found himself immersed in a sociology lecture that astounded him. Beneath a projector screen, a Chinese PhD student…
Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee…
Iranian anti-regime activist who died by suicide buried in Tehran
Warning: This story contains descriptions of self-harm that some readers might find distressing Iranian activist Kianoosh Sanjari, who died by suicide this week in protest at political imprisonments by the…
Lebanon ceasefire talks intensify as Hezbollah considers new US-Israeli proposal
The proposal, which Johnson outlined to Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri – who is close to Hezbollah – is the first to be submitted by the US and Israel…
Protesters storm parliament in breakaway Georgia region of Abkhazia over Russia deal
Protesters stormed the parliament of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday and opposition politicians demanded the resignation of the self-styled president over an unpopular investment agreement with…
10 killed in fire at Spanish nursing home
At least 10 people died and others were injured in a blaze at a nursing home near Zaragoza, Spain, before firefighters managed to extinguish the flames, local authorities said Friday.…