World

Netanyahu says Schumer call for Israel election was inappropriate

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN on Sunday that U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech in which he urged new elections in Israel was “totally inappropriate.”

March 18, 2024 2:36 pm
 

World

 Putin claims landslide and scorns US democracy

Vladimir Putin was always going to claim his fifth term as president with a landslide, faced with three other candidates all rubber-stamped by the Kremlin.

March 18, 2024 1:17 pm
 

World

Ukrainian drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power

Ukraine launched 35 drones at targets across Russia that sparked a brief fire at an oil refinery, took aim at Moscow and disrupted electricity supplies in border areas, Russia said on Sunday, the last day of its presidential election.

March 18, 2024 11:20 am
 

World

Biden jokes about Trump's mental fitness

U.S. President Joe Biden took jabs on Saturday at former President Donald Trump with jokes about the mental fitness of his election opponent during a speech at the Gridiron Club dinner, a Washington tradition that began in the 1880s.

March 18, 2024 10:20 am
 

World

Putin wins Russia election in landslide with record turnout

President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia’s election on Sunday, cementing his grip on power though thousands of opponents staged a noon protest at polling stations and the United States said the vote was neither free nor fair.

March 18, 2024 9:30 am
 

World

Trump predicts the end of U.S. democracy if he loses 2024 election

Donald Trump said on Saturday if he does not win November’s presidential election it will mean the likely end of American democracy.

March 17, 2024 5:23 pm
 

Australia

Australia's north braces for Tropical Cyclone Megan

Residents in parts of Australia’s Northern Territory and Queensland state were urged on Sunday to prepare for a tropical cyclone that is forecast to make landfall in coming days.

March 17, 2024 4:23 pm
 

World

Iceland evacuations as volcano spews lava again

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula – the fourth since December.

March 17, 2024 3:33 pm
 

World

United Airlines flight 433 lands safely without panel in Oregon

A Boeing plane landed without one of its fuselage panels at an airport in the US state of Oregon on Friday, says United Airlines.

March 17, 2024 2:34 pm
 

World

UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

The U.N. children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital.

March 17, 2024 1:12 pm
 

World

Russia's presidential vote starts final day with accusations of Kyiv sabotage

Russia started its final day of presidential voting on Sunday with Moscow accusing Ukraine of using air attacks to try to sabotage the election that is expected to keep President Vladimir Putin in power for another six years.

March 17, 2024 12:48 pm
 

World

Israel prepares return to ceasefire talks; UN says Gaza hunger crisis worsens

The main U.N. aid agency operating in Gaza said on Saturday that acute malnutrition was accelerating in the north of the Palestinian enclave as Israel prepared to send a delegation to Qatar for new ceasefire talks on a hostage deal with Hamas.

March 17, 2024 11:51 am

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