World

UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks

Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation’s Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned, after days of renewed violence from an alliance of armed gangs in the Caribbean nation.

October 23, 2024 5:35 pm
 

World

Rebuilding Gaza could take 350 years:UN report

United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns since World War II.

October 23, 2024 4:40 pm
 

World

African progress backslides as coups and war persist

Nearly half of Africa’s citizens live in a country where governance has worsened over the past decade, as deteriorating security erodes progress, according to a new report.

October 23, 2024 4:13 pm
 

World

Netanyahu meets Blinken, urges political and security changes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

October 23, 2024 3:18 pm
 

Pacific Islands

Seven dead after gunmen ambush public bus in Papua New Guinea

Residents of Papua New Guinea’s Porgera region say they’re fearful a “new brand of tribal warfare” has started after gunmen stormed a passenger bus, killing at least seven people.

October 23, 2024 2:47 pm
 

World

Austrian president tasks centre-right, not far right

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen tasked Chancellor Karl Nehammer, leader of the conservative People’s Party, with forming a government over the objections of the far-right Freedom Party, which won last month’s general election.

October 23, 2024 2:05 pm
 

World

Peru to monitor Venezuelan migrants' remittances amid crime fears

Peru’s government will monitor money transfers sent from Venezuelans living in Peru back home, President Dina Boluarte announced, saying the measure is a response to complaints of delinquency on the part of Venezuelan migrants.

October 23, 2024 1:41 pm
 

World

In Havana's still dark corners, a protest erupts

Just three or four city blocks in all of Central Havana remained without electricity – an island of darkness in the Cuban capital’s sea of flashing lights, pounding reggaeton and jammed bars and cafes.

October 23, 2024 12:30 pm
 

World

Germany identifies its first case of new mpox variant

Germany has detected its first case of the new mpox variant, the Robert Koch Institute for public health said, adding that it viewed the risk to the wider population as low.

October 23, 2024 11:29 am
 

World

Brazil's Lula stable after head injury

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva underwent new medical exams, which showed his condition is stable in comparison to previous assessments following a weekend head injury, his doctors said.

October 23, 2024 10:08 am
 

World

Blinken urges Israel to capitalise on Hamas leader's killing

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to capitalise on the killing of Hamas’ leader by securing the release of the Oct. 7 attack hostages and ending the war in Gaza.

October 23, 2024 9:20 am
 

World

Blinken urges Israel to end war

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in talks on Tuesday to capitalise on the killing of Hamas’ leader by securing the release of the Oct. 7 attack hostages and ending the war in Gaza.

October 23, 2024 7:30 am

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