Trump, newly charged, urges defunding US Justice Department and FBI
Washington DC, US Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on his fellow Republicans in Congress to slash funding for the US Justice Department and the FBI, one day after pleading not guilty in New York to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Trump, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy aims for Western warplane coalition; Russians pressure Bakhmut
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Warsaw on Wednesday that Poland would help form a coalition of Western powers to supply warplanes to Kyiv, adding that Ukrainian troops were still fighting for Bakhmut in the east but could withdraw if they risked being cut off. Neighbouring Poland is a […]
Man with axe kills four at pre-school in southern Brazil
Säo Paulo/Rio de Janeiro, BrazilReuters A man armed with a small axe climbed over a wall into a pre-school in southern Brazil and killed four children on Wednesday, police said, injuring five others in the attack. The 25-year-old man turned himself in to police after the rampage, security chief Marcio Alberto Filippi told reporters. People […]
Violence erupts again at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli police clashed with Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque a second time on Wednesday, witnesses said, hours after the arrest and removal of more than 350 people in a police raid at the compound and despite a US appeal to ease tensions. The confrontations, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and on […]
India rejects China’s renaming of places along disputed border
New Delhi, India/Beijing, ChinaReuters India on Tuesday rejected the renaming by China of places in what India regards as its eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as part of its territory. China and India fought a war along parts of their poorly demarcated 3,800 kilometre frontier in 1962 and clashes in mountainous regions […]
Coronation roles for Prince George, Camilla’s grandchildren, says Buckingham Palace
London, UK Reuters King Charles III’s grandson Prince George and the grandchildren of the Queen Consort Camilla will play major roles in the coronation of the British monarch next month, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Tuesday. George, nine, the eldest son of heir to the throne Prince William, will be one of the King’s four pages […]
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Gunmen in Nigeria seize eight students in latest kidnapping
Bauchi, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state kidnapped eight secondary school students coming from school along with an unknown number of others, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a wave of such abductions. Armed gangs operating mostly in remote parts of north-west Nigeria have carried out violent attacks against villagers, schools and […]
After immigrant deaths at border, calls to end US-Canada asylum pact grow louder
Toronto, CanadaReuters Dozens of protesters gathered in front of Canadian Public Safety Minister office in Toronto on Tuesday demanding an end of an asylum treaty between Canada and the United States after eight people died by drowning as they tried to cross into country. The deaths come less than two weeks after the Safe Third […]
Updated: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges in New York
Updated: 12:45pm (AEST)New York, USReuters Former President Donald Trump was charged on Tuesday with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a historic case over allegations he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 US election to suppress publication of their sexual encounters with him. Prosecutors in Manhattan accused Trump, the first […]