Month: July 2024

Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were hit in the eyes by pellets fired by security forces, and might lose vision.

Natural disasters have a greater impact on the isolated and impoverished North Korea due to its weak infrastructure.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to deliver speech expected to lay the groundwork for tax rises.

Election authority says Maduro, who faced a stiff test from a unified opposition, secured 51 percent of the vote.

Cancellations come amid fears of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah following rocket attack.

Leader Kim Jong Un chastises officials for their failure to prepare and respond to recent torrential rain.

PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s warring parties have committed widespread sexual violence against women and girls aged between nine and 60, and prevented survivors from accessing health care in the capital, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
In a new report titled ‘Khartoum is Not Safe for Women’, the rights watchdog recorded testimonies from 42 health care workers and first responders on sexual violence and forced and child marriage since war erupted in April 2023 between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

As the war enters its 885th day, these are the main developments.

BEIRUT: A deadly rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights has added to concerns that Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah could be sucked into a full-scale war — something they have both previously indicated they want to avoid but for which they have also said they are ready.

Some Japanese businesses are charging multiple times their usual prices amid a record influx of tourists.