Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for 'facilitating Israel's genocide' in Gaza

Mar 03, 2024

Managua [Nicaragua], March 3: Nicaragua has sued Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for funding Israel and cutting aid to the UN Palestinian...

Zelensky appeals to West over deadly Russian drone attack on Odesa

Mar 03, 2024

Kyiv [Ukraine], March 3: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had called on Western allies to deliver more air defence systems after at least seven people were...

Bangladesh fire toll rises to 46; safety lapses to blame

Mar 03, 2024

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 3: Bangladesh firefighters said Friday that glaring safety lapses were responsible for a Dhaka restaurant blaze that killed 46 people, with more...

Iran counts votes as reports suggest low turnout

Mar 03, 2024

Tehran [Iran], March 3: Iran began counting ballots on Saturday after a vote for parliament and a key clerical body, with local media estimating a...

US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop as mediators to seek truce deal

Mar 03, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], March 3: The United States on Saturday carried out the first of what it said would be a series of humanitarian airdrops of...

Spain braces for wildfires as beef farmers battle red tape

Mar 03, 2024

Madrid [Spain], March 3: Across Europe, farmers have jammed roads, burned tyres and dumped manure in protest at a host of pressures threatening their livelihoods...

Gaza truce talks expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on

Mar 03, 2024

Gaza [Palestine], March 3: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas for...

Haitian police unions plead for help after attack on main prison

Mar 03, 2024

Port-au-Prince [Haiti], March 3: Armed groups were closing in on Haiti's largest prison on Saturday night, defying police forces who called for help after days...

UN chief appeals for greater support for small islands fighting climate change

Mar 03, 2024

Kingstown [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines], March 3: More funding is needed to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the frontlines of climate change,...