In the early hours of September 6, Mohammed Sabaaneh, 29, was live on TikTok, filming clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians in the West Bank town of Jenin. Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 05:14PM
Fears of a third Intifada as Palestinian deaths reach 7-year high
11 dead in suspected and confirmed Ebola cases in Uganda
In the last 24 hours, Uganda has recorded four confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 11, the country’s health ministry reported Friday in a statement.Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 04:44PM
Hot mic catches South Korean leader swearing about US lawmakers
A criticism of US lawmakers by the President of South Korea has gone viral on social media — after a hot mic picked him up using an expletive.Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 08:20AM
GM stops taking reservations for Hummer EV
There’s a lot of buyer interest in the electric Hummer now being offered by Chevrolet. But there’s limited capacity to build them, and now General Motors has stopped taking orders for the massive EV.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 10:44PM
Hong Kong removes international travel quarantine after more than two years
The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after more than two and a half years of stringent pandemic controls.Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 10:33AM
How Giorgia Meloni and her far-right party became a driving force in Italian politics
When Giorgia Meloni first burst onto the political scene in 2006 as the youngest ever vice-president of the National Alliance party, she sealed her fate as a far-right politician. Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 05:24AM
Analysis: As Russia raises nuclear specter in Ukraine, China looks the other way
When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Uzbekistan last week, the mood was noticeably different from their triumphant meeting in Beijing, weeks before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 05:07AM
Thailand denies entry to model who denounced Myanmar junta in pageant speech
A Myanmar model who took refuge in Thailand after speaking out against a military coup in her homeland has been blocked from returning to Bangkok, Thai authorities said on Thursday, over what her manager said was an Interpol notice.Story Published at: September 23, 2022 at 03:54AM
Iran’s President abandons CNN interview after Amanpour declines head scarf demand
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi withdrew from a long-planned interview with CNN’s chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, after she declined a last-minute demand to wear a head scarf.Story Published at: September 22, 2022 at 04:51PM
Lavrov skips all of fiery UN meeting on Ukraine — except for his own address
Russia’s foreign minister was absent from the chamber as his country faced wide rebuke from the United States and others for its war in Ukraine at a UN Security Council meeting, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warning fellow diplomats “the very international order we’ve gathered here to uphold is being shredded before our eyes.”Story Published at: September 22, […]