Thousands of Ukrainian children taken to Belarus – Yale research
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters More than 2,400 children from Ukraine aged between six and 17 years old have been taken to 13 facilities across Belarus since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, research published by Yale University said on Thursday. Ukraine’s prosecutor general said in May that he was investigating the alleged role […]
UNESCO is criticised after Cambodia evicts thousands around World Heritage site Angkor Wat
Bangkok, Thailand AP The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian government’s ongoing mass evictions at the famous centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex. The London-based organisation in a report released Tuesday charged that the evictions of an estimated 10,000 families by Cambodian authorities […]
Spain’s Sanchez secures another term, ending four-month deadlock
Madrid, Spain Reuters Spain’s parliament voted to make Pedro Sanchez prime minister for another term on Thursday, ending a protracted deadlock after an inconclusive general election in July. His Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) reached separate deals with a number of regional parties to earn their backing, including a contentious bill on amnesty for Catalan […]
Drilling resumes to rescue 40 men trapped in Indian tunnel for fifth day
Silkyara, India Reuters Rescue workers renewed efforts on Thursday to reach 40 men trapped for a fifth day inside a collapsed highway tunnel in India, though progress was slow as they began drilling through rock and soil debris. Authorities said they were confident an advanced drilling machine flown in from New Delhi will speed up […]
More Myanmar troops fleeing rebel attacks enter India
Reuters At least 29 more Myanmar soldiers entered India on Thursday fleeing an attack by insurgents on their military base close to the Indian border, an Indian police official said, as rebels step up their assaults against the ruling junta . Earlier this week, 43 Myanmar soldiers entered India’s Mizoram state after their military bases […]
Medics fear for patients inside main Gaza hospital, Israel says tunnel shaft found
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Palestinian medics said on Thursday they are increasingly afraid for the lives of hundreds of patients and medical staff at Gaza’s biggest hospital, cut off from all links to the outside world for more than a day after Israeli forces entered. Israel said its commandos were still searching through Al Shifa hospital on […]
Haitian gang violence intensifies in capital, forcing hospital evacuation
Port-au-PrinceReuters An increase in gang violence in Haiti’s capital this week following the death of a powerful gang leader has led to ongoing gun battles that forced a hospital to evacuate all patients on Wednesday. Workers at the Centre Hospitalier Fontaine, located in Port-au-Prince’s gritty Cite Soleil neighbourhood, rushed patients out as gunshots rang out […]
Rescue hopes for men trapped in India tunnel rest on new drill equipment
Uttarkashi, India Reuters Two of 40 men trapped inside a collapsed highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas were treated for nausea and headache, officials said on Thursday, as they endured a fifth day confined to a small space in the rubble. Rescue efforts have been focused on drilling through the fallen rock to create space […]
Venezuela tells World Court referendum to go ahead despite Guyana resistance
The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters Venezuela told the World Court on Wednesday that it will go ahead with a referendum on 3rd December over its rights to a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a border dispute with Guyana, which asked the court to halt the vote. In April the International Court of […]
Know It All: Disney marks 100 years
DAVID ADAMS looks at some facts and figures about the century-old Disney…