EU warns of “serious blow” from Trump on climate change
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if US President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of the Paris Agreement, the EU’s head of climate change policy has warned. Trump’s transition team has prepared executive orders to withdraw the United States – currently the world’s second-biggest […]
South Korea’s embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men
Seoul, South Korea Reuters As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young conservative men. Park Byeong-heon, 25, was a crowd favourite at a pro-Yoon rally on Sunday, cheered on as he gave a 10-minute speech in English aimed at foreign media, […]
StrangeSights: Australian PM wades into beach cabana debate; Moldovan first dog’s NYE day out; and, Taiwan’s nonagenarian weightlifters
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Rescue efforts under way after earthquake in Tibet kills more than 120
Beijing, China Reuters More than 400 people trapped by a strong earthquake that struck the foothills of the Himalayas on Tuesday have been rescued, Chinese authorities said, while over 30,000 residents have been relocated, as rescuers continue the search for survivors. The magnitude 6.8 quake’s epicentre was in China’s Tibet region, about 80 kilometres north […]
South Korea’s impeached leader Yoon hunkers down in Seoul’s ‘Beverly Hills’
Seoul, South Korea Reuters Behind rows of barbed wire and a small army of personal security, impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol remained holed up in his sprawling hillside villa with his wife, dogs and cats on Tuesday as investigators planned his arrest. Since parliament voted to impeach and suspend him last month over […]
At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria’s Zamfara state, residents say
Abuja, Nigeria Reuters Gunmen kidnapped at least 46 people, including women and children, in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria’s north-west Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday. The attack, which follows a similar mass kidnapping in the state last month, occurred at about 2200 GMT on Sunday, with dozens […]
France commemorates victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on
Paris, France Reuters France on Tuesday commemorated the victims of the deadly assault on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine 10 years ago that began a spate of Islamist militant attacks on the country and stoked a debate on press freedoms that still rages today. Two masked al-Qaeda-linked gunmen with assault rifles stormed what were then […]
British minister says Musk knows “absolutely nothing” about child rape scandals
London, UK Reuters A British minister who Elon Musk has described as a “rape genocide apologist” said on Tuesday the US billionaire knew “absolutely nothing” about the child sexual abuse scandals he has recently been commenting on. Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, has spent days posting messages on his social media site […]
Housing crush: Hong Kong struggles to improve conditions in tiny, crowded homes
TYRONE SIU AND CLARE JIM, of Reuters, report on efforts to address Hong Kong’s cramped living conditions…
In pictures: Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas
AP Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Monday, 6th January, 2025. PICTURE: AP Photo. Christian Orthodox believers burn dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas Eve, in front of St Luke Church in Belgrade, Serbia, on […]