Russia’s chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled. In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and its ally, Belarus. Both countries were kicked out of the federation after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Those supporting the … Read more
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres defended the UNRWA’s operations in Gaza on Sunday, saying only “a few elements” of the organization were affiliated with Hamas. Israeli ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon claimed last week that the UNRWA, or United Nations Relief and Works Agency, is completely taken over by Hamas. Guterres has admitted that … Read more
An explosion caused by a gas leak at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday. More than 20 others were injured after the blast in South Khorasan province. It is reported to have been caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks of the … Read more
Israeli forces have raided the offices of news broadcaster Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and ordered it to close for an initial period of 45 days. Viewers watched as the troops handed the closure order to the network’s West Bank bureau chief Walid al-Omari who read it out live on air. … Read more
BBC / Getty Images Wild Mother – the online alias of a woman called Desirée – lives in the mountains of Colorado, where she posts videos to 80,000 followers about holistic wellness and bringing up her little girl. She wants Donald Trump to win the presidential election. About 70 miles north in the suburbs of … Read more
Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would bring the Kenyan contingent, deployed incrementally since June to help the Caribbean nation’s beleaguered police force, up to 1,000. During a visit to the country, … Read more
Getty Images Anura Kumara Dissanayake shows his finger marked with indelible ink after voting in Colombo Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka’s presidential election would have been called a political earthquake. But with many having labelled the left-leaning politician as a strong frontrunner in the run-up to the poll, … Read more
EPA Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order Left-leaning politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election after a historic second round of counting. No candidate won more than 50% of the total votes in the first round, where Dissanayake got 42.31% while his closest rival, opposition leader … Read more
At least four people have been killed and 18 injured in a mass shooting in Birmingham, Alabama, police say. “Multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people” late on Saturday in the Five Points South area of the city, Birmingham police officer Truman Fitzgerald said. Officers found the bodies of two men and … Read more
Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets from Lebanon overnight, landing much deeper into Israel than in previous attacks. Residential buildings in Kiryat Bialik were set alight and some people were injured. Rescue teams arrived at the scene to treat the wounded, while Israeli security forces cordoned off the area. Source link