International News
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UN rights chief demands end to ‘carnage’ in Gaza City
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, condemned Israel’s ground assault on Gaza City as “utterly unacceptable.”
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Trump sues New York Times for $15 billion over ‘decades-long defamation’
The New York Times criticised a $15 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump as a brazen attempt to silence independent reporting.
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Israeli airstrikes leave children dead, residents describe horror in Gaza City
As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians sifted through the rubble of a residential block in northern Gaza City, lifting a blanket that held the body of a…
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Hollywood icon Robert Redford dies at 89
US acting legend Robert Redford died early on Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, the New York Times reported. He was 89.
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Honkytonk Kenya: Africa’s home of country music and line-dancing
Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in the capital Nairobi for International Cowboys…
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French right-to-die activists on trial for helping obtain euthanasia drug
Twelve activists accused of helping people in France to illegally obtain a euthanasia drug went on trial in Paris on Monday, 15 September, as the country debates a right-to-die bill.
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Qatar urges action against Israel ahead of emergency summit
Qatar’s prime minister has called on the international community to reject “double standards” and hold Israel accountable.
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Britain pulls out all the stops for Trump’s historic second state visit
U.S. President Donald Trump will embark on a historic second state visit to the United Kingdom this week, aiming to keep Prime Minister Keir Starmer on his good side during…
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Suspect in Charlie Kirk shooting had leftist ties, Utah governor says
The man arrested over the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was romantically involved with a transgender roommate and held “leftist ideology,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox said, confirming details likely…
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Huge crowds at the Vatican as teenager becomes first millennial saint
London-born teenager Carlo Acutis became the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint in a Vatican ceremony, dubbed ‘God’s Influencer’ for spreading faith online.
