Stakes high as South Africa brings claim of genocidal intent against Israel
Israel’s decision to defend itself at the international court of justice will make it harder for it to brush aside any adverse finding South Africa’s...
Month : January 2024
Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist in critical condition after brutal knife attack
Steven Kabuye was stabbed by unknown assailants on a motorbike after receiving death threats A prominent Ugandan LGBTQ+ activist is in a critical condition after...
Record half million people crossed the treacherous Darién Gap in 2023
Jungle between Colombia and Panama marks the start of the dangerous trek north from South America to the United States A record 520,000 people crossed...
Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks
Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks Japanese rescuers were scrambling to search...
Passenger jet in fiery crash at Haneda airport was cleared to land, Japan Airlines says
In a recording from the control tower apparently taken before impact, a voice can be heard advising JAL’s flight to ‘continue approach’ A passenger jet...
Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial
Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious material Jimmy Lai has pleaded not guilty to all...
Japan: plane collision at Tokyo airport leaves five dead on coastguard aircraft but Japan Airlines passengers evacuate – as it happened
Six coastguards were on plane, which was delivering earthquake relief supplies, which hit Japan Airlines plane at Haneda airport. This live blog is closed Five...
Somalia vows to defend sovereignty after Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
Mogadishu recalls ambassador to Ethiopia over ‘null and void’ Red Sea port agreement Somalia has promised to defend its territory by “any legal means” and...
Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican actor and voice of Disney’s Coco, dies aged 90
Murguía, who voiced titular character in Oscar-winning animated Pixar film, appeared in more than 100 roles spanning cinema, stage and television Ana Ofelia Murguía, the...
Ethiopia and Somaliland reach ‘historic’ agreement over access to ports
Naval and commercial access to Somaliland’s coast granted in exchange for recognising republic’s independence Ethiopia has signed a “historic” deal granting it naval and commercial...
