Month: December 2024
ICJ LIVE: UN court hears landmark climate case
The International Court of Justice is hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact…
UN food agency says additional funding needed as more Sudanese displaced by war stream into Chad
In a Doctors Without Borders clinic in Chad’s Aboutengue refugee camp, Khadiga Omer Adam sits on a bed cradling her…
Taiwan’s president visits Marshall Islands as tensions grow with China
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived in the Marshall Islands on Tuesday on the latest stop of his diplomatic tour of…
Native American students miss school at higher rates. It only got worse during the pandemic
Years after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance. But attendance has been worse for…
LIVE: Thailand military parade on the king’s 72nd birthday
Thailand’s Queen Suthida leads a military parade and oath-taking ceremony in Bangkok to honor King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The king is…
LIVE: AP Interview with Hunter Biden’s attorney after pardon
Hunter Biden’s attorney Mark Geragos speaks to The Associated Press after President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the…
Police say Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi went to Mexico and isn’t considered missing
A Hawaii woman who disappeared after landing in Los Angeles was seen crossing into Mexico alone with her luggage and…
Displaced Lebanese living in Tyre bury their loved ones in a temporary cemetery
Displaced families living in the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre who want to bury their dead in their hometowns face…
Death sentence for real estate tycoon Truong My Lan upheld in Vietnam
A Vietnamese court rejected the appeal of real estate tycoon Truong My Lan on Tuesday but kept the door open…
Fears fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire could collapse | BBC News
Israel and Hezbollah have launched attacks against each other, with both sides saying they were retaliating against violations of the…