Italy, Japan & UK to develop next-generation fighter jets
LONDON, 9 Dec 2022: Italy, Japan and the UK today announced the formalisation of an international aerospace coalition to develop a next-generation fighter jet by 2035. In a joint statement, …
US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer
MOSCOW, 9 Dec 2022: The US and Russia have exchanged imprisoned US basketball star Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Victor Bout, the Russian Defence Ministry said yesterday. Griner was …
UNHCR urges rescue of Rohingyas adrift off Thailand
BANGKOK, 9 Dec 2022: The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) yesterday called for an immediate rescue of some 200 Rohingyas – a Muslim minority persecuted in …
Migrants flee plane after emergency landing due to faked birthing labour
BARCELONA, 8 Dec 2022: Nearly 30 migrants attempted to flee a plane at Barcelona’s El Prat airport yesterday after the aircraft made an emergency landing – because a female passenger …
Group arrested for alleged plot to overthrow German govt
BERLIN, 8 Dec 2022: German police have arrested 25 alleged members of a far-right group suspected of planning an armed coup to overthrow the government, prosecutors said yesterday. The suspects …
NZ court overrules anti-vax parents for baby’s heart surgery
AUCKLAND, 7 Dec 2022: A New Zealand court today took medical guardianship of an infant who needed a life-saving heart surgery as his parents were blocking the medical intervention – …
China finally allowing home quarantine for Covid-19
BEIJING, 7 Dec 2022: China will allow several people with mild Covid -19symptoms and asymptomatic cases – who meet a set of conditions – to isolate themselves at homes instead …
Khashoggi lawsuit against Saudi crown prince dismissed in US court
WASHINGTON, 7 Dec 2022: A US federal judge yesterday dismissed a civil lawsuit against Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, whom the CIA allegedly holds responsible for the murder of …
Colorado LGBTQ club faces 305 charges
SALT LAKE CITY, 7 Dec 2022: The suspect in a shooting last month at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US state of Colorado – which left five people dead – …
Iran tightens screws against anti-hijab protesters (updated)
TEHRAN, 7 Dec 2022: Iran has sentenced five more people to death for allegedly participating in the protests that have gripped the country for nearly three months, the country’s judiciary …