One Direction stars attend Liam Payne’s funeral in UK
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died last month after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, gathered for his funeral in Britain on Wednesday. Payne’s…
Iran’s President calls on Pope Francis to use influence to stop war in Middle East
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the Middle East, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. “Encourage…
Taxing the richest: what the G20 decided
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Anti-poverty campaigners have hailed a decision by G20 leaders meeting in Rio to make sure the world’s billionaires “are effectively taxed.” Getting the super-rich to…
Donald Trump set to recognise Somaliland as official country, says UK’s former defence secretary after holding talks
Former defence secretary Sir Gavin Williamson says he has found an ally in Donald Trump to end the US block on recognition of Somaliland. INDEPENDENT Donald Trump is poised to…
More than 200 children killed in Lebanon in past two months, UNICEF says
GENEVA – More than 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, the U.N. children’s agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday. The more than…
Iran, Israel among rivals to showcase their arms at Vietnam defence expo
HANOI – Companies from Iran, Israel, China, Russia and the United States will showcase military equipment at an arms expo in Hanoi in December, Vietnam’s defence ministry said on Tuesday,…
Russia vetoes Sudan ceasefire resolution at UN
Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Monday calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Sudan where a war between two rival generals has been raging since April…
Kremlin says Biden ‘fuelling’ tensions by permitting missile strikes
The Kremlin said Monday that US President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration will further inflame tensions by allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…
UK confirms bird flu cases at commercial poultry farm
Britain said on Sunday it had confirmed a strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus in commercial poultry at premises near the town of St Ives in southwest England. All…
Biden allows Ukraine to use US arms to strike inside Russia
President Joe Biden’s administration has allowed Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons to strike deep into Russia, two U.S. officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Sunday, in…