Germany reaffirmed on Monday that it will not recognise a Palestinian state until Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-state solution. The remarks come ahead of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where France is expected to become the latest country to recognise Palestinian statehood, following Australia, Britain, Canada, and Portugal, who announced their recognition on […]

Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific announced on Monday that it expects to cancel more than 500 flights due to the imminent arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is forecast to impact the Chinese financial hub. “Starting at 6:00 pm tomorrow, 23 September, Cathay Pacific’s passenger flights arriving at and departing from Hong Kong International Airport […]

At a memorial for slain US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday, President Donald Trump and his supporters commemorated the 31-year-old’s life with language reminiscent of religious devotion. “He’s a martyr now for American freedom,” Trump declared, referring to Kirk, who was killed on 10 September at a university campus in Utah. Trump was the […]

At least five people, including three children, were killed in southern Lebanon on Sunday by an Israeli drone strike, the Lebanese Health Ministry reported. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun denounced the attack as a “massacre”. The state-run National News Agency stated that the strike, which occurred near Bint Jbeil, had targeted a motorcycle. The Israeli military […]

France, alongside several other countries, is poised to recognise a Palestinian state as the United Nations’ key diplomatic week begins on Monday. This follows a recent wave of Western governments symbolically endorsing Palestinian statehood, provoking strong reactions from Israel. Recognition by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Portugal on Sunday has heightened pressure on Israel […]

Juba, South Sudan – Opposition leader and former Vice-President Riek Machar appeared in court on Monday after being formally charged with crimes against humanity and treason, according to reports from state media. Machar’s legal team immediately challenged the court’s authority. His lawyer stated: “His Excellency Dr Riek Machar should not be tried by this incompetent […]

Police in Manila, the Philippine capital, detained over 200 individuals during clashes with masked protesters on Sunday, which erupted amid what was largely intended as peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations, a police spokesperson confirmed on Monday. Among those arrested, at least 88 were minors, forming part of an initial total of 216 people taken into custody as […]

Amazon is set to appear in federal court on Monday in a US government lawsuit accusing the e-commerce giant of employing deceptive methods to enrol millions of customers in its Prime subscription service and making cancellation unduly difficult. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed the complaint in June 2023, alleging that Amazon deliberately used designs […]

Google is confronting a fresh federal court challenge on Monday, as US government lawyers request a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant’s advertising technology business. This marks Google’s second major legal test this year, following a previous attempt in which a similar government demand to dismantle its empire was rejected by […]