The Palestinian Ministry of Education has accused Israeli settlers of killing Awdah Muhammad Hathaleen, a prominent activist associated with the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, during an attack on the village of Umm al-Khair near Hebron in the southern West Bank. The Israeli police confirmed they are investigating the incident, which occurred near the Carmel […]

An Argentine police officer has been found guilty of abuse of authority after allowing four detainees to temporarily leave their holding cells in order to work as cooks, servers, and cleaners at his own wedding. The unusual incident took place last year, when the officer arranged for the detainees—held at a nearby police station—to walk […]

A Colombian court on Monday delivered a historic verdict, finding former president Álvaro Uribe guilty of witness tampering—marking the first time in the nation’s history that a former head of state has been convicted of a criminal offence. Uribe, aged 73, who governed Colombia from 2002 to 2010, was found guilty of influencing right-wing paramilitary […]

Five individuals, including a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer and the suspected gunman, were killed on Monday in a shooting at a high-rise office building in central Manhattan, according to US media reports. The incident unfolded in the bustling Midtown district on Park Avenue, a hub for major businesses and tourists alike. The gunfire […]

The Thai military on Tuesday accused Cambodia of breaching a newly brokered ceasefire, just hours after both nations agreed to halt hostilities along their disputed jungle-clad border. The accusations come despite earlier commitments to end the escalating violence that has claimed dozens of lives and displaced hundreds of thousands. Following peace talks held in Malaysia […]

A rare and remarkable discovery has been made by British researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge—a perfectly preserved handprint on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian artefact, offering a deeply human glimpse into the life of an ancient artisan. The handprint was identified by the museum’s conservation staff on the underside of a soul house—a clay tray […]

A ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia came into effect in the early hours of Tuesday, marking a pivotal attempt to end five days of intense border clashes around disputed ancient temple sites nestled within dense jungle terrain. The agreement stipulates an “unconditional” ceasefire commencing at midnight on Monday, covering the 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier. The […]