An Australian state will ban fish-shaped soy sauce containers, under a wider ban on single-use plastics. The iconic containers have become a staple in many Asian restaurants and takeaways around the world. “Each fish-shaped container is used for just seconds, yet remains in the environment for decades or centuries if littered,” Environment Minister and Deputy … Read more
Israel has launched hundreds of strikes across Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime last December. Six Syrian army officers have been killed in Israeli drone strikes south of Damascus, Syria’s state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported, a day after Syria condemned a new Israeli “military incursion” outside the capital. Israeli drones targeted Syrian … Read more
UK urges Israel to take substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commit to negotiations on a two-state solution. The United Kingdom will recognise Palestinian statehood – unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the horror in Gaza and commits to negotiations on a two-state solution. Israel and the United States have condemned … Read more
France fails to gain support for Palestinian state at UN | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/World News The UN Conference on The Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution was held in New York behind closed doors on Tuesday. French Consul-General in Jerusalem, Nicolas Kassianides (L) presenting a … Read more
Facebook Tweet Email Link Almost 50 people including children are feared dead after a Soviet-era passenger plane crashed in Russia’s far-eastern Amur region, state media reported on Thursday, citing local officials. The plane, an Antonov An-24, was flying on a regional route from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk and Tynda when it disappeared from the radar, the … Read more
Karnataka state authorities singled out RCB, its partners and the state cricket for their mismanagement of stampede. State authorities have blamed the management of India’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for last month’s deadly stampede during celebrations for their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title. Karnataka state authorities singled out the RCB, its partners and … Read more
Another 26 are injured in blast near the city of Changde, Hunan Province, Xinhua News Agency says. An explosion at a fireworks factory in southern China has killed nine people and injured 26 others, state media has reported. The blast occurred at Shanzhou Fireworks Co, located near the city of Changde, Hunan Province, shortly before 8:30am … Read more
Israel is expanding its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank while it wages its war on Gaza. Israel says it plans to build 22 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank – the largest number approved to be built at one time. Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says the settlements are intended to … Read more
Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuelan Opposition Figures U.S. Department of State (.gov) Venezuela opposition leader Guanipa under arrest Reuters ‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote Al Jazeera Rubio expresses unwavering support for Venezuelan opposition leaders as Maduro jails top political foe New York Post Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government … Read more
Victims of crash were aged between four and 18 years old, US authorities say. Four people, including children, were killed when a car drove into an after-school camp in a village outside Chicago, the United States, authorities have said. The deceased, who were aged between four and 18 years, were killed after the vehicle drove … Read more