While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 7, 2024
Gaza’s largest hospital ‘an empty shell with human graves’: WHO The World Health Organization said April 6 that Gaza’s largest hospital had been reduced to ashes by Israel’s latest siege,…
Zelenskiy hopes to set Swiss world peace summit date within days
KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in remarks broadcast on Saturday that he hoped that he and Swiss President Viola Amherd would set a date within days for a…
Flights cancelled in parts of UK, power outages in Ireland due to storm
LONDON – Airline passengers in parts of the United Kingdom and Ireland faced travel disruption at airports on Saturday due to flight cancellations as a storm swept across both countries…
UK security firm says vessel targeted near Yemen’s Hodeidah
CAIRO – British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted around 61 nautical miles southwest of Hodeidah in Yemen. Read…
Ukraine may run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up bombardment, Zelensky warns
He singled out in particular the need for Patriot air defence systems. Read More
Breakfast at Tiffany’s copy on sale in new York for $2.02 million
The one-of-a-kind volume is signed by the author and decorated with almost 30 carats of diamonds and a sapphire. Read More
Latin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy arrest in Ecuador
QUITO – Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest on graft charges a controversial politician who…
Support for Ukraine key to restoring peace in Europe, Germany’s Scholz says
FRANKFURT – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged continued Western support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, saying on Saturday that Germany would not let up in its efforts to…
Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop named UN Myanmar envoy
The post has been vacant since the departure in June 2023 of Noeleen Heyzer Read More
Biden raises $121.4m, topping Trump and boosting record war chest
The president and his party ended March with US$192 million cash on hand. Read More