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Analysis-Spy world vexed by Trump choice of Gabbard as US intelligence chief
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard as U.S. intelligence chief has sent shockwaves through the national...
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Analysis-Brazil bomb attack hurts Bolsonaro comeback efforts, deepening political divide
BRASILIA - A failed bomb attack on Brazil's Supreme Court looks set to re-unite Brasilia against far-right radicalism and scuttle a...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Facts-COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
BAKU - Marathon COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch on Wednesday when the Azerbaijani hosts are due to publish an update on...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Factbox-Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
President-elect Donald Trump has made a flurry of picks for his cabinet and other high-ranking administration positions following his...
Nov 20, 20248 min read


Facts-COP29 climate talks enter final stretch: What happens next?
BAKU - Marathon COP29 climate talks enter their final stretch on Wednesday when the Azerbaijani hosts are due to publish an update on...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Facts-What Russia's invasion has cost Ukraine as war reaches 1,000th day
KYIV - Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine reaches its 1,000th day on Tuesday, a grim milestone in Europe's deadliest conflict since...
Nov 20, 20244 min read


Facts-Shifting red lines in West's support for Ukraine now allows strikes deep into Russia
KYIV - The United States will allow Ukraine to use U.S.-made weapons such as ATACMS rockets, which have a range of up to 190 miles (306...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Facts-How Sri Lanka elects its new parliament
COLOMBO - Sri Lanka will vote in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a...
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Facts - Did Israel meet US Gaza aid requirements? Israel, UN respond
UNITED NATIONS/JERUSALEM - The United States on Tuesday said Israel is not currently impeding humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip and...
Nov 20, 20245 min read


Facts: The legal status of assisted dying in different countries
LONDON - Britain is to debate whether to legalise assisted dying for the terminally ill, potentially paving the way for the law to...
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements
JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that constitutes war crimes...
Nov 17, 20242 min read


In Sarajevo, rapid hillside construction raises landslide risk
SARAJEVO - Bosnian pensioner Vejsil Kajanija has a new routine - every day he walks to inspect large faults in the ground that have...
Nov 17, 20242 min read
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