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Thousands rally in Australia in support of Indigenous reform
Jul 03, 2023 05:21Thousands of people have held demonstrations across Australia in support of a campaign to recognize the country's Indigenous people in the constitution, ahead of the referendum later this year.
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UK forces killed 80 Afghan civilians btwn 2010-13 as part of wider war crimes, inquiry says
Jul 03, 2023 05:01British forces may have summarily executed 80 Afghan civilians between 2010 and 2013 during the US-led military occupation of Afghanistan, lawyers representing the victim families have unveiled at a public inquiry.
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Report: UK health sector saw record number of staff leaving work in 2022
Jul 03, 2023 04:55A new report says a record number of nearly 170,000 workers left their jobs in the National Health Service (NHS) in England last year as the country's health system struggles with some of the worst pressures in its history.
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OIC calls for collective measures to prevent future desecration of Qur'an
Jul 02, 2023 11:44The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called for collective measures to prevent future incidents of Qur'an desecration after an Iraqi immigrant publicly burned a copy of Islam’s holy book outside a mosque in the Swedish capital of Stockholm.
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Latest US mass shooting kills two, wounds dozens in Baltimore
Jul 02, 2023 10:58Another US mass shooting in the northeastern city of Baltimore has killed at least two people and wounded dozens -- three critically – at an apartment block.
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Ex-US pres. candidate warns Biden pushing world toward nuclear war
Jul 02, 2023 10:45Former US presidential contender and ex-lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard has slammed US President Joe Biden over his war-mongering, accusing the octogenarian leader of pushing the world towards a nuclear war over Ukraine.
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Poland hopes to host NATO nuclear weapons to counter Russia, says PM
Jul 02, 2023 09:47Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said authorities seek to host NATO nuclear weapons in Poland within the framework of the Nuclear Sharing program to counter the “threat” they claim Russia poses.
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Over 700 arrested across France in persisting protests amid claims of ebbing unrest
Jul 02, 2023 09:25French police has arrested over 700 protesters as a wave of protests continue to rock the European nation for the fifth consecutive night over the police shooting death of a teenager of African descent despite official claims of ebbing unrest.
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UN chief urges world to make Haiti ‘top priority’ to fight criminal gangs
Jul 02, 2023 05:57United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world leaders to make the Caribbean state of Haiti their “top priority” and help a “rapid action force” to support the island’s failing police in their fight against criminal gangs.
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Thousands of Canadian port workers go on strike over labor dispute
Jul 02, 2023 05:50Several thousand port workers have gone on strike at Canada's busiest port in Vancouver in the western province of British Columbia after failing to reach a deal with the government to renew an industry-wide contract that expired in March.