Pope urges peace on visit to South Sudan
Pope Francis arrived in Juba hoping to revive a peace process aimed at ending a decade-long conflict.
Day: February 4, 2023
Blinken postpones China trip as balloon over US fuels tensions
Chinese ‘surveillance’ balloon in US airspace is an ‘unacceptable’ violation of sovereignty, Washington says.
Palestinian families recall Israel’s destruction of their homes
Palestinians living in the border areas of the Gaza Strip say they are increasingly vulnerable to Israeli attacks.
Bleak outlook for Latin America as corruption soars: Index
The annual report by the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index was released this week.
Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing over 2018 Tesla tweets
Musk was accused of deceiving investors when he tweeted he had secured enough funding to take Tesla private.
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia citing ‘sacrilegious’ content
Regulator says the website had until late Friday to heed its warning about ‘sacrilegious content’.
China morphing into ultimate Orwellian police state to keep Communist regime in power, says US intel advisor
CHINA is morphing into the “most sophisticated Orwellian police state” in the world, a former US defence official has warned.
Michael Beckley, who advises the Pentagon and US intelligence community on China, said the dictator Xi Jinpin…
US, E3 say IAEA report shows Iran inconsistent with nuclear commitments
The US and its European allies have accused Iran of engaging in nuclear activity that is “inconsistent” with its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Iran says the IAES report is based on an incorrect assessment.
After YouTuber MrBeast made a video about paying for 1,000 blind people’s eye surgery, critics raise questions about “stunt philanthropy” and “charity porn” (Kelsey Weekman/BuzzFeed News)
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After YouTuber MrBeast made a video about paying for 1,000 blind people’s eye surgery, critics raise questions about “stunt philanthropy” and “charity porn” — Is it stunt phila…
US offers help with Iran and normalisation if Israeli govt. reigned in: Report
Senior officials in US President Joe Biden’s administration have offered the Israeli government a package deal to cooperate with the US if they wanted to move ahead with issues such as Iran and Saudi Arabia.