China welcomes Cambodian and Zambian leaders as it forges ties with Global South
Xi Jinping met visiting leaders as China attempts to bolster partnerships across the world.
Day: September 15, 2023
Weather tracker: Libya floods caused by Storm Daniel ‘medicane’
Country hit by record rainfall that followed Mediterranean storm with similarities to tropical cycloneAfter battering Greece last week, Storm Daniel caused further devastating floods, this time affecting Libya. As the storm moved across the Sahara, it …
Italian island struggles to cope as migrant surge doubles population
A migrant reception center in Italy’s southernmost island of Lampedusa was overwhelmed Thursday as authorities worked to transfer to the mainland thousands of people who arrived on small, unseaworthy boats in a 24-hour span this week.
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quake
The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Rubiales denies wrongdoing to Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at Women’s World Cup
Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish soccer federation, denied any wrongdoing when questioned by a judge investigating his kissing a player on the lips last month at the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s state prosecutors’ office said Friday.
Muslim Students’ Robes Are Latest Fault Line for French Identity
When the French education minister declared that the abayas favored by some Muslim women “can no longer be worn in schools,” he stoked a fierce debate over the country’s secular ideals.
As Junta Tightens Grip, Niger Is Being Strangled by Sanctions
Border closures and a freeze on financial transactions imposed after soldiers seized power are hurting millions, while Western nations remain divided over what to do.
Fewer North Korean defectors reach South Korea, and questions grow about unification
Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul’s Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency’s role.
“Blocked Traffic”: Greta Thunberg Charged For Disobeying Police Order
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged with disobeying a police order on Friday, less than two months after she was convicted and fined for the same offence.
Thailand’s Move Forward Party to pick new leader as embattled chief steps down
Pita Limjaroenrat wrote on social media that he decided to resign as Move Forward’s leader because he has to comply with the court’s order of suspension, so he cannot perform his duties as a lawmaker and cannot be an opposition leader “in the foreseeab…