Home Office opposes disclosure of taxpayer bill for royals’ protection on national security groundsJudges on a tribunal are to decide whether the cost of protecting members of the royal family can for the first time be disclosed to the public.The Guard…
Trump trial nears end as prosecutors confident he ‘didn’t have the goods’
The former president will take the stand in Manhattan on Monday – and the future of his corporate empire is at stake“You can’t con people – at least not for long,” Donald Trump observed in his 1987 bestseller The Art of the Deal. “You can create excite…
Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN survey
Opium poppy production in Afghanistan has plummeted since the de facto authorities imposed a drug ban last year, new UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data reveals.Read the full story, “Opium cultivation declines by 95 per cent in Afghanistan: UN su…
WFP appeals for urgent expanded Gaza access with food supplies ‘dangerously low’
The head of the UN’s emergency food relief agency on Sunday issued an urgent appeal from the Rafah border crossing for safe, expanded humanitarian access to Gaza as critical food supplies in the ravaged enclave reach dangerously low levels.Read the ful…
Israeli government yields on key judicial overhaul, citing war
Israel’s Justice Minister, Yariv Levin, has decided to convene a committee for selecting judges after months of refusal. The committee’s reform was a point of contention, with critics viewing it as an attempt to diminish the independence of the courts….
BBC on scene of damage after blast at Gaza refugee camp
Hamas officials say more than 30 people were killed after an Israeli strike, the IDF says it is investigating.
Nepal earthquake: Thousands spend night outdoors in cold
Search and rescue missions are coming to a close after Saturday’s earthquake that killed 157 people.
Japan’s Prime Minister Tours Philippine Patrol Ship and Boosts Alliances Amid Maritime Tensions
Manila’s coast guard uses the ships for sovereignty patrols and rotating navy and marine personnel to nine Philippines-occupied island, islets and reefs.
Evacuations Of Gazans Through Rafah Suspended Since Yesterday: Report
Evacuations of injured Gazans and foreign passport holders through the Rafah crossing to Egypt have been suspended since Saturday, two Egyptian security sources and a medical source told Reuters.