Extinction Rebellion ‘to temporarily shift away from public disruption’
The climate activists said they are making a ‘resolution to temporarily shift’ from disruption tactics because ‘very little has changed’
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Ukraine war: Hit by fresh Russian missiles, country faces grim New Year
Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night, injuring dozens, a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up.
Pope Francis delivers New Year’s address as Vatican prepares to mourn his predecessor
Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven during New Year’s Day appearances a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican.
Three NYPD officers injured in New Year’s Eve machete attack near Times Square
The 19-year-old suspect allegedly fractured one officer’s skull in the unprovoked attack, according to officials
Boy, 10, among nine people killed in Ugandan New Year’s Eve fireworks crowd crush
Fatal incident occured at shopping centre in capital Kampala as people gathered to celebrate 2023
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un orders ‘exponential’ expansion of nuclear arsenal
Kim has repeatedly vowed to boost both the quality and quantity of his arsenal to cope with what he calls U.S. hostility.
Ukraine hit by fresh Russian missile attacks
Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night.
Taliban says Kabul checkpoint bombing leaves ‘several’ people killed, wounded
A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said.
Pope holds New Year’s Day Mass as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven at the service in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.
At least nine people killed during New Year’s stampede in Uganda
A stampede during New Year’s celebrations at a popular mall in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, left at least nine people dead.