THE HAGUE/BEIRUT — Illegal chemical weapons attacks killed and injured thousands during Syria’s civil war, many of them children, but more than a decade later the perpetrators go unpunished. That could change under an initiative to create a new tribunal ...
TOKYO — Japan said it has asked the United States (US) to suspend all nonemergency V-22 Osprey flights over its territory after one fell into the sea on Wednesday in western Japan, marking the country’s first fatal US military plane ...
Nov. 29 — Hundreds of Catholic institutions around the globe have announced plans to divest their finances of oil, gas and coal to help fight climate change since Pope Francis published his landmark encyclical on environmental stewardship in 2015 urging ...
GAZA/JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at least one more day to allow negotiators to keep working on deals to swap hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners. The ...
Maison Sport, the leading online platform connecting ski enthusiasts with professional instructors, has announced the successful completion of an ambitious £3.1 million investment round, bolstering its position as a trailblazer in the ski tech industry. The investment will be instrumental ...
A new partnership between the University of Liverpool’s VEC (Virtual Engineering Centre), Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Edge Hill University has launched to support business innovation across the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The new £5.1m Horizons programme, funded by ...
Source: WASHINGTON – Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, died on Wednesday at age 100, according to his geopolitical consulting firm Kissinger Associates Inc. Mr. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, the ...
TEL AVIV – Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara held back tears when he met fellow Thais released to Israel by Hamas after seven weeks of captivity and said on Wednesday he hoped for freedom soon for the remaining 13 hostages. Another two Thai workers were set free on Tuesday, bringing the total released to 23. With ...
Billionaire Elon Musk told advertisers that have fled his social media platform X over antisemitic content to “Go fuck yourself” in a fiery Wednesday interview. His profanity-laced remarks followed a moment of contrition in a New York Times DealBook Summit interview. Mr. Musk said repeatedly he was sorry for ...
BEIJING – China’s manufacturing activity contracted for a second straight month in November and at a quicker pace, suggesting more stimulus will be needed to shore up economic growth and restore confidence that the authorities can ably support industry. Better-than-expected data for the third quarter led many banks to upgrade ...