Is the Gaza wars final battle being fought in the north of the besieged enclave? The Israeli army launched a major operation there on October 6, targeting the towns of Jabalya and Beit Lahya, where Hamas is attempting to regroup and rebuild. For now, nearly 400,000 Palestinian civilians have refused the Israel Defense Forces evacuation orders and remain in ...

Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly.

A judge in Bangladesh has given investigators a one-month deadline to wrap up their probe into ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina who, along with her aides, is accused of committing crimes against humanity in connection with the deadly crackdowns during the summers student uprisings. Hundreds of people died in the protests, and Hasina fled into exile to ...

PRESS REVIEW Monday, November 18: French farmers plan protests, as they oppose a potential trade deal between the EU and South American nations. There are also protests planned by farmers in the UK, who are not happy with the new inheritance tax introduced in Labour's budget. Also, some Pacific nations are accusing Australia of 'exporting climate ...

Adrien Rabiot fired France to first place in their Nations League group with a headed brace in Sunday's 3-1 win over Italy at the San Siro.

French farmers plan nationwide protests Monday against an EU-Mercosur trade deal, fearing increased foreign competition. Anger has surged after poor harvests, livestock disease, and delays in promised reforms. Discontent echoes last winter's European protests over Ukrainian imports, with French farmers previously blocking highways for weeks.

Senegal's ruling Pastef party claimed a decisive victory in Sundays legislative elections, securing a mandate for its reform agenda. Voting was peaceful, with 90-95% of ballots counted. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's party reportedly outperformed opposition groups in early results, solidifying its dominance eight months after assuming power.

Gabon voters approved a new constitution with 91% backing in Saturday's referendum, Interior Minister Hermann Immongault announced. Turnout was 53.5%. The constitutional overhaul follows a 2023 military coup. Final results await confirmation by the Constitutional Court, Immongault said via state TV.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged G20 leaders in Rio to "show leadership" on emissions cuts to rescue stalled UN climate talks in Azerbaijan. Deadlocked over a $1 trillion climate investment deal, nations hope G20 compromise will break the impasse on financing and donor responsibilities.

The Venezuelan authorities this weekend released 225 out of the more than 2,400 people arrested during protests against President Maduro's disputed releection in July. The detainees included 164 minors, 69 of whom remain behind bars. Relatives of detainees plan to rally on Monday in front of the prosecutor's office to demand that more be released.

Months afterBassirou Diomaye Faye won Senegal's March 2024 presidential election, voters in the West African nation are casting their ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections that could decide if the new president has a legislative majority to push through ambitious reforms.

Russia on Sunday launched arelentless aerial bombardment on Ukraine's energy production and distribution facilities, firing120 missiles and 90 drones across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

France's nail-biting30-29 victory against New Zealand's All Blacks on Saturday demonstrated "the experience and almost the wisdom of the team" said captain Antoine Dupont. While New Zealand dominanted the first half of the match in Paris, France stayed the course to marked a third-straight win.

Super Typhoon Man-yislammed into the Philippines, sparking tidal surges and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit the country in less than a month.

Israel on Sunday launched air strikes on Beiruts southern suburbs shortly after issuing evacuation orders for three neighbourhoods in the Hezbollah stronghold areas. The intensification of Israeli attacks came as the Lebanese government is studying a US ceasefire plan for Israels war in Lebanon.Follow our live coverage of the conflicts in the Middle East.

At least eight people were killed and 17 others wounded Saturday in a knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China, and the suspect a former student has been arrested, police said. This is the second deadly attack within a week after a man rammed his car into a crowd at a sports facity in southern China, leaving 35 dead.