Indian rapist murderer of Kolkata doctor sentenced to life in prison By: AFP on January 21, 2025The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for a gruesome crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year. The family of the 31-year-old medic broke into tears saying they were “shocked” at the sentence and had hoped her murderer would be hanged, for […]
Biden pre-emptively pardons Trump foes By: AFP on January 21, 2025US President Joe Biden on Monday issued pre-emptive pardons to former Covid-19 advisor Anthony Fauci and retired general Mark Milley to shield them from “politically motivated prosecutions” under the Trump administration. In an extraordinary move in his last hours in the White House, Biden gave similar pardons to members, staff and witnesses of a US […]
Fire at Belgrade retirement home kills eight By: Agencies on January 21, 2025A fire broke out early on Monday at a retirement home on the outskirts of the Serbian capital Belgrade, killing eight people and injuring seven others. Luka Causic, a police officer overseeing the emergency response, said there were around 30 people inside when the fire broke out at 3.30am (02:30 GMT). Causic said initial findings […]
Trump promises harsh immigration crackdown on inauguration eve on January 20, 2025Donald Trump told thousands of roaring supporters he would impose severe limits on immigration on his first day in office, vowing to swiftly fulfill the central promise of his presidential campaign at a rally on Sunday inside a packed Washington arena a day before he returns to power. “By the time the sun sets tomorrow, the […]
Israel’s move to ban UN’s aid agency for Palestinians would be ‘catastrophic’: Top official on January 20, 2025The head of the United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has warned that the expected implementation later this month of Israeli legislation aimed at dismantling the agency would be “catastrophic” to humanitarian efforts in Gaza. “A chaotic dismantling of UNRWA will irreversibly harm the lives and future of the Palestinians,” Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini […]
Gaza ceasefire begins as 3 Israeli hostages freed By: Agencies on January 20, 2025Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal. A transfer to the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Authority was underway just after 5:30 p.m. local time, those […]
It’s inauguration eve and Trump is ready to revel in his return to power By: AP on January 20, 2025President-elect Donald Trump is spending the eve of his inauguration in a series of Washington events celebrating his return to power and his “Make America Great Again” movement, as he prepares to move back into the White House at a time of deep national political divisions. Throngs of Trump supporters, many arriving from around the […]
Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon’s detention By: Reuters on January 20, 2025Hundreds of supporters of South Korea’s arrested president, Yoon Suk Yeol, stormed a court building early on Sunday after his detention was extended, smashing windows and breaking inside, an attack the country’s acting leader called “unimaginable”. Yoon on Wednesday became the first sitting South Korean president to be arrested as he faces allegations of insurrection […]
Trade wars, culture wars, and anti-immigration: Trump’s big promises By: AFP on January 20, 2025A sweeping deportation program, ending “transgender lunacy,” “drill, baby, drill,” and peace for Ukraine: President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move big and fast when he returns to the White House on Monday. Here is a look at his sensational but frequently vague promises for a second term — much of them likely to be […]
Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on By: AFP on January 20, 2025Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city’s fight against the virus that first emerged there. The hospital now stands empty, hidden behind more recently built walls — faded like most traces of the pandemic as locals […]