Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021 on November 14, 2024Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power. The condemned man was shot with three bullets to the chest by a member of the victim’s family in front of thousands of spectators in Gardez, the capital of […]
Iran hangs man ‘for second time’ after previous execution halted: NGO on November 14, 2024Iran hanged a 26-year-old man for a second time Wednesday months after a previous execution was halted half a minute in, an NGO said. Ahmad Alizadeh was arrested in October 2018 on a murder charge, which he denied, and was sentenced to death, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR), which tracks executions in Iran, said in […]
Trump looms over Saudi-hosted meeting on Mideast wars on November 12, 2024Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump. The Saudi foreign ministry announced plans for the summit in late October during a meeting, also in Riyadh, of a new “international alliance” to press […]
Paris agreement climate goals ‘in great peril’, warns UN on November 12, 2024The Paris climate agreement’s goals “are in great peril” and 2024 is on track to break new temperature records, the United Nations warned Monday as COP29 talks opened in Baku. The period from 2015 to 2024 will also be the warmest decade ever recorded, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report […]
Lawmakers vote to keep embattled Ishiba as Japan PM on November 12, 2024Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba kept his job in a parliamentary vote on Monday, despite having recently led the ruling coalition to its worst general election result in 15 years. Lawmakers appointed former defence minister Ishiba head of a minority government — meaning he may face political gridlock, or need to compromise to pass new […]
Mauritius prime minister concedes election defeat on November 12, 2024The Mauritius opposition appeared to be headed for victory in legislative elections after Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday conceded defeat. Final results have yet to be officially released, but opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam looked set to take over the post of prime minister for the third time at the head of his Alliance of […]
Thousands flee as fourth major storm in a month hits Philippines on November 12, 2024Thousands of people sought shelter, ports were shut down and landslides blocked mountain roads in the Philippines on Monday, as the disaster-weary nation was struck by a fourth cyclone in less than a month. Typhoon Toraji hit near Dilasag town, about 220 kilometres (140 miles) northeast of the capital in the morning, the national weather […]
Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Israel faces aid deadline on November 12, 2024Israeli air strikes killed dozens of people in Lebanon and Gaza Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory. Rescuers in Gaza said 13 children were among 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in the territory’s north. The first strike early Sunday hit a house […]
Biden, Trump to meet at White House ahead of historic return on November 12, 2024Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. Trump — who never conceded his 2020 loss — sealed a remarkable comeback to the presidency in the November […]
Bangladesh to seek Interpol alert for fugitive Hasina loyalists on November 12, 2024Bangladesh said Sunday it would request an Interpol “red notice” alert for fugitive leaders of the ousted regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was toppled in a revolution in August. “Those responsible for the indiscriminate killings during the mass uprising in July and August will be brought back from wherever they have taken […]