UN will declare that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights in armed conflict on June 9, 2024The U.N. secretary-general will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children’s rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their war to eliminate each other. The secretary-general annually makes a global list of states and militias that are menacing children and threatening them. Parties on the list have […]
Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home on June 9, 2024By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window seat on a helicopter ferrying him, the foreign minister and six others, thick clouds already had begun forming around the mountaintops along the Azerbaijan-Iran border. Despite the worsening weather, the helicopter lifted off for a trip about 145 kilometers (90 miles) southwest to a new […]
Iga Swiatek wins a third consecutive French Open women’s title by overwhelming Jasmine Paolini on June 9, 2024For a few minutes, anyway, it seemed as if Iga Swiatek was a bit off in the French Open final against Jasmine Paolini. Swiatek kept making mistakes early Saturday, got broken in the third game and trailed at Court Philippe Chatrier. Might a true surprise be in the offing? Could Paolini not only make a […]
Miller rescues South Africa to win over the Netherlands in T20 World Cup on June 9, 2024David Miller bailed South Africa out of deep trouble against the Netherlands with a clutch innings to win their Twenty20 World Cup clash by four wickets on Saturday. Miller’s unbeaten 59 off 51 balls, with four sixes and three boundaries, rescued South Africa from 12-4 in the fifth over. This was after the Netherlands was […]
Canada beats Ireland in T20 World Cup on June 8, 2024Nicholas Kirton scored 49 off 35 balls to help Canada earn its first win in the T20 World Cup by beating Ireland by 12 runs on Friday in Group A. Kirton helped Canada score 137-7 in 20 overs after it was put into bat. Shreyas Movva also contributed 37 runs. In reply, Ireland was restricted […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say on June 8, 2024At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s capital […]
Spain joins South Africa’s Gaza case at UN top court on June 7, 2024Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa´s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was breaching the genocide convention in its military assault that […]
Netherlands kicks off 4 days of European Union elections across 27 nations on June 7, 2024Polls opened in the Netherlands on Thursday to kick off four days of voting in European Union parliamentary elections across the 27 member states that are expected to deliver gains for the hard right. Geert Wilders, of the far-right Party for Freedom, or PVV, was among the first senior politicians to cast his ballot. Having […]
Putin warns that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets on June 7, 2024President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to use their arms to attack Russian territory. Putin also reaffirmed Moscow´s readiness to use nuclear weapons if it sees a threat to its sovereignty. The recent actions by the West […]
Skipper Masaba savors Uganda’s first victory on June 7, 2024Brian Masaba´s Uganda lineup scraped to a three-wicket victory in a low-scoring thriller against Papua New Guinea on Wednesday for their first win at a Twenty20 World Cup. Then they lined up on the boundary rope and bowed to acknowledge the cricket fans who traveled from Africa to the Caribbean to support them. Uganda bowled […]