January 10, 2025

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested after appearing in public for the first time in months.

Israeli settlers commit arson and vandalism in spate of West Bank attacks Settlers burn Palestinian farm shed and spray racist slogans in Hebrew on the outskirts of Khirbet Abu Falah. Israeli soldiers take cover during their latest military raid on Tulkarem refugee camp in the occupied West Bank [Alaa Baderneh/EPA] Published On 10 Jan 202510…

Sudan’s RSF tried to polish its image but its crimes are being recognised Paramilitary force’s image tarnished by US genocide designation, say experts, as survivors hope for justice. Families escaping Ardamata in West Darfur cross into Adre, Chad, after a wave of ethnic violence, November 7, 2023. Survivors recounted killings and looting in Ardamata, which…

Deaths from Israeli attacks in Gaza undercounted by 41 percent, study finds The Lancet medical journal estimates the actual number of deaths in the first nine months of war is much higher than the official toll. People search the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli attack on the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees…

Aerial views over Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades area show entire neighbourhoods destroyed.

Since Tuesday, wildfires have ravaged different neighbourhoods in California, especially around the Los Angeles area. The California wildfires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed some 10,000 homes and structures, local officials have said. How have the wildfires affected Hollywood? Los Angeles is home to Hollywood, America’s entertainment hub, and to many Hollywood celebrities….

South Korea’s presidential security chief resigns after ‘bloodshed’ warning Park Jong-joon says citizens concerned about violence if authorities push ahead with bid to arrest suspended president. The head of the Presidential Security Service, Park Jong-joon, arrives at the Joint Investigation Headquarters in Seoul on January 10, 2025 [Yonhap/AFP] Published On 10 Jan 202510 Jan 2025…

EXPLAINER Meta, Facebook to drop fact-checkers: What does this mean for social media? Meta owned social media platforms ends third-party fact-checking, adopting community notes as its replacement. Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, has changede its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme [Drew Angerer/AFP] By Dwayne OxfordPublished On 10 Jan 202510…

Donald Trump says a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin is being set up Trump calls the Russia-Ukraine war ‘a bloody mess’ and signals his intention to discuss the conflict with Putin. US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland in 2018 [File: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo]…

Australia violated rights of asylum seekers held in Nauru, UN watchdog says UN Human Rights Committee ruling covers cases involving 25 refugees who endured years of arbitrary detention. Under Australia’s hardline policy introduced in 2012, the government sent thousands of refugees attempting to reach the country by boat to offshore processing centres in Nauru and…