India’s disappearing camels: How a law to save them is wiping them out As global camel population rises, it’s on a drastic decline in India. Breeders and experts say a law passed by the BJP in Rajasthan state is the primary reason. A herd of camels as the sun sets in the grassland in Pokhran,…
US watchdog sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter stake US Securities and Exchange Commission says Musk’s failure to disclose stake allowed him to underpay $150m for shares. Elon Musk speaks at a campaign town hall in support of then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Folsom, Pennsylvania, the United States, on October 17, 2024…
Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says gov’t working to verify report that volunteer fight was killed by Russian forces. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a news conference in Sydney, Australia on December 12, 2024 [Mark Baker/AP] Published On 15 Jan 202515 Jan 2025 Australian…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, South Korean investigators enter President Yoon’s home in second arrest bid Investigators used ladders to climb into President Yoon Suk-yeol’s compound after he failed to appear at his impeachment trial. Police officers and investigators of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials at the entrance to the official residence of impeached South…
Liverpool held at Forest while Man City stumbles as two-goal lead let slip Premier League leaders Liverpool come back to draw at Nottingham Forest but Man City let lead slip at Brentford. Two of Arne Slot’s toughest tests this season as Liverpool manager have come against Nottingham Forest [Michael Regan/Getty Images] Published On 14 Jan…
Palestinians in Deir el-Balah share hopes for what is to come after the war on Gaza ends.
Biden administration expected to lift ‘terror’ designation for Cuba: Report The decision would reverse a move during Donald Trump’s first term to re-name Cuba a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’. President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy during a speech at the State Department in Washington, DC, on January 13 [Susan Walsh/AP Photo] Published On 14…
Trump announces ‘external revenue service’ to collect foreign tariffs Trump said on social media that the new department would be created on his first day when he takes office on January 20. Shipping containers are stacked on a pier at the Red Hook Terminal in Brooklyn, New York [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters] Published On 14 Jan…
Analysis: Sudan faces possible Darfur division as war progresses A de facto partition of Sudan between army and RSF could lead to total state disintegration, analysts say. A fighter loyal to Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon near a mosque during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern state of Gadarif [File:…
UK minister resigns after being named in Bangladesh corruption probe Anticorruption minister Tulip Siddiq quits amid questions over ties to the country’s toppled leader, her aunt Sheikh Hasina. Tulip Siddiq, 42, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing [File: Isabel Infantes/AFP] Published On 14 Jan 202514 Jan 2025 The British minister responsible for financial services and fighting…