Captain Cook statue vandalised again before controversial ‘Australia Day’ A statue of the British explorer is splashed with red paint and vandalised in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. A statue of Captain James Cook is covered in red paint after being vandalized, in Randwick, Sydney, Australia on January 24, 2025 [Dan Himbrechts/EPA] Published On 24 Jan 202524…
‘Dam for a dam’: India, China edge towards a Himalayan water war Despite local protests, India is building a giant hydro dam on the Siang River to counter a Chinese dam – the world’s largest – upstream in Tibet. Millions of people in India and Bangladesh could be hurt. India’s proposal for a counter-dam on…
United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026 The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding. The World Health Organization logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2023 [File: Denis Balibouse/Reuters] Published On 24 Jan…
Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK US president says ‘everything will be revealed’ about the JFK assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. US President John F Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy arrive at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, less than an hour before his…
After stabbings, China’s social media firms face scrutiny over hate speech Chinese platforms have pledged to crack down on hate, but anti-foreigner sentiment still circulates widely online. The logo of Chinese social media app Weibo displayed on a mobile phone on December 7, 2021 [Florence Lo/Reuters] By Frederik KelterPublished On 24 Jan 202524 Jan 2025 Taichung,…
News Italy defends expulsion of Libyan war crimes suspect Some senators express dismay that Italy ignored its obligations to the ICC to turn over suspects. Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said the war crimes suspect ‘presented a profile of social dangerousness’ [File: Remo Casilli/Reuters] Published On 23 Jan 202523 Jan 2025 Italy’s interior minister says…
On January 15, army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced a probe into the alleged abuses committed by his forces in Gezira state. The Sudanese army also released a statement addressing the allegations of reprisal killings in Gezira. “The Armed Forces condemn the individual violations that recently took place in some areas in Gezira state following…
Trump pulls security protections for Mike Pompeo, John Bolton Hawkish foreign policy advisers from Trump’s first term as president have faced alleged assassination threats from Iran. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a rally for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign on November 4, 2024, in Reading, Pennsylvania [Chris Szagola/AP Photo] Published On 23 Jan…
US President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum about his lofty goals.
Purdue Pharma, Sacklers to pay $7.4bn in new opioid settlement The deal is $1bn more than a settlement from last year that was rejected by the US Supreme Court. The latest deal by Purdue Pharma and Sackler family members is one of the largest settlements in the past few years [File: George Frey/Reuters] Published On…