According to Israeli authorities, 129 hostages remain held in Gaza. Palestinian Territories: Hamas’s military wing on Thursday said Israel’s objective to eliminate the militant group in Gaza was “doomed to fail”, more than two months into war triggered by attacks on Israel. Abu Obeida, spokesman for Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, also said in an audio recording … Read more
Katharine Viner, the Guardian and Observer’s editor-in-chief, tells Nosheen Iqbal about what the news cycle of 2023 looked like from her desk. ‘We are getting used to an extremely intense pace of news these days,’ Viner says. She discusses how the Guardian has focused on humanising the horror of the Israel-Gaza war, the deaths of … Read more
Key events Lisa Cox Governments accused of not doing enough as 17 species added to Australia’s threatened wildlife list Seventeen species, including two birds, two fish, several reptiles and the Lord Howe earthworm, have been added to Australia’s list of threatened species. The sooty shearwater, known for its long-distance journeys, has been listed as vulnerable, … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Martha Bellisle And Maddy Grassy Published Dec 21, 2023 • 4 minute read The Tacoma Link Light Rail is blocked during a rally after the verdict is read during the trial of three Tacoma Police officers in the killing of Manny Ellis, at Pierce County … Read more
YANTAI, CHINA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 – Students conduct an industrial robot training at Yantai Cultural and Tourism Vocational College in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, Sept 8, 2023. At present, China has built the largest vocational education system in the world, and the middle and higher vocational schools train about 10 million high-quality technical … Read more
A truck fire has shut part of a busy Sydney motorway, with motorists warned of “significant delays”. Emergency services were called to a truck fire on the M5 East at Kingsgrove just before 11am Friday. The motorway has been shut westbound at Kingsgrove Rd, with two city-bound lanes also closed. Watch the latest news and … Read more
Wall Street and Broad Street signs are seen as The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a Christmas tree are illuminated in New York City, United States on December 1, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings … Read more
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges Thursday in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face down on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath. Two of the officers — Matthew Collins, 40, and Christopher Burbank, … Read more
Greece’s center-right government said Thursday it would fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church. The legislation would be brought to parliament during the house’s current term, which ends in 2027, said government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis. The statement comes after the Church’s governing Holy Synod issued a … Read more
At least 14 people are dead and dozens are injured after a mass shooting at a university in downtown Prague on Thursday, according to the Czech police president. Police reported the gunman’s “lifeless body” was found at the university’s faculty of arts and did not publicly name him. During a news conference, Prague’s police chief … Read more
