World
Indian wrestlers upset as Modi’s party fields controversial lawmaker’s son in polls
By Reuters Top Indian Olympic wrestlers criticised BJP for fielding the son of their former federation chief in national elections who was charged with sexually harassing female wrestlers.
China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
By Reuters Chang’e-6 is tasked with landing in the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the far side of the moon after which it will retrieve and return samples.
Turkey halts all trade with Israel, cites worsening Palestinian situation
By Reuters The two countries had a trade volume of $6.8 billion in 2023.
Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
By Reuters Demonstrators have called on US President Joe Biden to do more to stop the bloodshed in Gaza and demanded schools divest from companies that support Israel’s government.
Taliban plan regional energy trade hub with Russian oil in mind
By Reuters Taliban acting commerce minister Nooruddin Azizi said that technical teams would draw up a written agreement within two months on the formal plans for the hub.
Colombia to break diplomatic relations with Israel, President Petro says
By Reuters Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz accused Petro of being “antisemitic and full of hate”.
Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister
By Reuters Manele is a former diplomat who entered parliament in 2014, and travelled to China as foreign minister in 2019 to formalise Solomon Islands’ switch in diplomatic ties from Taiwan to Beijing.
Kenya flood toll rises to 181 as homes and roads are destroyed
By Reuters Kenya’s national highways authority said it had closed a section of a highway leading to the city and at least three other roads across the country due to flooding and debris.
Los Angeles campus protests over Gaza war erupt into violent clashes between rival groups
By Reuters As student rallies have spread to dozens of schools across the US in recent days expressing opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza, police have been called in to quell or clear protests.
Denmark to restrict Ozempic, other GLP-1 drugs, to treat type 2 diabetes
By Reuters Demand for Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic has soared as many people have started using the diabetes drug for its weight-loss effects.
Australia to police internet porn, spend $600 million on domestic violence victims
By Reuters Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest violence against women, which the government says has killed a woman every four days this year.
New York City police enter Columbia University amid pro-Palestinian protests
By Reuters University officials earlier on Tuesday threatened academic expulsion of the students who seized Hamilton Hall. Mayor Eric Adams and city police officials claim the takeover was instigated by “outside agitators”.
India ‘shocked’ as Musk’s surprise China visit leaves them spurned
By Reuters Musk was due to meet Modi last week and announce an investment of up to $3 billion in a car plant, but cancelled saying there were “very heavy Tesla obligations”.
Thirty men have died trying to leave Ukraine to avoid fighting since war started
By Reuters Since the full-scale invasion began, about 30 people have died attempting to illegally cross the border
UN experts say North Korea missile landed in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
By Reuters In the 32-page report, the UN sanctions monitors concluded that “debris recovered from a missile that landed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on 2 January 2024 derives from a DPRK Hwasong-11 series missile.”
Bangladesh shuts schools again with no let-up in heatwave
By Reuters All primary schools across the country and educational institutions in almost half of districts have been closed again as a severe heatwave saw temperatures climb to 43 degrees Celsius on Monday.
Israel kills at least 20 Palestinians in Rafah, new Gaza ceasefire talks expected in Cairo
By Reuters The strikes on Rafah took place hours before Egypt was expected to host leaders of the Islamist group Hamas to discuss prospects for a ceasefire agreement with Israel.
Pedro Sanchez says he will continue as Spain’s prime minister
By Reuters Sanchez said he had informed King Felipe VI of his decision.
Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch
By Reuters Temperatures in the capital region could reach 37 degrees Celsius in the next three days.
Russia threatens West with severe response if its assets are touched
By Reuters Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia would never cede territories seized from Ukraine in exchange for the return of frozen assets.