Founder of defunct channel 8 Passengers Ruby Franke and her business partner arrested this week. A 41-year-old United States woman once popular for giving parenting advice on YouTube has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse in the state of Utah after her emaciated son approached a neighbour’s house looking for food, authorities say. … Read more
Niger’s new military rulers have charged France with “blatant interference” as they accused President Emmanuel Macron, who has reiterated his support for ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum, of “perpetuating a neocolonial operation against the Nigerien people”. Colonel Amadou Abdramane said on Friday that Macron’s recent comments “constitute further blatant interference in Niger’s domestic affairs”. Macron on … Read more
Protests in Syria, a Palestinian woman’s fight, secret Libya-Israel meeting — here’s the Middle East this week. Unusual anti-government protests in Syria | A Palestinian woman’s fight to stay with her children in Israel | Secret meeting between Libyan and Israeli officials causes an uproar | Here’s the Middle East this week: A missing father … Read more
Bali, Indonesia – Sydney resident Amber Daines Ungar got a shock earlier this year when trying to book flight tickets to Bali for the school holidays in September. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, airfares to the Indonesian resort island cost as little as 400 Australian dollars ($260) per person. For her family of four, Ungar was … Read more
Russia is launching Islamic banking for the first time as part of a two-year pilot programme on September 1. With a sizeable Muslim population estimated to be up to 25 million, Islamic financial institutions have existed in Russia until now, but this is the first time the country’s legislation has officially endorsed its launch. On … Read more
Kim accuses the US, South Korea and Japan of increasing threat of nuclear war over naval exercises off Korean Peninsula. North Korea has accused the United States and its allies of creating instability in waters off the Korean Peninsula that could lead to nuclear war, a warning that coincided with the US, South Korea and … Read more
Angeles Bejar said her son is ‘incapable of hurting anyone’ and announced a hunger strike until the ‘inhumane hunt’ against Rubiales is over. The mother of Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales, who has faced backlash for his unsolicited kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, locked herself inside a church and announced a hunger strike to … Read more
In a hot summer filled with regular power blackouts, the Gaza seashore is the only escape for Palestinians. Gaza City – As the summer vacation drew to a close on Friday, thousands of people headed for the beaches along the coast of the Gaza Strip, getting one last afternoon of seaside enjoyment before the start … Read more
Japan and the UN nuclear watchdog insist the plan is safe while China and others disagree. Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima power plant. The UN’s nuclear watchdog insists it is safe. But China disagrees while regional states and public opinion are divided. So are the fears justified? And what do scientists … Read more
Anti-government demonstrations have taken place in several provinces in Syria, as protesters called for an overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, in scenes reminiscent of the beginning of the Syrian uprising in 2011. Hundreds of protesters gathered on Friday in Sweida and Deraa, both in southern Syria, northern Aleppo and Idlib, in the northwest, and Deir … Read more