Israel to shut down Arab TV news station Al Jazeera; Gaza ceasefire talks continue as airstrikes hit Rafah

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.

Write comment (98 Comments)
Share Facebook
PORTO ALEGRE/CANOAS/SAO PAULO: The death toll from heavy rains that have caused flooding in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to at least 78, local authorities said on Sunday, with more than 115,000 people displaced.

Write comment (94 Comments)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Paris with EU trade, Ukraine among hot button issues on table
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in France on Sunday to begin a closely watched three-nation tour that will see him try to improve relations with Europe amid intensifying US rivalry, with trade and Ukraine high on the agenda.

Write comment (94 Comments)
Share Facebook
Two senior Philippine officials on Sunday denied a claim by China that Manila had agreed on a &new model& in handling their territorial dispute in the South China Sea.

Write comment (96 Comments)
Israel raids Al Jazeera&s offices after banning broadcaster
Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation&s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network&s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.

Write comment (95 Comments)
Share Facebook
Russia marked Orthodox Easter on Sunday with a drone attack across much of Ukraine, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv&s forces had shot down another Russian fighter jet.

Write comment (95 Comments)
Next