Zelenskiy makes 11th hour plea for Ukraine war funds

Dec 13, 2023

Kyiv [Ukraine], December 13: Ukrainian President VolodymyrZelenskiy met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill to make a last-ditch plea.

Georgia election worker says her life 'flipped upside down' by false fraud claims

Dec 13, 2023

Tbilisi [Georgia], December 13: A former Georgia elections worker told a jury that she feared for her life after Rudy Giuliani and other allies of...

Japanese ex-soldier wins battle for justice in landmark sexual assault case

Dec 13, 2023

Tokyo [Japan], December 13: A Japanese court on Tuesday found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague, in a victory for the...

Pakistan court overturns ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's last graft conviction

Dec 13, 2023

Islamabad [Pakistan], December 13: A Pakistan court overturned a conviction for graft of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his lawyer said, removing one of the...

UN calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Biden warns Israel is losing support

Dec 13, 2023

New York [US], December 13: The United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as U.S. President Joe Biden warned Israel it...

Australia backs UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire in rare split with US

Dec 13, 2023

Canberra [Australia], December 13: Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the country had supported a UN resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza out...

Ukraine's top mobile operator hit by biggest cyberattack of war

Dec 13, 2023

Kiev [Ukraine], December 13: Ukraine's biggest mobile network operator said it hoped to restore operations by Wednesday after coming under what appeared to be the...

IMF board clears first review of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion bailout

Dec 13, 2023

Washington [US], December 13: The International Monetary Fund said its executive board cleared the first review of Bangladesh's $4.7 billion bailout, providing $689.8 million in...

Germany's teacher shortage puts schools in crisis mode

Dec 13, 2023

Hamburg [Germany], December 13: For more than 30 years, Rebecca* has been teaching at a high school near Hamburg. Her subjects are English and history.