The mayor of London is facing criticism after reportedly snubbing an art installation memorializing Queen Elizabeth II in Trafalgar Square in favor of an art piece showcasing hundreds of transgender prostitutes, local media reports show. Labour Party Mayor Sadiq Khan approved £1
Families of Indonesian activists who were kidnapped and tortured 25 years ago protested on Thursday against Prabowo Subianto’s apparent presidential victory. They expressed shock over Subianto’s apparent victory in the presidential election and blamed him for the past atrocities. Subianto, currently the
Mexican law enforcement agencies said Monday they seized over 20 tons of methamphetamine at the biggest drug lab found during the current administration. The Mexican navy said Monday that the lab was located in Quiriego, a township in a remote part of
Two masked assailants, allegedly members of the Islamic State group, attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday mass, killing one person. The weapons used in the attack remain unspecified, and the victim has only been identified as a 52-year-old with
Deadly fungus with ‘no treatment’ has been reportedly found in Hamas’ tunnel network. It means Israeli hostages who are being held in the tunnels are said to be at risk. The Telegraph reports at least one hostage is thought to have died
Belarus state television reported Wednesday that authorities sent a recently arrived group of Ukrainian children from occupied Ukraine to train with the Belarusian military to learn how to evacuate in the event of a fire. Ukraine and the Belarusian opposition allege that
Kachin Independence Army fighters claimed Wednesday to have shot down a Burmese military helicopter. The rebel group is one of several ethnic resistance forces combating Burma’s military dictatorship. Burma has been ruled by military junta since the 2021 overthrow of democratically-elected State
Thousands of doses of vaccines against childhood diseases have started to be delivered into the Gaza Strip to support a growing health emergency in the region, the Palestinian health ministry in the Hamas-controlled government announced Monday. The vaccines to treat childhood diseases,
A Greek air force pilot was killed Wednesday when his training jet crashed in the countryside, state-run ERT television said. The crash occurred outside an air base near the southern town of Kalamata. The two-seater T-2 aircraft was carrying only one crew
Another vessel has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia, a British sea trade monitoring agency said Friday, raising more concerns that Somali pirates are active again, nearly a decade after they caused chaos for international shipping. A dhow trading vessel was