Landmines and unexploded munitions claimed more victims in Myanmar than in any other country last year, a monitor said on Wednesday, with over 1,000 people killed or wounded in the country. Decades of sporadic conflict between the military and ethnic rebel groups have left the Southeast Asian country littered with deadly
Author: Agence France-Presse
W’Cup qualifiers: Argentina beat Peru as Uruguay hold Brazil
ICC to sentence Timbuktu war criminal
The International Criminal Court will Wednesday sentence a jihadist police chief for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu. Judges could impose up to life imprisonment on Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, 47, after his
UNICEF warns children’s wellbeing at risk by 2050
Demographic shifts, worsening climate change and rapid technological transformation risk creating a bleak future for youth in the mid-21st century, the United Nations agency for children warned Tuesday in an annual report. "Children are experiencing a myriad of crises, from climate shocks to online dangers, and these are set to intensify
17 dead in Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza's civil defence agency said on Wednesday that at least 17 people, including a baby, were killed in Israeli air strikes on the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The Israeli military said one of its soldiers was killed and another seriously wounded during combat in the north of the Gaza Strip. The baby was
Funding climate action dominates UN talks
Putin signs doctrine lowering nuclear threshold
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a revised nuclear doctrine declaring that a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country. Putin’s endorsement of the new nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day after
Israeli strike in Beirut kills 5 as deadly rocket fire
Israel staged a new bombing raid on central Beirut Monday, killing five people according to the health ministry, as firefighters said a rocket launched from Lebanon killed one woman in Israel. The Hamas-run interior ministry in Gaza said at least 20 people were killed there in an operation against the looting
Children’s injured after car crashes in China school
Many students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China's Hunan province, state media said. "Many schoolchildren were injured, the specific casualties are being investigated," state broadcaster CCTV said. State media did not say if the crash was deliberate. Video circulating on Chinese social media that matched
Trump expected to attend next Starship rocket launch
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to attend Tuesday's launch of SpaceX's massive Starship rocket, US media reported, the latest sign of growing ties between him and fellow billionaire Elon Musk. Temporary flight restrictions for VIP movement have been imposed around Brownsville, Texas, during the launch window, which opens at 4:00