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Switzerland: 2 killed in shooting, police search for suspect
Police in the Swiss town of Sion are looking for a "dangerous" 36-year-old man who allegedly killed two people in a shooting. Police in...
Dec 11, 2023


Russia continues assaults along entire front, warns Ukraine
A Ukrainian commander said his country's army was making "necessary decisions" to save lives and ammunition. Russia is continuing to...
Dec 11, 2023


UN aid body cuts back on projects amid funding crisis
The United Nations humanitarian agency has said it is facing shortfalls in funding at the same time it is dealing with a string of...
Dec 11, 2023


US asks Beijing to stop 'dangerous' South China Sea conduct
The US State Department has said that China's actions in the South China Sea undermine regional stability. The statement follows a...
Dec 11, 2023


Sudan: Red Cross decries deadly, 'deliberate' convoy attack
The ICRC said the attack killed two people and injured seven others. The Sudanese army said the convoy violated an agreement by...
Dec 11, 2023


Poland: Acting PM Morawiecki faces house confidence vote
Mateusz Morawiecki and his party, PiS, lost their majority in October elections and are therefore unlikely to win parliament's approval...
Dec 11, 2023


Seychelles declares emergency after explosion, flooding
A blast at an explosives warehouse has caused massive damage to an industrial zone on the Seychelles' main island of Mahe. The country's...
Dec 7, 2023


Ukraine updates: Kremlin hopes US Congress will block aid
The Kremlin said it hoped the US Congress would continue to block requests for emergency aid for Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia said it...
Dec 7, 2023


Russia to hold presidential election on March 17
Russia's upper house of parliament has announced March 17 as the date for the country's presidential election. Vladimir Putin is widely...
Dec 7, 2023


Russia: 2 dead, several injured in school shooting
Police say a teenager in the city of Bryansk shot dead a classmate and wounded five others before killing herself. Russia has strict gun...
Dec 7, 2023


Guyana army helicopter missing near Venezuela border
A Guyanese military helicopter has gone missing on the border to Venezuela as the two countries row over territory. The disappearance has...
Dec 7, 2023


Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori released from prison
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been released from prison after a court restored a contentious 2017 pardon. He had been...
Dec 7, 2023
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