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Israel says S.Africa 'genocide' case at UN court 'totally divorced' from facts
Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pretoria urges judges to order a ceasefire in Gaza.Pretoria has urged the ICJ to order a stop to the Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah, which Israel says is key to eliminating Hamas militants.
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Out on bail, firebrand Indian politician poses fresh challenge for Modi
Firebrand Indian politician Arvind Kejriwal has hit the ground running since his surprise release from detention in the midst of a contentious general election, energizing the opposition as it challenges Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court gave 55-year-old Kejriwal, who is also the chief minister of the national capital territory of Delhi, bail in a graft case on May 10 and he wasted no time in getting on the campaign trail. Kejriwal is part of the INDIA alliance led by the Congres
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VideoGaza fighting rages after Israel vows to intensify Rafah offensive
Fighting raged Friday in Gaza after Israel vowed to intensify its ground offensive in Rafah despite international concerns for the hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in the southern city.With Gazans facing hunger, the US military said "trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier" it set up to aid Palestinians in the besieged territory.Witnesses reported fierce battles overnight in and around the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of the war-ravage
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VideoNorth Korean leader's sister denies Russia arms deal
STORY: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has again denied arms exchanges with Russia. State media on Friday quoted Kim Yo Jong as calling the arms deal the ‘most absurd theory’ that was ‘woven with prejudice and fiction’. The U.S. and South Korea have accused North Korea of transferring weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine, which it invaded in February 2022. Both Moscow and Pyongyang have denied the deal, but vowed last year to deepen military relations. In a report see
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VideoRain helps stall wildfire near Canadian oil city
STORY: A few hours of rain on Thursday brought relief to Canadian fire crews, battling a colossal wildfire near the oil-producing hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta.Officials say the fire, which prompted thousands of evacuations, stayed at the city outskirts beyond the containment line.This was just one of over 40 wildfires deemed out of control in the province, as Western Canada entered its wildfire season, forests tinder-dry due to unseasonably warm temperatures and an ongoing drought. An evacuatio
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US military says first aid delivered to Gaza via temporary pier
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.(Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore.
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VideoTaiwan's new president set to face an angry China
STORY: When Taiwan's new president Lai Ching-te takes office on Monday, he faces a China that calls him a "dangerous separatist" as well as a fractured parliament at home, where no party has a majority.Lai, who also goes by William, has been vice president for the past four years.He succeeds President Tsai Ing-wen as Beijing increases military and political pressure to assert sovereignty over democratically-governed Taiwan - a claim he and Tsai reject.Beijing officials will be closely watching L
