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Hague court to deliver verdict in war crimes trial of Kosovo’s former President Thaci
A European Union-backed court has convicted former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of four counts of war crimes during Kosovo's war for independence from Serbia
Belarus frees 25 prisoners in exchange for the US lifting some sanctions, envoy says
The U.S. special envoy for Belarus says that the country’s authorities have agreed to release 25 prisoners as part of a deal that includes the lifting of U.S. sanctions against some Belarusian companies
English village votes to leave the UK over migrant housing plan
A small English village has voted to leave the U.K. in a symbolic independence referendum
‘It’s how Jean does business’: fugitive developer left Jeremy Greenwood ‘high and dry’, Icac hears
Greenwood denies that invoices for almost $1m sent in a single day in September 2021 were ‘bogus accounts’ to cover up political donationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Liberal factional figure has been left “high and dry” by fugitive property developer Jean Nassif, but did not chase him for payments because “it’s how Jean does business”, New South Wales’ anti-corruption watchdog has heard.Jeremy Greenwood returned to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Icac) on Wednesday after Nassif made an explosive video appearance from his Beirut bedroom on Monday and Tuesday. Nassif declared he was “not corrupt”. Continue reading...
Saudi-backed forces in Yemen step up strikes against Houthis as oil crisis escalates
Yemeni government forces supported by Saudi Arabia accelerated attacks against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels Wednesday.
Latin Americans lured by Russian, Ukrainian job offers end up on war's front lines
Latin American governments have begun taking more forceful action against Russia-linked recruitment networks drawing their citizens into the war in Ukraine.
People protecting nature and land set up self-defence units amid threat of murder
Defenders of forests and rivers killed at rate of one every three days in 2025, with 85% of deaths in Latin AmericaNature and land defenders were murdered at the rate of one every three days last year, prompting many communities to set up self-defence units, according to the latest annual death toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness.Organised crime groups or professional killers were implicated in more than a third of the 124 killings of defenders in 2025 as narco-trafficking activities overlapped with intrusions into indigenous territories and environmental crime, such as illegal logging and wildcat gold mining. Continue reading...
South Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison office
A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won, or about $32.5 million, for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020
Russia touts candidates who fought in Ukraine for its wartime parliamentary election
Nearly 200 men who took part in the war in Ukraine are among the candidates for this week’s parliamentary election in Russia
Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
Iran-aligned group rejects claim it targeted Mecca, while Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemns attackSaudi Arabia has claimed its air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone attempting to fly over the holy city of Mecca, as Saudi warplanes continued to pound Yemen, raising fears of the conflict spreading further across the Middle East.The Saudi-led military coalition said the security of Mecca – home to Islam’s two holiest sites – was a “red line” and that it would take necessary measures against the Houthis. Continue reading...
NATO jets shoot down drone over Lithuania and Russian ship fires flares at Danish helicopter
NATO says its fighter jets have shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
Police detain dozens at an Istanbul courthouse protest over LGBTQ+ crackdown
Police have detained dozens of demonstrators outside a courthouse in Istanbul
