International

Friday, May 24th 2024 - 23:33 UTC
ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah offensive out of humanitarian concerns

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Friday issued a landmark ruling ordering Israel to stop its military deployment in Rafah, a spot in southern Gaza where thousands are said to have been killed since the beginning of hostilities in October last year. The highest court of the United Nations (UN) also warned that the current situation was “causing irreparable harm” nearing the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:59 UTC
ICJ issues ruling acceptable to both Ecuador and Mexico

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, The Netherlands, produced a ruling Thursday that was equally welcomed by both parties in the dispute between Ecuador and Mexico over the police raid at the Embassy in Quito to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas, who had sought asylum to avoid incarceration after being convicted of corruption.
Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:32 UTC
The first millennial and “God's influencer” to be canonized by Pope Francis

BBC is reporting that a London-born teenager - whose proficiency at spreading the teachings of the Catholic church online led to him being called “God's influencer” - is set to become a saint. Carlo Acutis died in 2006, at the age of 15, meaning he would be the first millennial - a person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s - to be canonized.
Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:15 UTC
Mild avian flu cases among humans in Michigan and Texas

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, are reporting a second human case of avian flu has been found as the outbreak spreads among birds and cattle in the country.
Friday, May 24th 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Falklands condolences to the family of Britain's greatest swimmer

The Falkland Islands Stanley Leisure Centre are sending condolences and thoughts to the family and the people who knew MBE David Wilkie who sadly passed on Wednesday. MBE David Wilkie opened the swimming pool here at Stanley Leisure Centre on the 4th of February 1990!
Friday, May 24th 2024 - 09:19 UTC
Standing ovation in Parliament for Craig Mackinlay, “The Bionic MP”

Craig Mackinlay, a conservative member of Parliament serving South Thanet, was given a standing ovation by his peers on return to his bench in Westminster. The “Bionic MP” as he likes himself to be called has prosthetic hands and feet, which were amputated following a septic shock, and the quick reply from his wife a pharmacist.
Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 19:17 UTC
Lula says recognition of Palestine's statehood “a historic decision”

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday's recognition of Palestine's statehood by Spain, Ireland, and Norway was a “historic decision,” Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. The South American leader also said that the measure will have a positive effect on efforts to find peace in the Middle East.
Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:58 UTC
Falklands' Legislative Assembly note the Dissolution of Parliament at Westminster and the Elections

The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly notes the announcement by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, that the Parliament at Westminster is to be dissolved and a General Election convened for Thursday, 4 July, 2024.
Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:18 UTC
Conmebol introduces extra substitution in case of head trauma

South America's Football Confederation (Conmebol) announced this week that a new substitution will be allowed during next month's Copa America 2024 whenever a player is going through “suspected head trauma and concussion.”
Thursday, May 23rd 2024 - 10:00 UTC
Macron in New Caledonia for a political solution to the killings and rioting

French President Emmanuel Macron is currently in the Overseas Territory of New Caledonia where he flew urgently for a political solution to ending street killings, riots and arson after a recent change in voting rights infuriated the indigenous population of Kanaks, many groups of whom are seeking independence.