December 6, 2017//-Protests have broken out in the Gaza Strip in response to US President Donald Trump’s expected decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, as Palestinian leaders called for three days of rage against the move.
Category: International
Trump-Russia: Michael Flynn Admits Lying To FBI
December 1, 2017//-Ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to making false statements to the FBI about meetings with Russia’s ambassador weeks before Donald Trump became president.
UN Seeks $22.5Bn For War, Humanitarian Crises Victims
December 1, 2017//-The UN has launched a record appeal for $22.5bn to help victims of conflict and humanitarian crises around the world.
‘Slavery Is An Outrageous Reality In Libya’
A group of UN human rights experts has strongly condemned Libya’s slave trade amid reports that hundreds of African refugees are being bought and sold in markets across the country every week.
Donald Trump Retweets Far-right Group’s Anti-Muslim Videos
November 29, 2017//- Donald Trump has retweeted three inflammatory videos from a British far-right group.The first tweet from Jayda Fransen, the deputy leader of Britain First, claims to show a Muslim migrant attacking a man on crutches.
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile
November 28, 2017//-North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korean news agency Yonhap is reporting. The launch took place north of the capital of Pyongyang.
Mount Agung: Bali Tourism Hit by Eruption Threat
November 27, 2017//-The threat of a major volcanic eruption at Mount Agung is already having a negative effect on Bali’s most important industry – tourism.
Manus Island: Fears of Violence as PNG Forces Enter
November 23, 2017//-Concerns for the safety of hundreds of refugees have been raised after Papua New Guinea security forces stormed a former detention camp and forcibly removed about 60 men who refused for weeks to leave.
Germany Coalition: Talks Collapse as FDP Pulls Out
November 20, 2017//-Talks on forming a three-party coalition government in Germany have collapsed after the free-market liberal FDP pulled out.
Toxic Cost of Rubbish Scavenging in East Timor
Unregulated dumping of most of Dili’s garbage includes lethal asbestos and untreated hospital waste [Ian Lloyd Neubauer/Al Jazeera] Dili, East Timor, November 20, 2017 – Smouldering fires. Haphazard explosions. Malnourished children. The disintegration of law and order, and the absence of social services.