Month: December 2022
526 posts
UN seeks top court opinion on Israeli occupation
The UN General Assembly has asked the UN’s highest court to give a legal opinion on Israel’s occupation…
December 31, 2022
Incoming Kansas attorney general fined for 2020 Senate campaign finance violations
The Federal Election Commission has levied a $30,000 fine on incoming Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach and a…
December 31, 2022
Venezuelan opposition votes to abolish parallel government
Venezuela’s opposition has voted to dissolve its parallel government and remove its leader, Juan Guaidó. The move comes…
December 31, 2022
World celebrates arrival of 2023
New year celebrations are in full flow in parts of the world where 2023 has already arrived. The…
December 31, 2022
Magnus Carlsen becomes triple world champion for the third time in his career
Magnus Carlsen won both the World Rapid and World Blitz chess titles in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the latest…
December 31, 2022
Barbara Walters: Trailblazing US news anchor dies aged 93
Pioneering US TV broadcaster Barbara Walters has died aged 93 after a career spanning half a century. She…
December 31, 2022
Ukraine war: Explosions heard in Ukraine capital Kyiv
A series of blasts have been heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. “Stay in shelters!” Kyiv Mayor Vitaly…
December 31, 2022
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing…
December 31, 2022
Statue of late civil rights icon John Lewis will be erected in his congressional district where a confederate monument once stood
A statue of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis will now keep watch over a site…
December 31, 2022
Authorities tracked the Idaho student killings suspect as he drove cross-country to Pennsylvania, sources say
Authorities carefully tracked the man charged in the killings of four Idaho college students as he drove across…
December 31, 2022