GENEVA, Switzerland - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in "utter, deepening horror", the UN human rights chief said Wednesday, as he pleaded for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Volker Turk said there was a high risk of atrocity crimes being committed in such...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The head of the United Nations children's agency condemned on Wednesday acts of sexual violence committed against women during Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel -- a condemnation that Israel deemed insufficient. Anger over the accusations of rape and other sexual...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union will seek to thrash out an agreement on sweeping rules to regulate artificial intelligence on Wednesday, following months of difficult negotiations in particular on how to monitor generative AI like ChatGPT. The EU is racing to approve the world's first...
Kyiv, Ukraine - Kyiv said Wednesday that Moscow had launched dozens of Iranian-designed attack drones towards Ukraine overnight from southern Russia and the annexed Crimean peninsula, in its latest aerial barrage. Officials in Kyiv say Russian forces have been stockpiling drones and missiles...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Boris Johnson on Wednesday apologised for "the pain and the loss and the suffering" caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as he gave evidence at a public inquiry into his government's handling of the global health crisis. The former prime minister, who has faced a barrage...
ROME, Italy - Italy has withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming the only G7 nation to sign up, a government source said Wednesday. The long-expected decision was communicated to Beijing three days ago, according to Italian...
AGAM, Indonesia - The last hiker missing after a volcano eruption in Indonesia was found dead Wednesday, rescuers said, raising the death toll to 23 three days after the disaster. Mount Marapi on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia's west spewed an ash tower 3,000 metres (9,800 feet) -- taller...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Brussels proposed Wednesday a three-year delay on tariffs on the sale of electric vehicles between Britain and the EU that was meant to kick in from January, in a major reversal of its previous position. The European Commission said it now wants a one-off extension, until...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain on Wednesday announced a fresh round of sanctions against Russia's "war machine" in Ukraine, as David Cameron headed to Washington for his first visit as foreign secretary. The new curbs bar UK firms from dealings with businesses and individuals in countries...
LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain's interior minister James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty that London hopes will revive controversial plans to transfer migrants to the east African country. Britain's Home Secretary James Cleverly (L) and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Vincent...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The situation in the Gaza Strip is getting worse all the time and approaching humanity's "darkest hour", the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Smoke rises above buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, as battles between Israel and Hamas militants continue on...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- Lawyers for Prince Harry on Tuesday began a legal challenge over his security arrangements in the UK, after he quit frontline royal duties and moved to North America. Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex The case about his loss of UK taxpayer-funded...
