Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has ordered preparations for the annexation of settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Smotrich, who is in charge of the settlements, said on Monday that he had instructed his department to “prepare the necessary infrastructure for applying sovereignty.” It is unclear whether his long-standing…
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior cleric in the Church of England, is under mounting pressure to resign after a damning report accused him of failing to take sufficient action against a sadistic child abuser. A review of the church’s handling of “horrific” abuse perpetrated by John Smyth has…
Police in southern China have detained the driver of a car that plowed into people exercising in the grounds of an outdoor sports center on Monday evening, leaving scores injured. A car “hit multiple pedestrians and then fled the scene” at the Zhuhai Sports Center in the southern city of…
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a “formal and unreserved” apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds of thousands of children and vulnerable adults in care, many of them Indigenous. “It was horrific. It was heartbreaking. It was wrong. And it should…
China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing the country’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already…
A Spirit Airlines plane was hit by gunfire Monday over Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, according to diplomatic source in the country, resulting in what the airline described as “minor injuries” to one of its crew members. Spirit said Monday that its flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Port-au-Prince was…
As countries around the globe prepare for a second Trump presidency, one world leader is teeing up a carefully calibrated diplomatic strategy. It said Yoon had done so “following the advice of those around him,” but declined to say when the president practiced golf. Since Donald Trump reclaimed the White…
The fight against climate change is “bigger than one election”, US envoy John Podesta has said. Mr Podesta was speaking at the UN COP29 climate talks after his party lost the White House to Republican and climate sceptic Donald Trump. The re-election of Mr Trump, who is expected to again…
Tens of thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving again after a century-long absence from the Scottish estuary due to overfishing. Marine experts are “delighted” with the positive progress of the Restoration Forth project, which has seen around 30,000 European flat oysters released since…
A meteor shower will reach its peak across the next two nights – giving people in the UK the chance to enjoy the spectacular event with the naked eye. The Northern Taurids are active from October until the beginning of December – but the coming days are expected to see…