Japan Wildfire Evacution Orders Partially Lifted
The fire had raged in the mountains around the northern city of Ofunato for over a week, killing one person and forcing more than 4,200 residents to flee their homes.
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Hungary Femicide Sparks Outcry on Gender Violence
The killing of the Japanese woman in late January was later declared a murder, but only after an uproar when a women’s rights organisation revealed that the 43-year-old had reached out to them about her abusive ex-husband.
Weak-Sounding Pope Releases Audio Message from Hospital
“I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for my health from the Square, I accompany you from here,” Francis said in a message broadcast in St Peter’s Square.
FBI Arrests Soldier Accused of Selling US Army Intel to China
Jian Zhao, an active-duty army supply sergeant stationed at a military base in Washington state, was accused of gathering classified hard drives and a computer taken from the US government to sell to unspecified individuals in China.
Kenya orders TikTok to take down ‘sexual content’ exposing minors
The report, published on Monday, said TikTok was profiting from sexual livestreams performed by Kenyan teenagers as young as 15.
UN Security Council Warns Against Sudan Rival Government
They warned such a move would “risk exacerbating the ongoing conflict in Sudan, fragmenting the country, and worsening an already dire humanitarian situation”.
Mexico’s Congress Passes Ban on Cultivation of GMO Corn
The Mexican government announced earlier this month that it had scrapped restrictions on the use of genetically modified corn for human consumption after a dispute resolution panel in December upheld a US complaint that the rules violated a free trade agreement.
Pope Francis Resting After ‘Peaceful Night’: Vatican
The 88-year-old had used an oxygen mask overnight for a third time, the Holy See said.
Zelensky says lasting peace ‘achievable’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a lasting peace was “entirely achievable” as the Kremlin called it “positive” that…
UAE Rejects Appeals of 53 Sentenced in Mass Trial
The State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court rejected the appeals on Tuesday, state news agency WAM said, following the defendants’ July sentencing for “terrorist” links to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
