by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Santa Cruz Cabralia, Bahia, Brazil – With a loud whir, the drone takes flight. Minutes later, the humming sound gives way to a distinctive rattling as the machine, hovering about 20 metres above the ground, begins unloading its precious cargo and a cocktail of seeds...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Court near Bratislava rules that man accused in assassination attempt will be held in custody.Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico remained in hospital in “serious condition” as a court ruled that the man accused in the assassination attempt will be held in custody....
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. This anniversary comes around at a critical historical juncture, amid the humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel’s assault on Gaza.The global response to Gaza,...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
As Israel’s bombing of Gaza intensifies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a rift in his war cabinet and growing international pressure. And yet, this is a war that the vast majority of Israelis continue to support – thanks in no small part to one-sided coverage...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Hundreds of heavily armed marines and police patrol the French territory’s capital Noumea after a night of violence.One more person has been killed in France’s Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia as security personnel tried to restore order, taking the death...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Officials in the central region expect the number of casualties to increase as rising waters destroy thousands of homes.At least 50 people have been killed and thousands of homes destroyed following a new bout of heavy rains and flooding in central Afghanistan, the...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
President says Ukraine has a quarter of air defences required to hold front line as Russia advances along northeastern border.Russia’s offensive in Ukraine’s northeastern border region of Kharkiv may just be the “first wave” in a wider assault, Ukrainian President...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
Lebanon and the Lebanese people are still suffering a debilitating economic crisis that has gripped the country since 2019.The pound has plummeted to less than 10 percent of its value before the crisis, savings have disappeared both in terms of exchange rates and...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
As the war enters its 814th day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Fighting At least two people have been killed and 19 were wounded in the Russian bombing of Kharkiv, regional chief Oleh Syniehubov said on the Telegram...
by News Feed Editor | May 18, 2024 | World
A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred shaven-headed monks emerges through the dawn mist, snaking its way through the sleepy narrow streets. Buddhist locals line...
