UN calls on Turkey to reverse controversial withdrawal from European convention on combatting violence against women
A UN human rights spokeswoman has urged Turkey to reassess its decision to withdraw from…More
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A distant star just exploded, went nova and is visible from Earth right now
Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura was lucky enough to witness the aftermath of a star…More
Reopening economy before over-65s get Covid vaccine ‘would spell trouble’, Hungarian PM warns
Hungary’s prime minister has announced that the country’s economy will not reopen before all individuals…More
Beijing blasts Western sanctions over Chinese human rights abuses, says ‘door to China’ can no longer be opened with cannons
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a fierce rebuke of European and American sanctions levied…More
Australia’s PM urges parliament to ‘get this house in order’ as female staffers stage protest after workplace sex videos leak
Australian parliament staffers have staged a protest after imagery was leaked that allegedly showed their…More
Turkey detains over 200 soldiers in raids over links to self-exiled Muslim cleric Gulen
Turkish authorities detained 203 soldiers on Tuesday, as security forces conducted raids on people accused…More
Media watchdog takes Facebook in France to court over hate speech failures
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has launched a lawsuit against Facebook in France, accusing the social…More
People of Pompeii were killed in 15 MINUTES by avalanche of ash and gas, not lava, study suggests
An avalanche of ash and gas known as a pyroclastic flow consumed the ancient Roman…More
‘Catastrophe’ declared in parts of New South Wales as torrential rains batter Australia, sparking spider plague
Australia’s insurance industry has declared a “catastrophe” for areas in New South Wales after days…More
Germany to impose its harshest Covid-19 lockdown yet for Easter holiday as Merkel asks churches to hold online services only
Germany is set to bring its tightest coronavirus lockdown yet, shuttering all but the most…More