Some people say the ceasefire with Hezbollah is a mistake, even a “surrender”.
Year: 2024
Death threats and division: A political feud takes a dramatic turn
The powerful Marcos-Duterte alliance has spectacularly unravelled in the Philippines.
Australia approves social media ban on under-16s
The ban aims to reduce “harms” on children and will take at least a year to implement, the PM says.
Romania orders election recount after TikTok bias claims
TikTok denies it gave preferential treatment to any candidate in Romania’s presidential election.
Voters to take to the polls in Irish general election
Polling stations will be open in the Republic of Ireland between 07:00 and 22:00 local time on Friday.
Syria rebels launch major offensive in north-west and gain territory
The rebels have reportedly taken several towns and villages in Aleppo and Idlib provinces since Wednesday.
Families return to destruction in southern Lebanon
Displaced Lebanese are trying to get to their homes after a ceasefire came into force.
Chinese companies apologise for ‘shrunken’ sanitary pads
Chinese women have taken it upon themselves to prove that the length of sanitary pads often fall short of what is advertised.
Liberia’s notorious rebel-turned-senator Johnson dies
Prince Johnson oversaw the torture and killing of the then-president but was later elected to the senate.
Mark Zuckerberg dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Relations appear to have improved markedly from Trump’s threat earlier this year to throw the Meta boss in jail.