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U.S Supreme court Justice taped agreeing America should “return to a place of godliness”

U.S Supreme court justice, Samuel Alito has been recorded agreeing that America should return "to a place of godliness", just weeks after he came under fire for controversial flags that flew above his homes. The secretly taped audio was captured by a liberal filmmaker posing as a religious conservative at a private event. As Kate Fisher reports for us from Washington.

12 June, 2024

Business / Economics

Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data

Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data. It comes as the country ranks 118th in a new World Economic Forum gender parity survey. As Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.

12 June, 2024

World

British prime minister’s Conservative Party election manifesto emphasises border security

Conservative Party manifesto led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain prioritizes border security to tackle illegal immigration and prevent English Channel crossings. With a record 10,448 crossings in 2024, Sunak announced deportation flights for illegal migrants starting next month, pledging to halve immigration while highlighting the importance of UK border security.

12 June, 2024

World

US Secretary of State urges Hamas to agree to ceasefire proposal, following UN Security Council vote

U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken says if the proposed ceasefire agreement in Gaza fails, only Hamas will be to blame. Blinken is in the Middle East discussing the proposal with regional leaders, in his eighth visit there since the war broke out. As Mitch McCann reports:

12 June, 2024

World

Israel parliament revives bill on ultra-Orthodox conscription

Israel's parliament voted Tuesday to revive a controversial bill to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews, which is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has been criticised by his defence minister. Lawmakers voted 63 to 57 to press ahead with the draft law, which foresees a gradual but limited increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox Jews doing military service. The majority of Israeli Jewish men must serve in […]

11 June, 2024

World

Traumatised Indians recount deadly Kashmir attack on Hindu pilgrims

Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir who ambushed a bus of Hindu pilgrims continued firing for several minutes even after it tumbled into a ravine, killing nine, survivors said Tuesday. The brutal attack on Sunday evening was one of the deadliest attacks in years, and the first on Hindu pilgrims in the disputed Muslim-majority since 2017, when gunmen killed seven people in the Kashmir valley in another ambush on […]

11 June, 2024

World

French bosses fear far right’s vague economic plans

By Katia Dolmadjian French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right. Federations are treading lightly with their public comments, aware that they could be sitting across the table from National Rally (RN) ministers if the party scores a major breakthrough in the June 30 and July 7 ballots. […]

11 June, 2024

World

India’s new Cabinet hold first meeting as Modi begins third term

India's new Cabinet held its first meeting on Monday evening as prime minister Narendra Modi began his third term in office. The allocation of ministries was announced. This follows a surprise election result in which Modi's party failed to secure an outright majority and had to lean on its coalition partners to form a government. Rebecca Bundhun reports.

11 June, 2024

World

UN Security Council Adopts US-Backed Resolution for Permanent Hamas-Israel Ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a US-drafted resolution for a permanent ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, and the release of the hostages in Gaza. Fourteen of the 15 Security Council members voted in favour of the resolution. Russia abstained. A three-part ceasefire plan was unveiled by U.S president, Joseph Biden last month. Israel has already accepted the deal. Palestine's ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, has welcomed the […]

11 June, 2024