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India’s Supreme Court rejects review petitions against Kashmir verdict

India's top court has dismissed a batch of pleas filed against a verdict upholding the 2019 decision by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's government to revoke special status for Indian-administered Kashmir. The disputed region is claimed in full although ruled in part by both India and Pakistan. Rebecca Bundhun reports.

22 May, 2024

World

Japan town blocks view of Mt Fuji

A small town near Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji is erecting a screen to block tourists from viewing the mountain. The move is in response to what the town calls unruly behavior from visitors after a particular photo-spot went viral online. Chris Gilbert reports for us from Tokyo.

22 May, 2024

World

U.N updates on declining humanitarian situation in Gaza

The United Nations has once again given a grim update on the declining humanitarian situation in Gaza. Updating reporters in New York on Tuesday, the world body says there has been no new arrival of aid trucks via the US-built pier since Saturday. Jody Jacobs reports for us from the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

22 May, 2024

World

Trump fundraising outpaces Biden for first time

Fund-raising for former president Donald Trump's reelection campaign has outpaced that of his democratic rival President Joseph Biden for the first time. The Republican presidential candidate raised more money than Biden in April according to his advisers, as the pace of giving to Mr. Biden's campaign slowed significantly. Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports for us.

22 May, 2024

Environment

Survival at stake for small island States

The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda is leading the charge for more climate action paving the way for “resilient prosperity” as host of this month’s upcoming International Conference on Small Island Developing States. In an interview with UN News, Gaston Browne said the very survival of small island nations is increasingly at stake due to rising waters, extreme weather,and crushing debt.

21 May, 2024

World

United Kingdom government to compensate for blood scandal

The UK government is setting out multi-billion dollar compensation plans after an infected blood scandal. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised on behalf of successive governments which saw 30 000 people infected, and around 3000 deaths so far. A report by the Infected Blood Inquiry says doctors, the NHS, and the government were to blame for patients catching HIV and hepatitis while receiving care in the 1970s, 1980s, and early […]

21 May, 2024

Lifestyle

Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain

International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global GDP are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by the lifting of COVID-19-related travel restrictions and strong pent-up demand, as per the new World Economic Forum travel and tourism study, released today. Topping the 2024 list of economies are the United States, Spain, Japan, France and Australia, while Europe, Africa, and the Americas all showed […]

21 May, 2024

Environment

Charting a New Global Course for Dealing With Illicit Drug Use

International Overdose Awareness Day 2022 in Barcelona. The annual UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs session agreed to make a major policy shift on drug use, moving from a criminalization approach toward harm-reduction measures. TELUOBIR/CREATIVE COMMONS This year’s meeting of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna marked a significant shift in policy when it agreed to focus on drug use as a public health issue that required an […]

21 May, 2024

World

Julian Assange’s appeal to avoid extradition will go ahead. It could be legally groundbreaking

By Holly Cullen, The University of Western Australia Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s challenge to the order for his extradition to the United States to face charges of computer misuse and espionage will continue, after the High Court in London rejected US government assurances that his rights to freedom of expression would be protected. On March 26, the High Court conditionally granted Assange the right […]

21 May, 2024