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Thursday, 25 January 2024 19:45
Australia: statues vandalised in Australia Day protest
In Melbourne, early on 26 January (Australia Day), a century-old statue of Captain James Cook was cut down and a Queen Victoria monument vandalised with red paint. Australia Day commemorates the anniversary of Britain's first fleet…
Thursday, 25 January 2024 19:41
Ghana: ‘crown jewels’ to be loaned by UK
The UK is sending 32 significant artefacts, including a gold peace pipe, to Ghana on long-term loan, 150 years after they were looted from the Asante king's court. 17 pieces are from the Victoria and Albert…
Thursday, 18 January 2024 21:36
Red Sea: USA’s fourth round of missile strikes against Houthis
On 17 January the US military launched a fourth round of missile strikes targeting Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen, aiming to prevent imminent threats to merchant vessels and US Navy ships in the region. These actions come…
Thursday, 18 January 2024 21:34
Ecuador: prosecutor investigating TV station attack shot dead
Cesar Suarez, the prosecutor investigating the recent attack on a local TV station, was shot dead on 18 January. The attack occurred on 10 January: a group of individuals stormed the building, setting fires and causing…
Thursday, 18 January 2024 21:31
Pakistan / Iran: retaliatory airstrikes
On 18 January Pakistan launched retaliatory airstrikes against alleged ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Iran, killing seven. This followed Iran's strikes on Pakistani soil on the 16th, resulting in the deaths of two children, which targeted Jaish al-Adl,…
Thursday, 18 January 2024 21:28
USA: Trump goes straight from primary win to court
Republican candidate-presumptive Donald Trump, fresh from an overwhelming victory on 15 January in the Iowa presidential primary, appeared in a Manhattan federal court the following morning. Despite extremely cold temperatures and low overall voter turnout due…