Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast

Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.

Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president

The university's top official resigns amid allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.

Japan Airlines: How the passenger plane burst into flames

A professor in investigating accidents tells the BBC what might have caused the plane to burst into flames.

Monday, January 1, 2024

How Japan learned to live with earthquakes

Monday's quake renewed Japan's collective trauma - but it's also a story of engineering success.

Lee Jae-myung: South Korea opposition leader stabbed in Busan.

Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in his neck at a news conference during a visit to Busan.

Robert Pether: Australian jailed in Iraq reaches 1,000-day milestone

Robert Pether has been detained for 1,000 days, in what his family call a "hostage" situation.

Ethiopia signs agreement with Somaliland paving way to sea access

The prime minister of the landlocked country has said that sea access was an existential question.