15 killed as gunman goes on rampage in Prague varsity, shot
PRAGUE (TIP) : A gunman killed at least 15 people and wounded 24 others at a Prague university on December…
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Israel parliament passes new wartime budget
JERUSALEM (TIP): The Israeli parliament passed an amended 2023 budget on December 14 with new funds for the war against…
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UK court finds Mirror Group newspapers guilty of hacking Prince Harry’s phone
LONDON (TIP): Prince Harry won his historic phone hacking lawsuit on December 15 against the publisher of the Daily Mirror…
Read MoreHungry, thirsty and humiliated: Israel’s mass arrest campaign sows fear in northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and…
Read More515 injured in a Beijing rail collision as heavy snow hits the Chinese capital
BEIJING (TIP): Two subway trains collided in heavy snow in Beijing, sending 515 people to the hospital, including 102 with…
Read MoreTens of thousands rally in Georgia to celebrate European Union candidate status
TBILISI (GEORGIA) (TIP): Tens of thousands took to the streets of the Georgian capital Tbilisi on December 15 to celebrate…
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Two attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
DUBAI (TIP): A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels slammed into a cargo ship on December 15 in the…
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China formally accords diplomatic recognition to Taliban govt in Afghanistan
BEIJING (TIP): China has become the first country to confer diplomatic status to a Taliban-nominated official as Afghanistan's Ambassador to…
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Italy withdraws from China’s Belt and Road project
ROME (TIP): Italy has formally withdrawn from China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, more than four years after becoming…
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Israel battles Hamas in south Gaza City; armoured tanks bulldoze into Khan Yunis
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israeli troops battled Hamas militants December 7 in the heart of southern Gaza's main city where a suspected…
Read MoreFour killed in bomb attack on Catholic mass in Philippines
MARAWI (TIP): At least four people were killed and dozens wounded in a bomb attack on a Catholic mass in…
Read MoreUK cautioned against ‘unfair’ visa crackdown on Indian professionals, students
LONDON (TIP): Groups representing skilled professionals and students from India on December 4 expressed concerns over a lack of clarity…
Read MoreGerman tourist stabbed to death in Paris ‘terror’ attack
PARIS, FRANCE (TIP): A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a…
Read MoreIsrael and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners
TEL AVIV (TIP): Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past November 28, raising the…
Read MoreCosta Rica celebrates 75 years of peace and democracy without an army
Costa Rican (TIP): At a time where the world is dealing with two major armed conflicts, Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas, Central…
Read MoreRussia jails man for writing ‘No to war’ using his finger in snow
MOSCOW (TIP): Russia has sentenced a man to 10 days in jail for tracing the words "No to war" on…
Read MoreTwo planes crash on same day in Tanzania national park; no casualties reported
DAR ES SALAAM (TIP): Two passenger planes carrying tourists crash-landed at the same airport and on the same day in…
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Truce in Gaza extended another day but talks over remaining hostages could get tougher
JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute November 30 to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another…
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Ukraine says storms killed 12, 800 villages without power
KYIV (TIP): Extreme weather that stormed through Ukraine's south earlier this week killed 12 people, while bad weather and the…
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COP28 president denies using climate talks to push oil deals
DUBAI (TIP): The Emirati host of the UN climate conference in Dubai denied November 29 reports that he used his…
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Irish Prime Minister says Dublin rioters brought ‘shame’ on Ireland
LONDON (TIP): Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on November 24 that protesters who battled police and looted shops in…
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China will allow visa-free entry for France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia
BEIJING (TIP): China announced November 24 that it will allow visa-free entry for citizens of five European countries and Malaysia…
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Israeli army withdraws from Gaza hospital after truce: Hamas ministry
GAZA (TIP): Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa on November 24, the Hamas-run health ministry said, on the…
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Four-day truce begins in Gaza; Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released
Palestinian NGO says 39 released from prison by Israel under truce agreement BEITUNIA (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) (TIP): A Palestinian NGO said…
Read MoreSouth African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend
CAPE TOWN (TIP): Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on November 24, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend…
Read More‘Queen of Latin Pop’ Shakira to go on trial in Spain for tax fraud
BARCELONA (TIP): Just days after her success at the Latin Grammys, Colombian pop idol Shakira is set to go on…
Read MoreMagnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines
MANILA (TIP): A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the southern Philippines on November 14, the US Geological Survey said, sending…
Read MoreChina ready to be ‘partner and friend’ of US: Xi
SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): China is "ready to be a partner and friend of the United States," President Xi Jinping told…
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Croatia cracks down on migrants as Europe beefs up border checks
BREGANA, CROATIA (TIP): It took Croatia years to finally enter into Europe's passport-free travel zone that promised to ease access…
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24 die at Al Shifa hospital, Israel allows only 2 fuel trucks a day into Gaza
Gaza City (TIP): The Hamas-controlled health ministry said on November 17 that 24 patients at a hospital in war-torn Gaza…
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