21 dead in fatal bus crash carrying funeral mourners in Kenya
TLE DESK: A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in southwestern Kenya overturned and plunged into a ditch on Friday evening,…
Indonesia cuts lawmaker perks as president tries to quell protests
TLE DESK: Indonesia cut financial perks for lawmakers on Sunday, after at least five people were killed in protests against economic…
Lithuania parliament confirms Ruginiene as prime minister
TLE DESK: Lithuania’s parliament on Tuesday confirmedInga Ruginiene as prime minister following the collapse of the…
Two Dutch teens found dead in Istanbul hotel
TLE DESK: Two Dutch teenagers were found dead in their Istanbul hotel room and their father hospitalised, Turkish media reported on…
UK govt to challenge court block on migrant hotel
TLE DESK: The UK government said Friday (22 August) it would appeal a court ruling blocking it from housing asylum seekers in a flashpoint…
Hopes fade as Pakistan flooding claims hundreds of lives
TLE DESK: The search for survivors grew ever more desperate on Sunday as rescuers clawed through mud and boulders in northern Pakistan,…
Global Round-Up: Diplomacy, Science, and Soft Power Collide
In Geneva this week, the mood at the Global Plastics Treaty talks took a sharp turn. The United States quietly circulated a memo rejecting…