The US again exercises its veto power in the UN Security Council to kill Palestine's widely supported bid for full UN membership. UN chief Antonio Guterres says six months of war has made Gaza a "humanitarian hellscape", and that a ceasefire would defuse tensions in the Middle East.
Hawaii's attorney general on Wednesday laid out a comprehensive timeline of the catastrophic Maui wildfires last year that killed 101 people, including details of flying embers carried by high winds, blinding, thick smoke and trapped first responders, all of which hampered efforts to combat the fires. The report, conducted by Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez and the Fire Safety Research Institute, used extensive data to show how a combination of environmental and geographical factors, along with preparedness and response conditions, enabled the fire to "rapidly intensify into an urban conflagration."
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race. read more
China's economy grew stronger than expected at the start of this year, partly thanks to robust factory activity. read more
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie set weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. read more
A compromised Bibi wants to be a hero to save his own political skin at home.
It was fairly inevitable.