Nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize close on Wednesday, with entries including peace activists linked to conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.The Norwegian Nobel Committee keeps nominations secret, although some nominators may disclose their picks.The prestigious prize attracts over 300 entries from academics, lawmakers, former winners and others with nomination…

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the Move Forward party must stop advocating for amendments to the law on royal defamation.The court deemed it unconstitutional to advocate changing Article 112, which imposes severe penalties for criticism of the royal institution.The Move Forward party was blocked from power by the military-installed…

Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member, appeared in court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to charges of accepting bribes related to the Tokyo Games.Takahashi allegedly accepted approximately $1.4 million in exchange for Olympic contracts for the 2021 Tokyo Games.Takahashi’s defense claimed the money he received was…

Taiwan conducted a two-day military exercise to prepare for potential surprise attacks by China, involving sea, land and air defenses.China claims Taiwan as its own territory, and recent military drills have included simulated attacks by China on Taiwanese bases.Taiwan detected Chinese warplanes and naval vessels around the island, fueling concerns…

The lower house of Spain’s Parliament is set to debate and vote Tuesday on the fate of a highly controversial amnesty bill for Catalan separatists.The legislation, brokered by Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to shore up support in Catalonia, would erase the legal woes of hundreds involved in the region’s unsuccessful,…

JERUSALEM — The shocking revelation that some employees of the U.N. agency UNRWA were part of the Oct. 7 massacre and transported Hamas terrorists in U.N. vehicles is just the most recent example of the heavily U.S.-subsidized agency’s relationship with Hamas. “UNRWA is a horror show that is decades in the…

The first United Arab Emirates ambassador to Damascus in nearly 13 years took up his post on Tuesday as Syria has been reintegrating into mainstream regional acceptance.Syrian state media said the country’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad received Ambassador Hassan Ahmad al-Shihi’s credentials.The UAE embassy was re-opened in Syria in late…

Belgian farmers angry about rising costs, EU environmental policies and cheap food imports plan blocked access roads to the Zeebrugge container port on Tuesday.Farmers organising the protest told Reuters they planned to bar access to the North Sea port, the country’s second-largest, for at least 36 hours. They said the…

As part of a small group of journalists, Fox News embedded with the Israeli military in Gaza. I joined the IDF in Khan Younis, a current focal point of the Israeli operation.Loading into vehicles, soldiers pull on gaiters and goggles to protect themselves on the dusty drive ahead.Within a quarter…

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