U.S. urges immediate halt to military operations in Libya
The United States called on Sunday for an immediate halt to military operations in Libya as the Libyan National Army headed by Khalifa Haftar advanced on the capital, Tripoli.
In reserved Japan, talking to someone called key in suicide reduction
All the phones at a Japanese suicide hot line started ringing at 8:00 p.m. on a Friday night, exactly when it opened, filling a narrow room off a Tokyo back street with the voices of those trying to help.
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen says it intercepts drone launched by Houthis: SPA
The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement toward Asir city in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency said late on Sunday.
Helping, listening, caring: Japanese prefecture leads dramatic decrease in suicides
AKITA, Japan – Taeko Watanabe awoke one cold March night and found a trail of blood in the hallway, a bloody cleaver on her son Yuki’s bed and no trace of him in the house. Then police discovered a suicide note in his bedroom.
Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content
Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect their users from harmful content.
Australia’s opposition Labor on track to win election: polls
Australia’s opposition Labor is the favorite to win a national election expected in May, two polls showed on Monday, but its lead has narrowed over the conservative coalition government which announced income tax cuts in its budget last week.
Spain’s socialists lead with 31.1 percent ahead of April 28 election: poll
Spain’s Socialists would win a general election scheduled for April 28 with 31.1 percent of the votes, a poll published on Monday in newspaper ABC said, equivalent to between 137 and 139 seats in the 350-seat parliament, but short of a majority.
U.N.-backed Libya government: 11 killed and 23 wounded in clashes in southern Tripoli
The Health Ministry of the U.N.-backed Libyan government of National Accord said in a statement late on Sunday that clashes in the southern part of the capital, Tripoli, resulted in 11 killed and 23 wounded.
Independent march in Havana believed first for communist-run Cuba, organizers say
Hundreds of Cubans marched peacefully through Havana calling for an end to animal cruelty on Sunday in what organizers believe was the first independent march authorized by the one-party state.
Canada’s Trudeau threatens libel suit over SNC-Lavalin crisis, opposition says
The leader of Canada’s opposition Conservative Party said on Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatened to sue him for libel over statements made about a scandal that has dogged Trudeau and his ruling Liberal Party for two months.
