Al Jazeera : The United States, France and several Arab and European countries have called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire...
BBC : Vladimir Putin says Russia would consider an attack from a non-nuclear state that was backed by a nuclear-armed...
Deutsche Welle : Ongoing conflicts across West and Central Africa have disrupted the education of around 2.8 million children, according...
Indian Express : “We don’t want Sri Lanka to be sandwiched, especially between China and India,” said Anura Kumara Dissanayake,...
AFP : Red flags flutter over bullet-scarred buildings in the strategic Myanmar city of Lashio, which an ethnic minority group linked to China seized from the military in its biggest defeat for decades. Lashio is the largest urban centre to fall to any of Myanmar’s myriad ethnic minority groups — who have been fighting the central authorities on and off for decades — since the military first seized power in 1962. But analysts say the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army...
BBC : According to the Pentagon’s estimates China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenalChina has said it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean. The ICMB was launched at 08:44 local time (04:44 GMT) on Wednesday and “fell into expected sea areas”, Beijing’s defence ministry said, adding that the test launch was “routine” and part of its “annual training”. The type of missile and its flight path remained...
Arab News : The Israeli military said it was carrying out “extensive” air strikes in south Lebanon and the eastern...
CNN : The race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is exceedingly close, with Harris’ support resting on stronger personal appeal, while Trump draws on a die-hard base and a wide advantage on handling the economy to run about even despite less positive views of him, his empathy and temperament. Among likely voters nationwide, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds 48% support Harris and 47% Trump, a margin that suggests no clear...
Al Jazeera : Pakistan’s military has announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Asim Malik as the new head of the...
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military regime has executed two anti-coup activists and plans to execute five more on September 24, rights groups have said, urging action from the international community.Maung Kaung Htet and his wife Chan Myae Thu were executed at 4am Myanmar time (21:30 GMT) on September 23, the Women’s Peace Network said in a statement on Monday.The pair were convicted “without due process and a fair trial” over their alleged involvement in a parcel bomb attack on Yangon’s...