EU hits Russian oil with new sanctions over Ukraine war
Al Jazeera : The European Union has approved a new raft of stiff sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, including a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions with Nord Stream...
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Mother son rescued in California forest
BBC Online : A mother and her nine-year-old son lost in the rocky mountain forest of Sierra Nevada in the US state of California were rescued thanks to a trail of handwritten notes they...
54 killed as heavy rains in Pakistan
AP : Heavy monsoon rains killed at least 54 people in eastern Pakistan in 24 hours, bringing the total rain-related deaths in the country to 178 over the past three weeks, officials said Thursday....
Over 60 killed as massive fire rips through Iraq shopping mall
CNN : A huge fire tore through a large shopping center in Iraq’s eastern city of Kut on Wednesday, killing dozens of people and devastating a community. At least 61 people – including men,...
Ukraine appoints new PM in biggest wartime overhaul
Reuters : Ukraine’s parliament appointed the country’s first new prime minister in five years on Thursday, part of a major cabinet overhaul aimed at revitalising wartime management as prospects for peace with Russia grow...
US approves Trump’s foreign aid, media cuts
AFP : The US Senate approved early Thursday a package of spending cuts proposed by President Donald Trump that would cancel more than $9 billion in funding for foreign aid programs and public broadcasting....
Syrian soldiers quit Druze
Agency : Syrian government forces have withdrawn from the whole of Sweida province after days of sectarian bloodshed in the heartland of the Druze minority, a war monitor and witnesses said Thursday. The pullout...
Junta claims recapture of town near military academy
AFP : Myanmar’s junta claimed on Thursday to have ousted armed rebels who captured a town near the military’s main officer training academy after a year-long battle. A 2021 coup sparked a civil war...
UK jobs market weakens
BBC : The UK jobs market has continued to weaken, making the prospect of an interest rate cut next month even more likely, analysts say. The annual rate of pay growth in the three...
More than 350 dead in south Syria violence: monitor
AFP: More than 350 people have been killed since the weekend in violent clashes in Syria’s southern Sweida province, a war monitor said Thursday, updating an earlier toll. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Nato chief warns India, Brazil, China over Russia trade ties
Deutsche Welle : Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on China, Brazil and India to pressure Russia or be hit by US sanctions. US President Donald Trump had said he would impose “very severe...
UK lifts 5-year ban on Pakistani airlines
Reuters : Britain has lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, allowing them to apply to resume UK flights just as Islamabad steps up efforts to privatise its national carrier, Pakistan International Airlines. The...