Syria bus blast kills five defence ministry personnel: official
Agencies : A blast targeting a bus in Syria’s eastern province of Deir Ezzor on Thursday killed at least five defence ministry personnel, an official...
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Embattled French PM survives no-confidence votes
AP : French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two votes of no-confidence Thursday that could have toppled his fragile new government and plunged France deeper...
Gen Z protesters fuel global wave of youth-led uprisings
Agencies : From South America’s Andes to Asia’s Himalayas, a new generation is rising in protest. Around the world, young people angry at governments and...
Gold smuggling surges in India as price spikes before festivals
Reuters : Gold smuggling into India has spiked ahead of key festivals, government and industry officials told Reuters, in response to record-high prices and a...
Madagascar colonel who sent the president fleeing, took power
Agencies : Colonel Michael Randrianirina had already become the face of Madagascar’s military mutiny when he stood in uniform outside the presidential palace on Tuesday...
Tear gas fired as Tunisians protest pollution in Gabes
AP : Police fired tear gas as thousands of protesters clashed with security forces in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes on Wednesday, demanding action...
EU discusses ‘drone wall’ to protect airspace from Russian violations
Al Jazeera : The European Commission is in discussions to adopt a new counter-drone initiative to protect European Union airspace from Russian violations, as it...
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Indonesia’s Papua: USGS
AFP : A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami...
UN urges Pakistan, Afghanistan to end hostilities to protect civilians
AP : The United Nations on Thursday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring “a lasting end to hostilities” to protect civilians, after days of fighting...
Israel says military received two hostage bodies from Red Cross in Gaza
NN ONLINE: Israel said its forces received two hostage bodies from the Red Cross on Wednesday which had been returned under a US-brokered ceasefire...
Bus fire leaves at least 20 people dead in Rajasthan
Agencies: At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while travelling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, local media...
China to keep its ‘all about production’ economic playbook
Reuters: China’s Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and...