Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire holds after deadly border clashes
AFP : A ceasefire along the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan was holding on Thursday, officials on both sides said, after dozens of troops and...
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One dead, dozens injured as Peru’s new president faces widespread protests
Reuters : At least one person was killed and dozens of police officers injured in widespread protests overnight in Peru against President Jose Jeri, who...
Italy’s anti-Mafia police investigate after journalist’s car explodes
Agencies : A car belonging to one of Italy’s leading investigative journalists exploded outside his home overnight, prompting an investigation by Italy’s anti-Mafia authorities and...
China expels No. 2 general, 8 others from the ruling Communist Party
AP : China’s second-highest ranking general and eight other senior officials were expelled from the ruling Communist Party and the military on suspicion of serious...
Nearly 900 mn poor people exposed to climate shocks, UN warns
AFP : Nearly 80 percent of the world’s poorest, or about 900 million people, are directly exposed to climate hazards exacerbated by global warming, bearing...
Koreans allegedly involved in online scams
AP : Dozens of South Koreans allegedly involved in online scams in Cambodia are to be flown back home aboard a charter plane on Saturday,...
Trump to meet Zelensky after announcing Putin summit
Agencies : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president readies...
2 women’s bodies found after Greece migrant boat accident
Agencies : The bodies of two women were found Friday on a rocky coast on the Greek island of Chios after a makeshift boat carrying...
Mexican national Guard aids towns isolated by flood that killed 70
Agencies : The Mexican National Guard sent supplies on Thursday to flood-hit communities, after heavy rains killed 70 people and left dozens missing. The military-run...
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...