UK govt backs down on disability benefit cuts after rebellion
Al Jazeera : The United Kingdom government has backed down on controversial plans to slash disability and sickness benefits after a major rebellion by MPs,...
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Guardian Council in Iran approves law to end cooperation
Arab News : Iran’s powerful Guardian Council on Thursday approved legislation that would suspend Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy...
Myanmar junta chief confirms year-end election plan
AFP : Myanmar’s junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls denounced...
6 Americans held over passing staffs to N Korea
Reuters : South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and...
Thousands displaced as floods hit China
Residents clean up mud after a flood in Congjiang county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou province. Floods in southwest China kill six and...
18 dead in Pakistan flash floods
AP : Flash floods triggered by pre-monsoon rains swept away dozens of tourists in northwest Pakistan on Friday, leaving at least eight dead, as the...
US reaches deal with China
The Guardian : The US has reached an agreement with China to speed up rare earth shipments into America, a White House official has said,...
Is the brain more than just a biological computer?
Damian K. F. Pang : The human brain has been described as the most complex structure in the universe (Dolan, 2007; see also Pang, 2023)....
Spain PM alleges ‘genocide’ in Gaza as rescuers say 65 killed
AFP: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a “genocide”, as rescuers...
US says giving $30 mln to back controversial Gaza relief effort
AFP: The United States said Thursday it has approved its first direct funding for a controversial Israeli-supported relief effort in the Gaza Strip and urged...
Trump wants more drones, missiles in $893bn budget request
Reuters : US President Donald Trump wants a pay raise for troops, more high-tech missiles and drones in next year’s defence budget, while cutting Navy...
