10 killed in Afghanistan attack
AFP : Ten people were killed when a gunman opened fire on a Sufi shrine in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, an interior ministry spokesman told AFP on Friday.“A man fired on Sufis taking part...
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42 killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan
Al Jazeera : Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Women and children were among...
King Charles’s coronation cost UK taxpayers £72 m
AFP : King Charles III’s coronation last year cost British taxpayers £72 million ($90.7 million), official accounts released late Thursday revealed.Critics have argued taxpayer spending on the events was too large and out of...
Indian SC tells Delhi to step up vehicle restrictions
AFP : Indian Supreme Court on Friday ordered authorities in the smog-choked capital New Delhi to establish checkpoints on all 113 roads into the city to stop the entry of polluting vehicles.The traffic-clogged megacity...
226 health workers killed in Lebanon since October 7: WHO
AFP : Nearly 230 health workers have been killed in Lebanon since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza following the October 7 resistance campaign last year, the World Health Organization said on Friday.In...
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US AG
Reuters : US President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday he would nominate former Florida Attorney General (AG) and loyalist Pam Bondi to be US Attorney General, moving swiftly to replace his former nominee Matt...
S’pore hangs drug trafficker
Al Jazeera : Singapore has carried out its third hanging of a convicted drug trafficker in a week despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations.Rosman Abdullah, 55, was executed for trafficking 57.43 grams...
Musk outlines plans for mass cuts as Trump ‘efficiency’ czar
AFP : Elon Musk outlined plans Wednesday for his new role as “efficiency” czar — signaling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s executive powers and...
Israeli attacks on gaza in one day: Approx 100 death recorded
Al Jazeera : Israel has unleashed a series of air attacks on the Gaza Strip that killed nearly 90 people, including many children in their sleep, as its main ally the United States once...
G20 summit urges Gaza aid, Ukraine war resolution
Agency : Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies called for a global pact to combat hunger, more aid for war-torn Gaza and an end to hostilities in the Mideast and Ukraine, issuing a...