UN decries ‘horrifying’ suffering in Gaza
AP : The United Nations human rights chief has strongly criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza, describing them as causing “horrifying, unconscionable suffering” for Palestinians....
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Lanka new mass grave discovery reopens old wounds for Tamil
Al Jazeera : Less than 100 metres (328 ft) from a busy road, policemen stand on watch behind a pair of rust coloured gates that...
Trump suggests Iran, Israel need ‘to fight it out’ to reach deal
AFP: US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Iran and Israel — who are locked in an exchange of military strikes — to “make a...
Israel-Iran conflict: IRGC intelligence chief, two generals killed in Israeli strikes
Al Jazeera : Israel’s continued airstrikes on Iran have killed the intelligence chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) along with two other senior...
Israel-Iran conflict enters third day with escalating missile strikes, rising death tolls
AP: Israel and Iran continued exchanging missile strikes for a third consecutive day on Sunday, ignoring international appeals to end hostilities as the conflict intensified...
7 die as helicopter crashes in India
Agency : Seven people, including a toddler, have been killed in India’s northern Uttarakhand state when a helicopter ferrying them for a Hindu pilgrimage crashed...
Putin speaks to Trump, condemns Israel’s strikes on Iran
Reuters : Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, focusing on hostilities between Israel and Iran and...
Mass protests against Trump across US
The Guardian : As tanks and soldiers paraded through the streets of Washington on Saturday, several million people around the country turned out to protest...
US bears responsibility for Israel’s aggression: Iran
Al Jazeera : Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Israel’s attacks on his country could not have materialised without the agreement and support of the...
US-China trade truce leaves military-use rare earth issue unresolved
Reuters : The renewed US-China trade truce struck in London left a key area of export restrictions tied to national security untouched, an unresolved conflict...
G7 leaders meet in Canada hoping to avoid Trump clash
Reuters : Group of Seven leaders gather in the Canadian Rockies starting on Sunday amid growing splits with the United States over foreign policy and...
Iran vows ‘heavy response’ after Israeli strikes hit Bandar Abbas and gas field
Reuters: Iran and Israel have effectively entered a state of war after Israel’s blistering attacks on Tehran’s residential buildings, nuclear facilities, and military bases killed...