Tropical storm leaves 66 dead in Philippines
AFP : Residents of the northern Philippines used spades and rakes to clear their homes of mud and debris on Friday while others still awaited rescue as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami...
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Son-in-law of former Myanmar junta chief arrested
AFP : Myanmar authorities have arrested an ex-military officer and son-in-law of a former junta chief for Facebook posts that threatened “peace and stability,” the junta said.The junta has cracked down on dissent since...
Ball in Washington’s court on US-Russia ties: Putin
AFP : Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday his relationship with the United States after the presidential election would depend on what attitude Washington adopts, as he welcomed comments by Donald Trump on...
India, China begin troop disengagement in Ladakh
Times of India : Indian and Chinese troops have kicked off the process to disengage in phases at Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh, even as Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said...
Pakistani Taliban attack kills 10 police
AFP : Ten police were shot dead at a check post near the Afghan border, officials said on Friday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban.“The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly...
Israeli military killed 165 children in past year: UN
Al Jazeera : The United Nations says that Israeli forces have killed 165 children in the occupied West Bank over the past year.The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported on...
Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on DC
Al Jazeera : Turkey’s Air Force has struck Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria in apparent retaliation for an attack on a key state-run defence company that killed five people and wounded more than...
Trump heads to North Carolina Harris in swing state push
AFP : Former US president Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in hurricane-hit North Carolina on Monday, having heavily criticized the government’s disaster response after at least 124 people were killed there by storm...
Blinken back to Middle East to push for Gaza truce
AFP : ccUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East Monday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from...
Gunmen kill 7 in Indian Kashmir
AFP : Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir raked a construction site work camp with bullets, killing seven people and wounding several others, Indian media reported Monday, updating an earlier toll.The attack on Sunday is one...
Harris, Trump duel over endurance
AFP : Kamala Harris and Donald Trump invited star power to the campaign trail on Saturday, as they took shots at each other’s endurance and urged early voting in battleground states key to the...