Bomb threat on Indian plane to land
Deutsche Welle : A flight from New Delhi to London was diverted to Frankfurt and evacuated after a report of a bomb on board, German police said on Friday evening. The flight was operated...
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Biden, allies in Berlin to renew Gaza truce
AFP : US President Joe Biden and European leaders meeting during his farewell visit to Germany on Friday were expected to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel said it killed Hamas leader...
US charges Indian agent over plot to kill Sikh separatist
AFP : An Indian intelligence official has been indicted for his role in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in the United States, the Justice Department said Thursday.Vikash Yadav, 39, who...
Trump blames Zelenskiy for starting war with Russia
Reuters : Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation’s war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to radically shift US policy toward Ukraine...
King Charles arrives in Australia for landmark tour
AFP : King Charles III touched down in Australia Friday, embarking on the most strenuous foreign trip since his life-changing cancer diagnosis eight months ago.After a gruelling 20-plus hour journey, the 75-year-old monarch and...
South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea sending troops to Russia
Al Jazeera : North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency has said.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed in a statement on Friday that Russian navy ships...
Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student protests
Al Jazeera : Authorities in Pakistan’s most populous province have ordered all educational institutes shut as student-led protests grow after allegations of rape on a college campus.The interior department in Punjab province also banned...
Hard talk on migration tops agenda at EU summit
AFP : Plans to tighten rules on migration dominated the agenda as EU leaders headed into summit talks on Thursday in Brussels that were set to crystallize a rightward shift in the bloc’s rhetoric.Hard-right...
Over 1 billion people living in acute poverty
Al Jazeera : More than one billion people live in acute poverty, with nearly half of them in countries experiencing conflict, according to a new United Nations report.Countries at war have higher levels of...
Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
Agency : Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country’s war dead that has long angered neighbouring countries, a spokesman for the site said.No...