Israel strikes Syria, US pounds Houthis in Yemen
AFP : Israel struck a Hezbollah target in Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said, and the United States used heavy bombers to hit rebel targets in Yemen nearly a month into the war...
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Water crisis threatening world food production
Agency : Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a major report published on Thursday.“Nearly 3 billion people and...
Harris seeks to lure winnable Republicans
Deutsche Welle : US Vice President Kamala Harris faced a combative interview on Fox News on Wednesday, verbally sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and her credibility as a change candidate.The interview was...
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills over 100
Deutsche Welle : At least 100 people were killed and 50 injured after a fuel tanker exploded, police in Nigeria confirmed on Wednesday.The incident occurred in northern Jigawa state late on Tuesday. Many of...
Israeli air attack kills Lebanon mayor
Al Jazeera :An Israeli air attack on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, has hit a local government building, killing at least five people, including the town’s mayor.The Israeli siege of northern Gaza continues for a...
Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response if Israel strikes
AFP : Iran’s top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack.The Islamic republic...
Harris started ‘like a rocket’ in Michigan
BBC : A Democratic activist, Ms Paul has been knocking on hundreds of strangers’ doors, making phone calls and sending out flyers, all in an effort to woo people here to vote for Kamala...
Malaysia’s ex-PM in hospital
Agency : Malaysia’s nearly 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised for a respiratory infection, his aide told AFP today.The two-time former prime minister was last hospitalised in July for “continuous coughing”....
‘Victory plan’ to end Russia war includes NATO: Zelenskyy
Al Jazeera : Ukrainian president tells parliament it’s ‘possible to end the war no later than next year’ if his proposal is followed.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his “victory plan” to end the war...
‘Stolen satire’ feeds US poll misinfo
AFP : Did a Donald Trump supporter burn down his house while igniting an LGBTQ flag? Did a conservative think tank recommend “period passports” to monitor pregnancies? Was Kamala Harris’s running mate dissed by...
China’s shows of force against Taiwan
Al Jazeera “ China’s military has started a new round of war games with ships and aircraft near Taiwan, just days after the self-ruled democratic island marked its National Day.The exercises, dubbed Joint Sword-2024B,...
Sikh murder Canada, India expel top diplomats
AFP : Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India on Monday of making a “fundamental error,” as an escalating row over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil last year saw both...