Syria-Ukraine seek ‘strategic partnerships’
Al Jazeera : Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani looks on as he meets with senior Ukrainian delegation led...
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Worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes
Al Jazeera : The fatal crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea has highlighted the risks birds can pose to commercial airliners.Pilots told...
66 killed as truck plunges into river in southern Ethiopia
NN Online: At least 66 people have been confirmed dead after a truck fell into a river in southern Ethiopia, according to a hospital director...
Over worker visa: Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row
UNB : President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration...
Kim vows toughest anti-US policy
Agency : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald...
Pakistan’s ties with Taliban
Al Jazeera : When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at...
Japan expects over $7.65b net profit in FY 2025
Reuters : Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s (8316.T), opens new tab CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit...
Sally Rooney to Percival Everett: The best books of 2024
BBC : Intermezzo by Sally RooneyLaunched late in the year to the feverish fan hoards was the fourth instalment in the so-called “Rooneyverse”. In a...
China-Iran FMs agree Mideast ‘not a battleground’ for big powers
Agency : The top diplomats of China and Iran agreed Saturday that the Middle East is “not a battleground for the big powers” and should...
US homelessness hits new record
AFP : The number of people in the United States experiencing homelessness reached a new record this year, withlingering inflation and high housing prices among...
Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan
Al Jazeera : Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial...