S Korea blames deadly battery plant fire
Al Jazeera : A deadly fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory in June broke out as the company raced to meet a deadline without taking action to address signs of dangerous quality...
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Modi meets Zelensky on historic Ukraine visit
AFP : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenksy on a historic visit to Kyiv on Friday, where he is pushing for a solution to end more than two years of...
The Gaza mothers separated from their newborns by war
AFP : As their first birthday approaches, the triplets Gaza-native Hanane Bayouk gave birth to in Jerusalem before the war have seen their mother just once, and she fears she will “die without them”.The...
Indian hospital ends strike but doctor rape protests rage
Agency : Doctors at a top Indian government hospital ended Thursday an 11-day strike in protest against the rape and murder of a doctor, but furious demonstrations continued in Kolkata.The discovery of the 31-year-old...
Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages
AFP : Hopes were dwindling Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian fighters Hamas to reach an agreement.After more than...
Thailand confirms Asia’s first known case of new mpox strain
News Desk : Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia’s first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the kingdom from Africa.The patient landed in Bangkok on...
From Gaza to Ukraine: Why is Qatar such a good negotiator?
Deutsche Welle : Officials from Russia and Ukraine have not met since shortly after the war between them started in early 2022 when Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But over the weekend, news of possible...
Brazilians ‘struggling to breathe’ as Amazon burns
The Straits Times : Residents of Porto Velho in the Brazilian Amazon have barely seen sunlight in days as a thick cloud of smoke from forest fires envelops their city. “We are struggling to...
At least three killed in Bosnia school shooting
Aljazeera : At least three staff members have been killed in a shooting at a school in the northwest of Bosnia and Herzegovina, authorities say. Among those killed in Wednesday’s shooting were the principal,...
28 killed as bus carrying Pakistan pilgrims crashes in Iran
BBC : A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers, Iranian state media reports. The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd and...
UN urges aid for 18m in Myanmar, 6m children at risk
Agency : In a recent statement, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlighted that 18.6 million people, including 6 million children, are in urgent need of aid as Myanmar...
