Russia fires over 100 drones at Ukraine
AFP : Russia launched more than a hundred drones at Ukraine overnight and early Friday, killing one person and wounding eight others, officials said.The nearly...
International
WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up
AFP : The World Health Organization on Thursday urged countries to step up surveillance for bird flu after the first case was detected in a...
Taiwan conducts air drill amid China pressure
Deutsche Welle : Taiwan’s military held a drill with aircraft, ships and air defense missile systems, its Defense Ministry said on Thursday, ahead of a...
132 dead in army-jihadist clashes in Syria
AFP : A Syria war monitor on Thursday said clashes between the army and jihadists killed more than 130 combatants in the worst fighting in...
Air pollution linked to 1.5m deaths per yr
Deutsche Welle : Air pollution caused by fires has been linked to more than 1.5 million deaths per year around the world, according to an...
Lebanon army deploys under Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
AFP : Lebanon’s military deployed troops and tanks across the country’s south on Thursday as a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war largely held for a...
1000 Pakistan protesters arrested in pro-Khan capital march
AFP : Pakistan police said on Wednesday they had arrested nearly 1,000 protesters who marched on the capital demanding the release of jailed ex-prime minister...
China begins corruption probe against Defence Minister
Al Jazeera : China has launched an investigation of Defence Minister Dong Jun due to suspicion of corruption, according to reports.Citing current and former US...
Trump threatens trade war on Mexico
AFP : China and Mexico lashed out on Tuesday after Donald Trump threatened to begin his presidency with an immediate trade war against the top...
Bolsonaro involved in 2022 coup plot
Reuters : Brazil’s federal police presented evidence to the Supreme Court that former President Jair Bolsonaro was directly involved in plotting a coup to overturn...
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024
Al Jazeera : Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online...