International
Trump campaign says it was hacked, blames Iran
Reuters :Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without providing direct evidence.The Republican’s campaign...
Russia in ‘counter-terror’ mode over Ukraine attack
BBC :Russia has imposed a “counter-terrorism operation” regime in three regions to try to halt a surprise cross-border incursion by Ukrainian troops.The authorities in the Kursk, Belgorod and Bryansk regions on the border with...
93 dead in Israeli strike on Gaza school shelter
AFP :Gaza’s civil defence agency said yesterday an Israeli air strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians killed 93 people, as Israel’s military accused Hamas of using the building as a command centre.Hamas denounced...
Why the ‘weird’ label is working for Kamala Harris
BBC :“They’re weird.”With that simple diss – as well as an overall more streamlined message – Vice-President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has shifted the conversation away from the weaknesses of her boss, President Joe...
Meet two Boeing mission astronauts stuck aboard the ISS
AFP :Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction.Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams...
North Korea moving thousands of flood victims to capital: KCNA
AFP :North Korea will move more than 15,000 flood victims to the capital, state media said Saturday, as leader Kim Jong Un insisted recovery efforts would be “based on self-reliance” despite offers of aid...
Biden, Kamala to hit trail for first time since switch-up
AFP :Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will next week make their first joint campaign trip since the US president’s shock decision to drop out of the 2024 White House race against Donald Trump.Seeking to...
Ukraine presses on with offensive, hits Russian airbase
AFP :Ukraine pressed on with a major cross-border incursion into Russia on Friday, also launching a significant air attack on a Russian airfield hundreds of kilometres behind the front lines.The Ukrainian offensive into Russia’s...
Maduro blocks access to X in Venezuela
Al Jazeera :Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ordered a 10-day ban on social media platform X amid an uproar in the country over a disputed election.Accusing X owner Elon Musk of “inciting hate and...
‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape
Al Jazeera :Video has emerged of a gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner by guards at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert, southern Israel.The video, which has been verified by Al...
Thailand disbands opposition party relaunche under new name
Al Jazeera :Thailand’s main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) has relaunched with a new name and leader after being forced to disband by a court this week.The new party will be led by tech...