‘UN positions in Lebanon risk being occupied’
Agency : The UN peacekeeping chief said on Friday that the blue helmet force in Lebanon will hold its line despite facing attacks in recent...
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In UK, Trump’s Scottish links split locals
Agency : As Donald Trump pursues a second stint in the White House, three thousand miles away in Scotland he is building a new golf...
How harmful are microplastics to human health?
AFP : Microplastics have been found throughout the human body — including inside lungs, blood and brains — and while it is not yet clear...
‘Gaza war should end’
AFP : US President Joe Biden has said Israel’s war in Gaza “should end,” adding that he was renewing efforts for a ceasefire after Egypt...
One journalist killed every four days: UN
Al Jazeera: The killing of journalists worldwide surged in 2022-23 compared with the previous two years, with a majority of cases unsolved, the United Nations...
Khamenei vows response to attacks on Iran-allies
AFP : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran...
Spain deploys 10k soldiers-police to flooded Valencia region
Al Jazeera : Spain is sending 5,000 more soldiers and 5,000 more police to the eastern region of Valencia after deadly floods this week, Prime...
Japan urges 2 lakh people to evacuate due to heavy rain
AFP : Nearly 200,000 people in western Japan were urged to evacuate on Saturday as authorities warned of landslides and floods while the remnants of...
Ukrainians anxious over war aid if Trump wins election
Arab News : Ukrainians are nervously following the final days of the US presidential election campaign, some fearing a victory for Donald Trump could halt...
Israeli cabinet approves 2025 wartime budget
AFP, Jerusalem : Israel’s cabinet on Friday approved a 2025 national budget, a wartime financial package that far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said supported the...
Eight killed by outdoor roof collapse at Serbia train station: minister
AFP, Novi Sad : At least eight people were killed Friday after part of an outdoor roof collapsed at a train station in the Serbian...
Trump and the accusation of fascism – expert interview
AFP, New York : Donald Trump has been labeled a fascist by his White House rival Kamala Harris and by his former chief of staff,...