South Korea’s spy agency says North Korea sending troops to Russia
Al Jazeera : North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine, South Korea’s spy agency has said.The National Intelligence Service (NIS) confirmed...
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Pakistan province shuts schools, universities amid student protests
Al Jazeera : Authorities in Pakistan’s most populous province have ordered all educational institutes shut as student-led protests grow after allegations of rape on a...
Over 1 billion people living in acute poverty
Al Jazeera : More than one billion people live in acute poverty, with nearly half of them in countries experiencing conflict, according to a new...
Japan PM sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine
Agency : Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to a shrine honouring the country’s war dead that has long...
Israel strikes Syria, US pounds Houthis in Yemen
AFP : Israel struck a Hezbollah target in Syria on Thursday, a war monitor said, and the United States used heavy bombers to hit rebel...
Water crisis threatening world food production
Agency : Inaction on the water crisis could put more than half of the world’s food production at risk by 2050, experts warned in a...
Harris seeks to lure winnable Republicans
Deutsche Welle : US Vice President Kamala Harris faced a combative interview on Fox News on Wednesday, verbally sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration...
Hard talk on migration tops agenda at EU summit
AFP : Plans to tighten rules on migration dominated the agenda as EU leaders headed into summit talks on Thursday in Brussels that were set...
Nigeria fuel tanker explosion kills over 100
Deutsche Welle : At least 100 people were killed and 50 injured after a fuel tanker exploded, police in Nigeria confirmed on Wednesday.The incident occurred...
Israeli air attack kills Lebanon mayor
Al Jazeera :An Israeli air attack on Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, has hit a local government building, killing at least five people, including the town’s...
Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response if Israel strikes
AFP : Iran’s top diplomat has warned UN chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a “decisive and regretful” response if Israel attacks his...
Harris started ‘like a rocket’ in Michigan
BBC : A Democratic activist, Ms Paul has been knocking on hundreds of strangers’ doors, making phone calls and sending out flyers, all in an...