Russia, Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange
Aljazeera : Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 115 prisoners of war from each side, both countries confirmed, with the United Arab Emirates acting as an...
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20 abducted Nigerian medical students freed
AFP : Twenty Nigerian medical students kidnapped asthey went to a convention have been freed more than a week after their abduction, police said Saturday.Gunmen...
Death toll from floods in India’s Tripura hits 23
Reuters : Soldiers in lifeboats ferried people to safety on Friday in India’s northeastern state of Tripura after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, forcing...
World’s second largest diamond found
Agency : A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found...
Nine dead after plane crashes in Thailand
AFP : Rescuers scoured the Thai jungle Friday for nine missing people after a turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok, though authorities expected no...
UN committee slams UK over racism
Al Jazeera : The United Nations committee responsible for combatting racism has slammed the United Kingdom over continuing hate crimes, hate speech and xenophobic incidents,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...