Japan’s ruling party to pick new leader
Al Jazeera : Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is set to elect its new leader and the country’s next prime minister in September. The...
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India court orders doctors’ safety panel after rape, murder
Deutsche Welle : India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a nine-member task force should be set up to map out regulations governing safe work...
World’s oldest person dies
AFP :The world’s oldest living person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, has died...
North Korean soldier defects to the South
Reuters : A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea early on Tuesday crossing the militarised border in the eastern part of the Korean peninsula,...
Harris arrives in Chicago to star at Democratic convention
AFP :Kamala Harris arrived in Chicago on Sunday ahead of her star turn at the Democratic National Convention, perhaps the most pivotal moment yet for...
Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Tel Aviv blast
Reuters :The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli...
195 killed in rains, floods in Pakistan
News Desk :Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported that at least 195 people have died, and at least 362 people have been injured...
Trump says Harris easier than Biden to beat
Reuters : Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed Democrat Kamala Harris will be easier to beat than President Joe Biden even...
25 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza
Al Jazeera : A family, including six children, have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest waves of Israel’s deadly attacks across...
India doctors end one strike over colleague’s rape and murder
Reuters : Junior doctors in many Indian hospitals remained off the job on Sunday demanding swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered,...
Vietnam top leader To Lam arrives in China
Reuters : Vietnam’s top leader To Lam arrived in China on Sunday for a three-day visit, according to Chinese state media, which Beijing’s foreign ministry...
Nigeria police release 20 students
Al Jazeera : Nigerian police and security agencies are working to secure the release of 20 medical students who were kidnapped in the eastern part...