Biden welcomes Starmer’s desire for closer EU ties
Reuters : US President Joe Biden told Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer that he welcomed his desire for closer ties with European counterparts, according...
International
Israel presses operation in Gaza’s north
AFP : Israeli air strikes pounded parts of Gaza’s biggest city on Thursday, Hamas said, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation in...
NATO, its Asian partners moving closer under US leadership
AP : In the third year of the war in Ukraine, NATO is set to deepen relations with its four Indo-Pacific partners, which, although not...
’60 percent’ of Hamas dead or wounded, says Yoav
AFP : Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that 60 percent of Hamas fighters had been “eliminated or wounded” in the Gaza war since...
Hundreds stranded in rural Tibet due to heavy rain
AFP : Hundreds of people were trapped in rural Tibet in recent days after heavy rainfall caused floods and landslides, Chinese state media reported on...
Iran’s elected President to take oath July 30
AFP : Iran’s reformist president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian will take the oath of office in parliament on July 30, a member of the legislature’s presiding board,...
UK police search for man armed with crossbow
AP : British police were hunting for a man believed to be armed with a crossbow on Wednesday after three women were killed in a...
S.Sudan leader urges unity on independence anniv
AFP : South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir urged unity on the anniversary of the independence of the conflict riven young nation, saying there had been...
Starmer goes to Washington on first foreign trip as UK PM
AFP : UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer jets off to Washington this week for his first steps on the world stage, just days after taking...
Six dead in Tokyo as Japan swelters in heatwave
AFP : Six people have died of heatstroke in Tokyo as Japan swelters under a rare rainy season heatwave, prompting authorities to issue a flurry...
50 killed in Israeli attacks as Gaza City fighting rages
Aljazeera : Israeli forces ramped up attacks on areas across the northern Gaza Strip despite new ceasefire discussions taking place. At least 50 people were...
France in limbo after Macron gamble
AFP : Emmanuel Macron refused his prime minister’s resignation on Monday, as the president scrambled to maintain France’s credibility after his snap election gamble failed...