Iran’s president-elect Pezeshkian to be sworn in next month
AFP, Tehran : Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian will be sworn in before parliament in early August as the Islamic republic’s ninth president, state media reported Sunday....
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Israeli protesters urging Gaza deal block roads
Arab News : Protests aimed at pressuring the Israeli government to reach a hostage deal with Hamas began across the country on Sunday, with demonstrators...
Pope heads to Italy to meet migrants
AFP : Pope Francis travels to Trieste in Italy’s northeast on Sunday in a quick visit to meet migrants and celebrate an open-air mass ahead...
Saudi Arabia and Jordan airdrop food aid to the Gaza Strip
Arab News : Saudi Arabia and Jordan airdropped 30 tonnes of ready-to-eat food for besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the Saudi aid agency KSrelief...
Eight killed in gun battles in Indian Kashmir
AFP : Two soldiers and six suspected militants were killed in two separate gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Sunday. Kashmir police inspector general...
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Reuters : Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to...
Vietnam: Outrage at student height requirement
Deutsche Welle : The School of Management and Business (HSB) at the Vietnam National University in Hanoi believes the connection between height and success is...
Dam breach triggers floods in central China
AFP : Chinese officials raced Saturday to stem floods caused by a dam breach in central China, state media reported, as the Asian nation grapples...
France holds its breath ahead of uncertain vote
AFP : France’s tense election campaign was on hold Saturday on the eve of the final vote, but thoughts were turning to an uncertain future...
New PM Starmer pledges to rebuild Britain after years of chaos
Reuters : Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged on Friday to use his massive electoral majority to rebuild the country, saying he wanted to...
Heavy rain disrupts daily life in U’khand, Himachal, Assam
PTI : Heavy rain disrupted daily life in vast swathes of north India, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, on Friday while the flood situation in...
Ex-prime minister Liz Truss loses her seat to Labour
The Guardian : Liz Truss has lost her seat of South West Norfolk, one of the biggest Conservative losses on a disastrous night for the...