Iran bans pagers, walkie-talkies on flights
AFP : Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed...
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The world’s three biggest nuclear hotspots
AFP : After Japan’s anti-nuclear group Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, here is an overview of today’s biggest nuclear hotspots.Since invading...
Erdogan calls for permanent ceasefire in Gaza
AFP : Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan renewed his attacks on Israel as he arrived in Tirana Thursday, the first stop of a Balkans tour...
Putin cements ties with Iranian president
Reuters : Russia’s Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday in Turkmenistan, where the two leaders hailed their countries growing economic...
Zelensky to meet Pope, Scholz as whirlwind Europe tour ends
AFP : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will on Friday meet Pope Francis and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as he ends a whirlwind tour of Europe...
Kamala Harris says de-escalation needed in Middle East
Reuters : US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Thursday that de-escalation was needed in the Middle East, a region on...
20 Pakistan coal miners shot dead in attack
AFP : A total of 20 coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack by a group of heavily armed men who laid siege...
Han Kang’s books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win
AFP : Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang’s books today (11 October), as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local...
Goddess Kali’s crown, gifted by Modi, stolen from Bangladesh
News Desk : A crown of goddess Kali at the Jeshoreshwari Temple in Shyamnagar of Bangladesh’s Satkhira, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
UN probe accuses Israel of seeking to destroy Gaza healthcare
AFP : Israel is deliberately targeting health facilities and killing and torturing medical personnel in Gaza, UN investigators said Thursday, accusing the country of “crimes...
Obama hits campaign trail for Harris
AFP : Former US president Barack Obama will bring his star power to Kamala Harris’s election campaign Thursday in a bid to get out the...
‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza Says UN official
Deutsche Welle : At least six people were hurt, some seriously, in a stabbing in four locations of Hadera city, according to Israeli police, who...