Influential people who died in 2024
Voice of America : It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former United States (US) President Jimmy Carter’s...
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World leaders mourn Jimmy Carter’s death
Reuters : World leaders and U.S. politicians reacted to news that former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who as president brokered peace between Israel and Egypt...
Syria-Ukraine seek ‘strategic partnerships’
Al Jazeera : Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani looks on as he meets with senior Ukrainian delegation led...
Worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes
Al Jazeera : The fatal crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea has highlighted the risks birds can pose to commercial airliners.Pilots told...
66 killed as truck plunges into river in southern Ethiopia
NN Online: At least 66 people have been confirmed dead after a truck fell into a river in southern Ethiopia, according to a hospital director...
Trump sides with Musk in right-wing row
UNB : President-elect Donald Trump appears to be siding with Elon Musk and his other backers in the tech industry as a dispute over immigration...
Kim vows toughest anti-US policy
Agency : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald...
Pakistan’s ties with Taliban
Al Jazeera : When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at...
Japan expects over $7.65b net profit in FY 2025
Reuters : Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s (8316.T), opens new tab CEO said the firm may make more than 1.2 trillion yen ($7.65 billion) net profit...
Taliban hit ‘several points’ in Pakistan
Al Jazeera : Afghan Taliban forces targeted “several points” in neighbouring Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense has said, days after Pakistani aircraft carried out aerial...
Japanese mother arrested for attempted murder of son
Agency : Police in Oita City, Oita Prefecture, have arrested a 25-year-old unemployed woman on suspicion of attempting to kill her 5-year-old son.Police said the...
Last functional hospital in Gaza torched
UNB : One of the last operational hospitals in northern Gaza, Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia, is under a severe siege, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported...