‘Up to 100’ killed in RSF attack on Sudan village
Al Jazeera : An attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in central Sudan has killed “up to 100” people, according...
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Myanmar’s civil war drives up drug production
Deutsche Welle : Myanmar is producing and exporting more illicit drugs as an ongoing civil war between the ruling military junta and armed ethnic rebels...
New reality for migrants at US-Mexico border
Reuters : Jessica Leon, an asylum-seeker from Ecuador, scaled a border wall on Tuesday with her 3-year-old daughter, setting foot on US soil in San...
Biden slams Trump as ‘convicted felon’ for first time
AFP : Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump on Monday as a “convicted felon” who is seeking the US presidency for the first time in history,...
Hundreds in emergency shelters after Philippine volcano erupts
AFP : Hundreds of people sheltered in evacuation centres on Tuesday after a volcano erupted in the central Philippines. Mount Kanlaon on Negros island exploded...
Could a US-Saudi nuclear deal spark Middle East arms race?
Deutsche Welle : Last week, several media reports suggested that Saudi Arabia was on the verge of a “mega deal” with the United States. Bombastic...
Heatwave kills 56 in India
Reuters : India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heatwave days across the country from...
North Korea sends 600 more trash-filled balloons over border
AFP : North Korea has sent around 600 more trash-filled balloons containing everything from cigarette butts to plastic across the border, Seoul’s military said on...
Tomasdottir to be Iceland’s next president
Al Jazeera : Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor, has won Iceland’s presidential election, topping a crowded field of candidates in which the top three...
Sri Lanka monsoon floods kill 14
AFP : Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka as the island nation is battered by monsoon...
China ready to ‘forcefully’ stop Taiwan independence
Al Jazeera : Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun says his military is ready to “forcefully” stop Taiwan’s independence, but called for greater exchanges with the...
SA election set to end three decades of ANC dominance
Reuters : South Africa was set to end three decades of dominance by the party that freed it from apartheid on Saturday, as voters angry...