Israeli strikes south Gaza
BBC :Residents of Khan Younis in southern Gaza say they have faced one of the most intense nights of air strikes since the start of Israel’s offensive.Videos showed flames light up the sky as...
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US claims seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen’s Houthis
Aljazeera :The US Navy has reported that it seized weapons sent by Iran to resupply Yemen’s Houthi rebels last week. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement on Tuesday that US...
EU, US urge sustained support for Ukraine in war against Russia
Aljazeera :The European Union and the United States have urged allies of Ukraine to keep up with their funding as the war with Russia nears the two-year mark, with no resolution to the fighting...
Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base
CNN :Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday launched ballistic missiles at what it said was a spy base for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in northern Iraq, and at “anti-Iran terror groups” in Syria, in the...
Maldives ultimatum on troops deepens row with India
BBC :Bilateral ties between the Maldives and India – that have hit rock-bottom in recent weeks – have taken another tumble after Male formally asked Delhi to withdraw its troops from the island nation...
They were Israel’s ‘eyes on the border’ – but their Hamas warnings went unheard
BBC :For years, units of young female conscripts had one job here. It was to sit in surveillance bases for hours, looking for signs of anything suspicious. In the months leading up to the...
Russia dismisses Davos discussion on Ukrainian president’s peace plan
Aljazeera :Russia has dismissed discussions on a peace plan proposed by Ukraine at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos in Switzerland as pointless. The talks in the Swiss mountain resort will achieve nothing...
Strikes pound Gaza on Day 100 of Israel-Hamas war
AFP :Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Sunday, the 100th day of the war sparked by the Hamas attack which has claimed a surging civilian death toll and ravaged the besieged Palestinian territory.The conflict has...
37 dead in Colombia landslides
AFP :Rescuers were working against the clock to find survivors of landslides that claimed at least 37 lives, mostly children, in northwestern Colombia, the country’s vice president said on Saturday.“I deeply regret the death...
Israel pounds Gaza on 99th day of war
AFP :Israel pounded Gaza on Saturday as the Palestinian territory suffered under a dire humanitarian situation and grappled with a telecommunications blackout on the 99th day of the war.Fears of the conflict widening have...
Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election
Reuters :Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peace.The candidate for Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang...
At least 10 killed in China mining accident
Al Jazeera :At least 10 people have died and six are missing after an accident at a coal mine in central China, according to the local emergency management agency and state media.In a statement...