50 dead in Kuwait fire, mostly from India
AFP : Most of the victims in a deadly blaze that engulfed a block housing immigrant workers were from India, Kuwait’s foreign minister said on...
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Macron suspends controversial new Caledonia reform
AFP : President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a voting reform that triggered deadly riots in French Pacific territory New Caledonia would be “suspended” in...
Monkeypox outbreak hits South Africa
AFP : An outbreak of mpox has killed one person and infected four more in South Africa, the government said on Wednesday, adding it was...
Biden’s son convicted on all charges in gun case
AFP : A jury found Hunter Biden guilty on Tuesday of federal gun charges in a historic first criminal prosecution of the child of a...
49 migrants dead after boat sinks off Yemen
AFP : A boat carrying more than 200 migrants sank off Yemen, leaving at least 49 dead, mostly women and children, in the latest disaster...
Ukraine seeks air defence boost to protect battered energy grid
Al Jazeera : President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on allies to increase their air defence support to Ukraine to help protect his country’s energy infrastructure....
Malawi Vice President among 10 killed in plane crash
Al Jazeera : Rescue teams in Malawi have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima but reported that there...
9 killed after attack on bus in Kashmir
AFP : Soldiers in India-administered Kashmir carried out a large-scale manhunt on Monday, the government said, a day after nine Hindu pilgrims were killed in...
Sensex-Nifty open at all-time high
ANI : Indian stock indices continued their uptrend from the past week and opened at fresh record highs at the opening bell on Monday, a...
Fighting between Somalia clans kills 55
Reuters : A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents...
Australia PM condemns graffiti attack
Reuters : Australian Prime Minster Anthony Albanese on Monday condemned vandalism of the US consulate in Sydney after the building was defaced in what local...
S’pore set to end ban on pets
News Desk : This year Singapore will lift a 34-year-old ban on pets in public housing, letting many cats finally relax. Adam, 42, the owner...