Israel strikes Gaza after Lebanon flare-up
France24 : The Gaza war, triggered by Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, has drawn in Tehran-aligned armed groups across the Middle East, repeatedly heightening...
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Reuters team member killed in strike on Ukraine hotel
AFP : A safety advisor working for Reuters was killed in a missile strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine, the global news agency said...
Flash floods in Thailand after heavy rain kill 22
AFP : Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they...
Japan’s maverick Kono enters race for next PM
Agency : Japan’s outspoken, social media-savvy digital transformation minister announced Monday that he was running to replace Fumio Kishida as prime minister, saying he would...
35 dead in two Pakistan bus crashes
AFP : At least 35 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to...
‘Kolkata rape-murder case makes no mention of gang rape’
Times of India : India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) submitted a remand note to a trial court seeking judicial custody of Sanjay Roy, the...
Israeli attacks kill 28 across Gaza Strip
Al Jazeera : At least 28 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since dawn on Sunday, as a weekend of...
Arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov ‘ridiculous’
BBC : The lawyer of Telegram chief Pavel Durov, who has been arrested in France, has said the it is “absolutely ridiculous” and an attack...
Five die in Ukrainian strike on Belgorod
Al Jazeera : At least five people have been killed and 13 others wounded during an overnight Ukrainian strike on Belgorod, according to officials in...
20 abducted Nigerian medical students freed
AFP : Twenty Nigerian medical students kidnapped asthey went to a convention have been freed more than a week after their abduction, police said Saturday.Gunmen...
China fired flares at its South China Sea plane
AGENCY : The Philippines accused China on Saturday of recently firing flares at one of its aircraft as it patroled over the South China Sea.Beijing...