Paris officer ‘between life and death’ after police station shooting
AFP : One of two officers shot and seriously wounded by an attacker at a police station in Paris was fighting for his life Friday,...
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Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar’s civil war
AFP : Six months into an offensive against Myanmar ‘s military government, opposition forces have made massive gains, but civilian casualties are rising sharply as...
Deaths in Brazil floods rise to 113
Reuters : The death toll from severe flooding in southern Brazil has risen to 113, civil defense said on Thursday, as rescue operations continued and...
Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far this year
AFP : Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday...
Russia attempts ground offensive into Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Aljazeera : Russian forces attempted an armoured ground invasion of Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region with artillery and guided aerial bombs, Ukrainian officials have said. On...
Neom: Saudi forces ‘told to kill’ to clear land for eco-city
BBC : Col Rabih Alenezi says he was ordered to evict villagers from a tribe in the Gulf state to make way for The Line,...
One dead, 200 evacuated after Thai gas storage tank fire
BSS : One person has died in a massive blaze on an industrial park housing a gas storage facility in eastern Thailand with hundreds ordered...
Nepal map on currency note stirs up border row with India
AFP : The boundary dispute between India and Nepal has heated up once again after the Nepali government last week announced a new currency note...
UN says 3m forced to flee in Myanmar conflict
Aljazeera : The number of people in Myanmar forced from their homes by conflict now exceeds more than 3 million in what the United Nations...
Brazilians queue for precious water as flood damage intensifies
AFP : Teams in flood-ravaged southern Brazil scrambled Tuesday to deliver humanitarian aid to Porto Alegre and other inundated municipalities, where queues formed for drinking...
3rd phase of India poll begins
Reuters : Eleven Indian states and territories including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat began voting on Tuesday in the third phase of...
Israel orders Rafah evacuation as Gaza truce talks stall
Al Jazeera : The Israeli army appears set to launch its long-threatened assault on Rafah as it instructs Palestinians to leave parts of the city...