Israel drops leaflets seeking its hostages
Reuters :Israel pounded targets across the Gaza Strip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of Rafah urging Palestinians seeking refuge...
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US senator who ran for president endorses Donald Trump
AFP :A US senator who sought this year’s Republican presidential nomination endorsed Donald Trump on Friday in a boost to the former leader’s bid to...
Iran’s IRGC says 4 members killed in Israeli attack on Syria’s Damascus
Al Jazeera :Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says four of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential...
Sudan suspends membership in IGAD regional bloc
Al Jazeera :The government of war-ravaged Sudan says it has suspended its membership in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the east African regional bloc...
Russia rejects US proposal to resume nuclear arms talks
Al Jazeera :Russia’s top diplomat has rejected a United States proposal to resume a dialogue on nuclear arms control, saying that it is impossible while...
Thai man jailed for record 50 years for royal insult
AFP :A Thai man was given a 50-year prison sentence Thursday for criticising the monarchy — the longest jail term ever handed down under the...
Japan counts down to ‘Moon Sniper’ landing
Al Jazeera :Japan is attempting to land its high-precision “Moon Sniper” probe on the lunar surface and will become only the fifth country to put...
UK princes Harry and Andrew lose king stand-in role
AFP :King Charles III’s aim of a “slimmed-down” monarchy came in for scrutiny on Friday, as questions were asked about who will stand in for...
7 killed in Philippine landslide
AFP :At least seven people were killed when a landslide hit a house in the southern Philippines on Thursday, a disaster official said, with the...
Mexico, Chile urge ICC to probe Israel-Hamas war
AFP :Mexico and Chile on Thursday joined calls for an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the Israel-Hamas war that has left thousands...
Pakistan convenes emergency security meeting
AFP :Pakistan’s Prime Minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly air strikes with Iran on...
Bolsonaro’s Covid vaccination certificate ‘false,’ probe finds
AFP :Brazilian ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s Covid vaccination certificate was forged, an investigation by the country’s Comptroller General’s office revealed on Thursday, but it recommended that...