High security for India’s G20 meets in restive Kashmir
AFP :Elite Indian commandos patrolled the streets of Srinagar on Friday ahead of a G20 tourism meeting next week, with China and Pakistan condemning holding...
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After SpaceX, Nasa taps Bezos’s Blue Origin to build Moon lander
AFP :Two years after awarding Elon Musk’s SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, Nasa on Friday announced it had...
Syria’s Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation
Reuters :Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was given a warm welcome at an Arab summit on Friday (19 May), winning a hug from Saudi Arabia’s Crown...
Modi says peace on border essential for normal ties with China
Reuters :Peace and tranquillity on the border with China are essential for normal ties with the country, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday...
Putin ally accuses US of involvement in deadly attacks inside Russia
Reuters :A powerful ally of President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the United States coordinated with Ukraine to kill two pro-war nationalists in Russia...
Wildfire ravages 3,700 acres in western Spain, 550 people evacuated
Reuters :A wildfire in the western Spanish region of Extremadura has ravaged up to 3,700 acres and forced 550 people from their homes with windy...
Air strikes hammer Khartoum as army chief drops RSF foe from Sudan’s ruling council
Reuters :Sudan’s capital Khartoum and sister city Bahri came under renewed air attack on Friday as the war between the army and paramilitary forces entered...
US and UN condemn anti-Arab chants at Jerusalem march
Reuters :The United States and the United Nations condemned on Friday (19 May) anti-Arab slogans chanted during an annual march in Jerusalem’s Old City that...
Myanmar port city cut off in Cyclone Mocha aftermath
AFP :A major Myanmar port city remained cut off from contact on Monday after a cyclone tore through the west of the country and neighbouring...
Sudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return
Reuters :The café outside Aswan station was full of Sudanese families, surrounded by luggage and waiting for the train to Cairo, the next leg in...
At least 13 killed in Mexico highway crash
AFP :At least 13 people were killed when a passenger van and a semi-truck collided on a highway in northeastern Mexico on Sunday, local authorities...
33 killed in Burkina Faso attack: Governor
AFP :Armed attackers killed at least 33 people when they opened fire on vegetable farmers in Burkina Faso, the governor of the Boucle du Mouhoun...