Sweden’s death toll from storm rises to 3
Agencies : The death toll in Sweden rose to three after a storm battered Scandinavia Saturday and overnight, with thousands still without power on Sunday....
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Arab, Islamic states reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Agencies : A group of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries, alongside the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have firmly rejected Israel’s announcement of...
Israel kills over 700 relatives of Palestinian journalists in Gaza
Al Jazeera : Israel has killed at least 706 family members of Palestinian journalists since the start of its genocidal war in Gaza in October...
Two killed in suspected Palestinian ramming in Israel
BBC : Two people have been killed in what police say was a “rolling terror attack” in northern Israel. Police said the attacker ran over...
Saudi Arabia demands Yemen separatists withdraw forces
AFP : Saudi Arabia warned Saturday it would back Yemen’s government in any military confrontation with separatist forces and urged them to withdraw “peacefully” from...
Vietnam bus crash kills nine
AFP : A bus overturned and crashed in northern Vietnam on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring another nine, state media reported. Most of the...
Thailand, Cambodia sign ceasefire to halt border clashes
AP : Thailand and Cambodia on Saturday signed a new ceasefire agreement to end weeks of armed clashes along their disputed border, with the truce...
UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over ‘unimaginable suffering’
Al Jazeera : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan’s brutal civil war, which the UN says has created...
Myanmar goes to polls amid civil war, humanitarian crisis
Reuters : Myanmar heads to the polls tomorrow (28 December) as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well...
Ukraine anti-corruption agency tries to raid parliament
Agencies : Ukraine’s anti-corruption agency said security services were preventing officers from raiding the parliament on Saturday, as investigators said some MPs were implicated in...
Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine
Reuters : Russia attacked Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones on Saturday, ahead of what President Volodymyr Zelensky said...
Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire
NN ONLINE: Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement, pledging to end border...