Saudi executions up sharply under King Salman, MBS
AFP :Executions in Saudi Arabia have nearly doubled under King Salman and his son, de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman, activist groups said on Tuesday,...
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Myanmar streets empty in protest on coup anniversary
AFP :Streets emptied and shops closed in protest across Myanmar on Wednesday, the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government,...
Blinken meets Palestinian leaders in bid to restore calm
Tropical storm kills 30 in Madagascar, thousands displacedReutersTropical storm Cheneso has killed 30 people in Madagascar, 20 are missing and thousands have been displaced, authorities...
Tropical storm kills 30 in Madagascar, thousands displaced
Reuters :Tropical storm Cheneso has killed 30 people in Madagascar, 20 are missing and thousands have been displaced, authorities said.Cheneso, which made landfall on January...
Australia deploys more experts to search for lost radioactive capsule
Reuters :Australian authorities on Tuesday sent out more personnel and specialised detection equipment to search for a tiny radioactive capsule missing somewhere in the outback,...
Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023
Reuters :Ukraine’s military will spend nearly $550 million on drones in 2023, and 16 supply deals have already been signed with Ukrainian manufacturers, Defence Minister...
Suspected jihadists kill 28 in troubled Burkina Faso
AFP :Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had been abducted at the weekend, the authorities...
India’s Gandhi ends 135-day march to revive Congress party
Reuters :Several hundred people gathered as snow fell in Indian Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on Monday to mark the end of Congress party leader...
Ukraine needs more weapons faster, Zelensky says
Reuters :Ukraine needs new weapons and faster deliveries to confront a “very tough” situation of constant attacks by Russian forces in the eastern Donetsk region,...
Tens of thousands of Israelis continue anti-gov’t protests
International Desk :Tens of thousands of Israelis have protested across the country against the right-wing government for the fourth consecutive week.The latest rally was held...
Pakistan hikes up fuel prices amid economic turmoil
International Desk :Pakistan has hiked up petrol and diesel prices after the country’s currency value plummeted this week and just days before an International Monetary...
Indian police detain students over Modi documentary screenings
Al Jazeera :Police have detained many students in the Indian capital, New Delhi, over the screening of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...