World Cup match triggers riots in Brussels after Morocco beat Belgium, several detained
AFP :Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the centre of Brussels on Sunday following...
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Imran Khan calls off protest march to avoid creating havoc
Reuters :Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, in his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month, said on Saturday...
Malaysia PM Anwar eyes targeted subsidies for low-income groups
Reuters :Malaysia is reviewing its government subsidies programme, aiming to direct money toward low-income groups, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday, prioritising the rising...
Trump under fire for dinner with white supremacist Fuentes
Deutsche Welle :Former US President Donald Trump has stirred up controversy after hosting a dinner at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday.In attendance was the rapper...
Kim says North Korea aims to have the world’s strongest nuclear force
Reuters :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful nuclear force, as he promoted dozens...
90 years on, Ukrainians see repeat of Russian genocide
AFP :Ninety years ago, millions perished in Ukraine in a manmade famine under Joseph Stalin that many in the country call genocide. For Ganna Pertchuk,...
Kanye West hints at another presidential run
AFP :The rapper and fashion designer Kanye West has suggested he will run for president and wants Donald Trump to be his running mate. Trump,...
Gunmen kill 15 in northern Nigeria: Govt
AFP :Gunmen on Friday killed 15 people in multiple attacks in northwest Nigeria’s Kaduna state, the latest violence in the volatile region, a government official...
Russian shelling kills 15 in Kherson as Ukraine battles to restore power
AFP :Russian shelling of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson killed 15 civilians Friday, officials said, as engineers across the country sought to restore heat,...
Iran’s Khamenei praises Basij forces for confronting ‘rioters’
Reuters :Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that Basij militia forces have sacrificed their lives in what he called riots, the wave...
Three killed in twin school shootings in Brazil
AFP :At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a 16-year-old shooter opened fire on two schools...
UK nurses strike latest crisis for health service
Reuters :With record waiting times, staff shortages, financial black holes and now a nurses strike over pay, the UK’s state-run National Health Service is facing...