Donald Trump sued as New York adult survivors Act takes effect
BBC Online :Writer E Jean Carroll has sued Donald Trump in the US state of New York for allegedly raping her in the 1990s.Ms Carroll,...
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China apartment fire kills 10
Reuters :An apartment fire on Thursday in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang killed 10 people and injured nine, state broadcaster CCTV reported, saying an...
Outgoing Pakistan army chief calls 1971 surrender a political failure
Dawn :In a major statement involving the Liberation War, outgoing Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that the country’s surrender during the...
Europe’s heatwave may have caused over 20,000 excess deaths
Reuters :Summer heatwaves in France, Germany, Spain and Britain led to more than 20,000 “excess” deaths, a report compiling official figures said on Thursday.Temperatures hit...
Libya expels over 200 migrants across land borders
AFP :Libya on Thursday sent more than 200 illegal migrants back across its land borders, in a rare display of cooperation from the country’s divided...
Zelensky to address UN, as Russian strikes batter Ukraine power grid
AFP :Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to address an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council Wednesday, as Russian strikes left the country’s energy...
Turkish strikes target Syria’s Al-Hol camp guards
Agency :Turkish strikes on Wednesday targeted Kurdish forces controlling northern Syria’s Al-Hol detention camp, home to over 50,000 people including relatives of suspected jihadists, Kurdish...
Pakistan names Asim Munir as new chief of army
Reuters :Pakistan on Thursday named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as chief of the army, an organization that plays an extraordinarily influential role in the governance of...
Iran boosts uranium enrichment in response to IAEA resolution
Al Jazeera :Tehran, Iran – Iran has increased its enrichment of uranium and use of advanced centrifuges at two nuclear sites in response to a...
Power out as 7.0 quake hits Solomon Islands
AFP :A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Solomon Islands on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking that hurled items to the ground and knocked out...
Malaysia king to choose prime minister in post-election crisis
Reuters :Malaysia’s king said on Tuesday he will pick the next prime minister, after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in last...
France heatwaves likely caused 2,816 more deaths this summer
Reuters :Three successive heatwaves and Covid-19 are likely to have caused more than 10,000 additional deaths in France during this summer, the health ministry said.A...