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Al Jazeera : The European Commission is in discussions to adopt a new counter-drone initiative to protect European Union airspace from Russian violations, as it seeks to strengthen border security with its own advanced...
AFP : A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage. The epicentre...
AP : The United Nations on Thursday urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to bring “a lasting end to hostilities” to protect civilians, after days of fighting killed dozens of people in both countries and injured...
NN ONLINE: Israel said its forces received two hostage bodies from the Red Cross on Wednesday which had been returned under a US-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza. “Israel has received, through the Red...
Agencies: At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while travelling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, local media reports and officials said. The vehicle, which carried over...
Reuters: China’s Communist Party meets this month to map a five-year vision that prioritises high-tech manufacturing in its quest to upgrade its sprawling industries and project global power as its rivalry with the US...
NN ONLINE: An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. The 51-year-old president had...
NN ONLINE: Clashes broke out Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border area, with Pakistani state media accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repelled. Pakistani forces...
NN ONLINE: Rescuers scrambled Monday to reach people cut off by devastating floods that have claimed 64 lives in central and eastern Mexico, with another 65 reported missing. Torrential rains battered several Mexican...
NN ONLINE: US President Donald Trump hailed a “tremendous day for the Middle East” as he and regional leaders signed a declaration meant to cement a ceasefire in Gaza, hours after Israel and...
Agencies : The European Union will Wednesday restart a civilian mission to monitor the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt in support of a US-brokered ceasefire deal, the bloc’s top diplomat said Monday....
Agencies : The World Health Organization sounded the alarm Monday over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. The United...