Russia says at least 20 killed in Ukrainian drone strike
AFP : A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-held part of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has killed at least 20 people, a Moscow-installed governor...
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India, Pakistan exchange fire across Kashmir border
AFP : Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the heavily militarized Kashmir frontier that divides the two archrivals, with at least four casualties...
Hundreds of thousands march in Istanbul in solidarity with Gaza
Al Jazeera : Hundreds of thousands of people are marching through Istanbul in a sweeping show of solidarity with Palestinians, condemning Israel’s genocide in...
Myanmar military reports 50 pc turnout in first election phase
Al Jazeera : Myanmar’s military has claimed a voter turnout of more than 50 percent in the first stage of its national elections, framing the...
Sydney brings in New Year with nod to victims of Bondi attack
Reuters : Australia’s Sydney began 2026 with a fireworks display held under an enhanced police presence, weeks after gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish...
Gazans bid farewell to ‘nightmare’ of 2025
AFP : As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a...
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian POWs under ceasefire deal
AP : Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for about five months, implementing a key provision of a ceasefire agreement aimed...
Thailand frees 18 Cambodian POWs under ceasefire deal
AP : Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for about five months, implementing a key provision of a ceasefire agreement aimed...
EU warns Israel suspending Gaza NGOs would block ‘life-saving aid’
Agencies : The EU warned Wednesday that Israel’s threat to suspend several aid groups in Gaza from January would block “life-saving” assistance from reaching the...
France’s homeless wrap up to survive at freezing year’s end
Agencies : In the biting cold, homeless friends Danish and Sylvain walked briskly in the dark toward a hot meal distribution point, rubbing their hands...
Japanese women MPs want more seats, the porcelain kind
Agencies : Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building...
Mamdani to take over as New York mayor under Trump shadow
AFP : Zohran Mamdani, young upstart of the US left, was readying Wednesday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to...