France repatriates 35 children, 16 mothers from Syria camps
BSS :France has repatriated 35 children and 16 mothers from camps in Syria where family members of suspected Islamic State militants have been held, the...
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Lebanon gas row tops agenda as Israel PM visits Paris
BSS :Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid makes his first foreign trip as premier on Tuesday to Paris, where he will ask President Emmanuel Macron to...
34 killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso
BSS :Suspected extremists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, officials and sources said on Monday.In...
Sydney floods force thousands more to flee
BSS :Rain-swollen rivers spilled mud-brown waters across swathes of Sydney on Tuesday, swamping homes and roads while forcing thousands to flee.The authorities have now instructed...
NATO launches ratification process for Sweden, Finland membership
BSS/AFP :The process to ratify Sweden and Finland as the newest members of NATO was formally launched on Tuesday, the military alliance’s chief Jens Stoltenberg...
Saudi Arabia welcomes 1 million for biggest Hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
BSS :The members of the Muslim community from all over the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city Mecca ahead of the biggest...
Ukraine retreats from key city in major Russian gain
BSS/AFP :The Ukrainian army retreated from the strategic city of Lysychansk over the weekend, as Russia claimed a major victory by seizing control of the...
Thousands ordered evacuation from Sydney floods
BSS :Australia’s emergency services ordered to evacuate thousands of people in Sydney on Monday as overflowing rivers swamped swathes of land and the city’s largest...
Three killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, 22-year-old suspect arrested
BSS/AFP :A gunman killed three persons and injured several others in a shooting at a busy Copenhagen mall on Sunday as panicked shoppers said they...
Australia PM pledges military aid on Kyiv visit
BSS/AFP :Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday pledged further military support to Ukraine, including armoured vehicles and drones, while meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...
Pro-Russia rebels claim to ‘encircle’ key city, Ukraine denies
BSS/AFP :Fighting raged Saturday for Ukraine’s strategic Lysychansk, as Kyiv denied a claim by Moscow-backed separatists that they had encircled the eastern city.Clashes have been...
Five killed as strong quake rocks southern Iran: IRNA
BSS :At least five people were killed and 19 injured when a strong earthquake shook southern Iran early Saturday, the state news agency IRNA reported.The...