UK to announce biggest asylum overhaul ‘in decades’
AFP :The British government on Wednesday launched plans for what it said would be the biggest overhaul of asylum rules in decades, saying the current...
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Israel votes in fourth election in two years
Al Jazeera :Israel has gone to the polls for the fourth election in less than two years, with the nation still divided over whether Prime...
Thousands evacuated in Australia’s worst flooding
Reuters :Australian authorities issued fresh flood warnings and evacuation orders on Tuesday as torrential rains again pummelled several parts of the country, sweeping away homes,...
Biden under growing pressure over border ‘crisis’
AFP :After two months of relatively smooth sailing, Joe Biden has landed in choppy waters: faced with a migrant rush on the border with Mexico,...
Police officers hurt, vehicles set on fire in violent protest in Bristol
ReutersTwo police officers were seriously injured and at least two police vehicles were set on fire in the city of Bristol in southwest England during...
Taiwan pilot killed, another missing after fighter jets collide
AFP :A Taiwanese air force pilot was killed, and another was missing on Monday after their fighter jets disappeared in a suspected mid-air collision off...
At least 22 killed in Niger village attacks, sources say
Reuters :Armed men killed at least 22 civilians in southwestern Niger on Sunday, three sources said, less than a week after unidentified assailants killed 58...
Russia launches 38 satellites for 18 countries
AFP :A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign satellites after take-off was twice postponed due...
India, Pakistan set for water-sharing talks, reflecting easing tensions
Reuters :India and Pakistan will hold the first meeting in three years of a commission that deals with water rights on the Indus River on...
Aramco’s profits slide nearly half
BBC :The oil giant Saudi Aramco has announced that its profits fell sharply last year as lockdowns around the world curbed demand for oil. Earnings...
Thai police use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up protest
AP :Scores of people were injured and arrested in the Thai capital after police used water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday night to...