Minor earthquake hits western Saudi Arabia
Agencies : The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) recorded two earthquakes on Saturday – one in Saudi Arabia and another in Iraq, Gulf News reports, citing...
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Malaysia mulls social media ban for under-16s
Agencies : Malaysia says it is planning to block children under 16 from signing up to social media accounts next year, in a move to...
Zelensky hails ‘important steps’ in peace talks but says more work needed
NN ONLINE: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky on Monday hailed “important steps” after talks in Geneva with the US, but said more work is needed...
Gaza hospitals running out of supplies as airstrikes continue
Agencies : Hospitals in Gaza are running out of essential supplies, with new waves of Israeli airstrikes killing more than 50 people and injuring more...
Over 800,000 new voters register for Nepal post-uprising polls
Agencies : Hundreds of thousands of new voters have registered to cast their ballot in Nepal’s first polls since a mass uprising in September ousted...
Vietnam flooding kills 90
Agencies : Heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in the last week, authorities said Sunday, leaving others...
Titanic passenger’s gold watch sells for record £1.78m at auction
NN ONLINE: A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of one of the Titanic’s wealthiest passengers has sold for a “record-breaking” £1.78 million...
G20 summit: Developing nations demand climate action, debt relief
NN ONLINE: Poorer nations attending the Group of 20 summit in South Africa have used the meeting to push leaders on climate action and...
Trump lavishes praise on Mamdani at the White House
Reuters : After months of trading insults, US President Donald Trump and incoming New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani smiled at each other, swapped compliments...
Former Brazil president arrested
Agencies : Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro just days before he was due to begin serving a 27-year prison sentence...
23 children die of malnutrition in Sudan’s Kordofan amid worsening famine
AP : Twenty-three children died from malnutrition-related causes within a month in Sudan’s Kordofan region, a medical group said, highlighting the severe humanitarian collapse as...
G20 ‘at risk’, struggles to resolve global crises: Macron
Agencies : The G20 group of major world economies is “at risk” as it struggles to tackle international crises, French President Emmanuel Macron told a...