Hamas confirms Gaza chief Sinwar’s death
AFP : Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike. Mohammed Sinwar was...
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Finance minister’s home looted in Indonesia
AFP : The home of Indonesia’s finance minister was looted overnight, soldiers guarding her residence and a witness told AFP on Sunday, as protest anger at police spreads to lawmakers. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy...
Israel attacks Gaza suburbs aming to seize the city
Reuters : Israeli forces pounded the suburbs of Gaza City overnight from the air and ground, destroying homes and driving more families out of the area as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet was...
Putin and Modi in China for summit hosted by Xi
NN ONLINE: President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and centre of...
Yemen’s Huthis say PM killed in Israeli strike
NN ONLINE: Yemen’s Huthi rebels said Saturday their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli air strike earlier this week, the most senior official known to have died in a series of...
US court declares Trump tariffs illegal
BBC : A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda. The ruling...
Russia, China slam US ‘Typhon’ missiles in Japan
Al Jazeera : Russia and China have separately warned Japan over its decision to allow the United States to deploy “Typhon” intermediate-range missiles during joint military exercises in Japan next month, calling the move...
Russia hits Ukraine as peace hopes fade
AFP : Russia launched “massive” strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts that drew a fresh appeal from President Volodymyr Zelensky for US and European help....
US denies visa to Palestinian leader
BBC : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80 other Palestinian officials had their visas revoked, the US...
InShort: Yemen’s Houthi PM killed in Israeli airstrike
Observer Desk : Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Prime Minister of Yemen’s Houthi-led rebel government, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital city, Sanaa, on Thursday , according to multiple Yemeni and regional...
InShort: Microsoft fires 4 over Israel protest
Aljazeera : Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took part in a sit-in this week at the office of...