Drones target northern Iraqi city
Drones carrying explosives targeted a city in northern Iraq on Friday where US forces are stationed. The attack took place hours after the American military...
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Canada inaugurates new bridge to US amid tariff tensions with Trump
Canada is set to mark the opening of a major new bridge linking the country with the United States, even as trade tensions with President...
11 killed in Ukraine as trade attacks
At least 11 people have been killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine, while Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Kirov region killed six others, officials on both...
UN rights chief Volker Turk faces opposition to new term
United Nations Human Rights chief Volker Turk, an ?outspoken critic of Russia’s war in Ukraine and Israel’s conduct in Gaza, faces opposition from both countries...
Japan to test rare-earth mining 6 km underwater
Japan said Friday it plans to conduct full-scale mining tests in February for rare earth minerals from a seabed near a remote Pacific island, after a...
Turkey’s Ozel quits opposition CHP to found new party
Ousted as leader of Turkey’s main opposition, Ozgur Ozel on Friday resigned from the CHP alongside 90 other lawmakers, setting up his own party to...
Tens of thousands evacuated from French tourist spot
French authorities have ordered the evacuation of the entirety of the Cap Ferret peninsula on the south-west coast, with hundreds of people escaping the area...
Hundreds hospitalised in Japan
More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo – the highest number since records began 16 years...
Top diplomats gather for security forum in S Asia
Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America gathered on Thursday for the security-focused ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila, where ministers were expected to issue...
US judge sets June 2027 trial date for Maduro
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores will go on trial on US drug trafficking charges starting on Jun 1, 2027, a...
More than 10,000 evacuated in France as wildfire spreads
More than 10,000 people were evacuated in southwestern France a rapidly spreading wildfire scorched through 2,000 hectares of land west of the city of Bordeaux,...