S.Korea to ban phones in classrooms
AFP : South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones in school classroomsnationwide, officials said Thursday, joining other countries in efforts to curb social media use among minors. One of...
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Russian Strike on Kyiv
Reuters : Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing 10 people, injuring 38, and damaging residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. President...
Floods displace 250,000, affect over 1.2 million in Eastern Pakistan
NN ONLINE: Massive flooding in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province has impacted over 1.2 million people and displaced nearly 250,000, after heavy rainfall and water released from overflowing Indian dams caused three major rivers to...
Floods, landslides kill 30 in Jammu
AFP : Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 30 people in India’s Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials and local media said on Wednesday. An intense monsoon rainstorm...
Thailand grants some Myanmar refugees right to legal work
Reuters : Thailand will give legal employment rights to thousands of Myanmar refugees now living in camps along the border between the two countries, the government said on Wednesday, a move that won the...
China refuses to take part in US-Russia nuclear talks
AFP : China said Wednesday that it would not participate in denuclearisation talks with the United States and Russia, after President Donald Trump said he hoped to include Beijing in negotiations.Trump on Monday said...
German cabinet agrees steps to boost army recruitment
AFP : The German cabinet on Wednesday signed off steps to boost recruitment for the country’s armed forces and strengthen military readiness in the face of high tensions between NATO and Russia.Defence Minister Boris...
Russia rejects EU troops and fast Zelensky talks
AFP : The Kremlin on Wednesday said it was against European countries sending peacekeeping troops to Ukraine and pushed back against the idea of a speedy meeting between presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky....
6 Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike
Reuters : Six Syrian soldiers were killed in Israeli drone strikes in the Damascus countryside, state-run El Ekhbariya TV reported early on Wednesday. Syria and Israel are engaged in US-mediated talks on easing tensions...
Israeli tanks close in on Gaza City
Reuters : Israeli tanks pushed into a new area on the edge of Gaza City overnight, destroying houses and prompting residents to flee, witnesses said, ahead of an expected meeting on the war to...
Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
NN ONLINE: Gaza’s civil defence agency said five journalists were among at least 20 people killed Monday when Israeli strikes hit a hospital in the south, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing...