Seychelles votes in closely contested election
Al Jazeera : Voters in Seychelles have been casting their ballots in a tightly fought presidential run-off between incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan and opposition leader Patrick...
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China offers bounties for Taiwanese military officers info
Al Jazeera : Chinese authorities have placed bounties on 18 Taiwanese military personnel accused of conducting psychological operations and spreading messages Beijing considers “separatist.” Police...
6 people in Haiti face acute hunger
Al Jazeera : More than half of Haiti’s population is experiencing critical levels of hunger as armed groups tighten their grip across the Caribbean nation...
Denmark to boost Arctic defence by $4.26bn
Al Jazeera : Denmark plans to spend roughly 27.4 billion Danish kroner ($4.26bn) in an effort to shore up its defence capabilities in the Arctic...
Major win for Trump on Gaza, but will it stand test of time?
AFP : US President Donald Trump has undeniably scored a diplomatic victory by helping to broker a truce for Gaza, but the path to the...
19 missing after explosion at Tennessee munitions factory
BBC Online : An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant has left 19 people missing and feared dead, authorities said. Humphreys County Sheriff Chris...
Back to the future as Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM
Reuters : French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister yesterday (10 October), just days after he quit the job, a move that...
28 killed in Mexico floods
Al Jazeera : Flooding set off by heavy rainfall in Mexico has left at least 28 people dead and more missing, and has caused landslides,...
Israel refuses to free Marwan Barghouti under Gaza prisoner exchange
NN ONLINE: Israel has excluded Marwan Barghouti — the most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader — from the roster of prisoners it intends...
Two powerful earthquakes strike southern Philippines, leaving at least 7 dead
NN ONLINE: Two strong offshore earthquakes hit the same region in the southern Philippines within hours on Friday, killing at least seven people, triggering...
Israel ceases fire and Gazans start returning home
NN ONLINE: Israel declared a ceasefire in Gaza and began to pull back its forces on Friday, as tens of thousands of exhausted Palestinians...
North Korea’s Kim hails ‘cooperative’ ties with China
Agencies : North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un hailed “friendly and cooperative” ties with China as he hosted Premier Li Qiang and other foreign dignitaries...