Russia sends ‘hundreds’ of missiles, drones at Ukraine
Reuters : Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and ballistic missiles overnight on Thursday, targeting energy systems and injuring at least seven people in the...
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German parliament speaker visits Gaza
AFP : The speaker of Germany’s lower house of parliament briefly visited the Israeli-controlled part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the body told...
Deaths in Iran’s protests top 7,000
AP : Activists say the death toll from Iran’s nationwide crackdown on protests last month has reached at least 7,002, with many more feared...
Over 21 dead in ferry sinking in Sudan
Al Jazeera : Over 21 people have drowned, while others remain missing, after a passenger ferry sank on the Nile in northern Sudan’s River...
Syria takes control of al-Tanf base
Reuters : Syria’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that Syrian army units had taken control of the al-Tanf military base vacated by US troops,...
India tightens AI rules for social media platforms
Agencies : India’s Ministry of Information Technology has updated rules for the use of generative artificial intelligence on social media platforms. Now platforms have three...
Iran’s leaders rail against US, ‘sedition’ in 1979 revolution celebrations
Al Jazeera : Iran’s authorities have ratcheted up the messaging and reciprocal threats against the United States during state-organised rallies and celebrations commemorating the Islamic...
Russia will take measures, ‘including military ones’, if Greenland militarised: FM
AFP : Russia threatened to take military “countermeasures” if the West boosts its own military footprint on Greenland, Moscow’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday....
Iran warns Netanyahu’s US visit could undermine nuclear talks
Agencies : Iran on Tuesday warned that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the United States could disrupt the newly resumed nuclear negotiations between...
More Palestinians return to Gaza via Rafah as Israeli attacks continue
Al Jazeera : Forty-one Palestinians have arrived in Gaza via the Rafah crossing, becoming the seventh batch of returnees to make the journey since the...
94 million need cataract surgery, but access lacking: WHO
Agencies : More than 94 million people suffer from cataracts, but half of them do not have access to the surgery needed to fix it,...