US is ‘starting to talk to Cuba’ as oil pressure mounts: Trump
AP : US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States has started discussions with Cuban leaders as his administration intensifies pressure on...
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Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in two-day battle
Reuters : Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour battle launched as a series of coordinated gun and bomb attacks across Balochistan...
Palestinian citizens in Israel demand more security from violence
AP : Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a...
Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
AFP : Myanmar’s junta called on Sunday for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over the coup five years ago to report...
Rohingya survivors expect UN top court to rule Myanmar committed genocide
Reuters : Rohingya survivors of Myanmar’s 2017 military crackdown said on Friday they expect the United Nations’ highest court to rule that Myanmar committed genocide...
China relaxes visa rules for UK citizens
Reuters : China agreed to relax rules to allow some visa-free travel for British citizens on Thursday during a visit by Prime Minister Keir...
Israeli strikes kill 26 in Gaza
Reuters : Israel carried out its heaviest airstrikes in Gaza in weeks on Saturday (31 January), killing 26 people according to local health authorities,...
Turkey blocks aid convoy to Syria’s Kobane
AFP : Turkish authorities have blocked a convoy carrying aid to Kobane, a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria encircled by the Syrian army,...
Manila posts worst economic growth in 15 years
Arab News : Over ten years ago, when Fatima Macud brought home roughly 30,000 pesos ($509) a month, the money was enough to cover...
Hafezzi Charitable Active in Humanitarian Assistance Across Gaza, Sudan and Bangladesh
According to available information and multiple relevant sources, the government-registered and non-political humanitarian organization Hafezzi Charitable Society of Bangladesh (HCSB) has been consistently carrying...
South Africa kicks out Israel’s top diplomat
Reuters : South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday (30 January) and ordered him out of the...
Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset
Reuters : As Western leaders reel from Trump’s unpredictability, Starmer is the latest to head to China.In three-hour talks with President Xi Jinping on...