Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house
AP : A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they...
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Nepal says election preparations on track for March 5
AFP : Nepal’s Election Commission said Wednesday it is ready to hold elections as planned, despite concerns over weather conditions in high-altitude Himalayan regions when...
School materials enter Gaza after being blocked for 2 years
Reuters : The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits...
US monster storm kills 30
AFP : More than half a million Americans woke up without power Tuesday, as freezing temperatures gripped swathes of the country in a monster...
Iran-backed militias in Iraq, Yemen
AP : Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged...
Myanmar pro-military party declares victory in junta-run polls
Agencies : Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs...
UN Palestinian refugee agency says demolished HQ set on fire
AFP : The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in east Jerusalem was set on fire. The...
Federal agents shoot dead another person in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents shot dead a man in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said — the second fatal shooting of a civilian in the city,...
Snow, heavy rain kill 61 in three days in Afghanistan
AFP : Snow and heavy rain have killed 61 people in Afghanistan in the past three days, disaster officials said on Saturday, with a...
Trump unveils Gaza redevelopment plan without consulting Palestinians
AP : US President Donald Trump has unveiled a controversial plan to rebuild Gaza, promising coastal tourism, high-rise buildings, industrial zones, and 500,000 new...
Russian air attack on Ukraine knocks out power for millions
Reuters : Russia launched another vast attack on Ukraine’s energy system in the small hours of on Saturday (24 January), rocking Kyiv with explosions...
Homeland, curbing China priorities, limited support for allies: US army
Al Jazeera : The United States military will prioritise protecting the homeland and deterring China while providing “more limited” support to allies in Europe...