Corals show El Nino intensifying as planet warms: study
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Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
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US court blocks Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots
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Norway's new king to be known as Haakon VIII
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Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed elected new OIC secretary-general
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Lake overflows on Nepal-Tibet border, sparking panic and halting rescue
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Norway's King Harald dead at 89
28 August 2026
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I watched my village disappear in an instant
28 August 2026
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Trump admin in talks for US stake in Venezuela oil: report
28 August 2026
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Rescuers scour Nepal flood debris as death toll reaches 469
28 August 2026
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11 dead in Syria drone strikes on pro-Iran groups
A series of unclaimed drone strikes on pro-Iran factions in war-torn Syria killed 11 people and destroyed trucks carrying Iranian arms from Iraq, a war monitor said Monday.
30 January 2023
Israeli troops kill Palestinian driver at check post
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian driver in the occupied West Bank Monday, officials on both sides said, with the army saying the car had hit a soldier's leg before speeding off...Nassim Naif Salman Abu Fouda, 26, died from "a bullet wound to the head fired by the occupation (Israe
30 January 2023
Unilever names Dutch dairy chief Hein Schumacher as new CEO
British consumer goods group Unilever on Monday named Hein Schumacher, the current head of Dutch dairy and nutrition firm Royal FrieslandCampina, as its new chief executive.
30 January 2023
Boeing's 747, the original jumbo jet, prepares for final send-off
Boeing's (BA.N) 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic "Jumbo Jet", revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as "Queen of the Skies" ended by more efficient twinjet planes..The last commercial Boeing jumbo will be delivered to Atlas Air (AAWW.O) in the s
30 January 2023
Putin threatened to lob missile at me: Boris Johnson
President Vladimir Putin threatened to personally target Boris Johnson with a missile attack just before ordering Russian forces into Ukraine, the former UK prime minister has claimed..The apparent threat came in a phone call just ahead of the invasion on February 24, according to a new BB
30 January 2023
Gunmen kill 8 at birthday party in South Africa
Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police said today.
30 January 2023
8 killed in northern Mexico bar shootout
Eight people died and five were injured in a shooting at a busy nightclub in the town of Jerez, in northern Mexico, police have said.
30 January 2023
Top republican says odds 'very high' of US military conflict with China
A top Republican in the US Congress said the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after a US general caused consternation with a memo that warned the United States would fight China in the next two years.
29 January 2023
Israel moves to punish ‘families of terrorists’
Israeli forces yesterday prepared to demolish the family home of a Palestinian man who killed seven people near a synagogue, as fears grew of further escalation in the deadliest unrest for years in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
29 January 2023
UK PM fires ally over tax scandal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focussed anger at the government as a cost-of-living crisis brings misery to millions.
29 January 2023
Drone attack hits Iran defence site
Iran yesterday said a night-time drone attack had targeted a defence ministry site, at a time of high tensions over its nuclear programme and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
29 January 2023
Fighting rages in Donetsk
Ukraine’s military yesterday said its forces repelled an attack in the area of Blahodatne in the eastern part of the Donetsk region, while Russia’s Wagner private military group said it took control of the village.
29 January 2023
Changing Saudi Arabia: Women drive fast train to Makkah
Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Makkah, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female workforce.
29 January 2023
UK PM fires Conservative chairman after tax probe
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed a senior ally whose murky tax dealings have focussed anger at the government as a cost-of-living crisis brings misery to millions.
29 January 2023
Israel increases gun permits for civilians after synagogue attack
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday a "strong, swift and precise" response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem's outskirts, as its military sent more troops into the occupied West Bank.
29 January 2023
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating video
The US city of Memphis on Saturday disbanded the special police unit whose officers fatally beat a young Black man, after graphic video of the assault sparked widespread shock and outrage.
29 January 2023
At least 25 die in Peru bus accident: police
At least 25 people died Saturday when a bus carrying 60 passengers plunged over a cliff in northwestern Peru, police said.
28 January 2023
Sabalenka breaks thru
Aryna Sabalenka powered her way to a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Kazakh 22nd seed Elena Rybakina on Saturday in a thrilling final.
28 January 2023
Israel-Palestine Conflict: Jerusalem attacks raise tensions
The Israeli military was sending more troops into the occupied West Bank, a day after a Palestinian gunman shot dead seven people on the outskirts of Jerusalem and another shooting attack in the city yesterday wounded two people.
28 January 2023
Biden names new White House chief of staff
President Joe Biden on Friday named his former top Covid-19 aide Jeff Zients to White House chief of staff -- one of the most crucial positions in an administration gearing up for a likely re-election campaign.
28 January 2023