Far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported to UK
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Nepal’s high-tech disaster response meets low-tech reality
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Insight / The battle to build a global defence bank
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Icelanders reject EU-accession talks, broadcaster RUV reports
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Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire
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Iran supreme leader calls for unity among Muslim countries
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One dead, several injured, in Swiss shooting incident, police say
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Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal
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Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars
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'IS bride' Shamima's UK citizenship hearing today
Shamima Begum, who lost her British citizenship after joining the Islamic State group in Syria, will on Monday have her case reviewed, with her lawyers arguing that she was a "victim of trafficking".
21 November 2022
Colorado mass shooting suspect in police custody
The gunman who opened fire inside a LGBTQ nightspot in Colorado Springs late on Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring 25 others, was stopped by "heroic" clubgoers, police said.
21 November 2022
Biden turns 80, no public celebration in White House
For the first time in history, a sitting president turned 80 years old in the White House on Sunday but did not celebrate in any public way.
21 November 2022
LGBTQ nightclub shooting: Five killed, 18 wounded in US
At least five people were killed and 18 wounded, police said yesterday, in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado
20 November 2022
Trump snubs Twitter
Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US
20 November 2022
US envoy urges Chinese cooperation on emissions cuts
US climate envoy John Kerry yesterday called on Beijing to “accelerate progress together” on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, following a meeting with his Chinese counterpart at COP27 in Egypt.
20 November 2022
‘You’re playing with fire!’
Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling yesterday, drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster.
20 November 2022
COP27 strikes deal on fund for poor nations
Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early yesterday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters - but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them.
20 November 2022
Nine die after car plunges into dam in Nigeria
Nine people drowned and three others were rescued when their overloaded car plunged into a dam in northern Nigeria, the fire service said yesterday.
20 November 2022
31 killed in Turkish strikes in Syria
Turkish air strikes overnight killed at least 31 people in northern Syria, primarily in positions held by Syrian Kurdish forces, a Britain-based war
20 November 2022
US nightclub shooting: 5 killed, 18 hurt in Colorado
At least five people were killed and 18 wounded, police said Sunday, in a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in the US city of Colorado Springs.
20 November 2022
White House hosts wedding of Biden’s granddaughter
US President Joe Biden welcomed guests to the White House Saturday for the wedding of his granddaughter Naomi -- an unprecedented ceremony that was closed to the press.
20 November 2022
Turkey air strikes hit northern Syria
Turkish air raids hit several towns across northern Syria late Saturday, US-backed Kurdish-led forces and a war monitor said.
20 November 2022
Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli ‘air aggression’
Four Syrian soldiers were killed and one wounded in Israeli “air aggression” on some military posts in the coastal and central region of Syria yesterday morning, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
19 November 2022
Ecuador prison riot kills 10
At least 10 people died Friday in the latest prison unrest to hit violence-stricken Ecuador, where some 400 inmates have been killed since last
19 November 2022
Massive Russian strikes in Ukraine: Millions still without power
Millions of Ukrainians in more than a dozen provinces are experiencing severe power disruptions as temperatures plunge and almost half of the country’s energy infrastructure is in need of repair after weeks of Russian attacks, officials in Kyiv said.
19 November 2022
US defends move amid outcry
The White House denied Friday it was seeking to smooth over frayed bilateral ties with Riyadh when a recent US government court filing granted immunity to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder.
19 November 2022
US Justice Dept names special counsel for Trump probes
US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor, to serve as special counsel to oversee Justice Department investigations related to Donald Trump including the former president’s handling of sensitive documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
19 November 2022
47 children among 378 killed in Iran crackdown
Iranian security forces have killed at least 378 people -- including 47 children -- in a crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, a rights group said in an updated toll yesterday.
19 November 2022
Apec pledges to boost trade
Leaders of the 21-member Apec bloc yesterday pledged to boost trade and do more to tackle other economic challenges, wrapping up the last of three summits in the region in a week that have been overshadowed by intense geopolitical rivalry.
19 November 2022