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Moldova votes yes to joining EU by tiny margin

Moldova’s pro-Brussels President Maia Sandu said yesterday that her camp “won justly in an unjust struggle” in an EU referendum and first-round presidential elections marked by claims of Russian interference.
21 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Doctor, 6 migrant workers killed in India’s Kashmir

At least six migrant workers and a doctor were shot dead in India’s Kashmir region on Sunday night when militants opened fire near a tunnel construction site, officials said, days after a new government was formed in the territory.
21 October 2024, 18:00 PM

WHO to evacuate 1,000 Gazan women, children

Up to 1,000 women and children needing medical care will shortly be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization’s Europe branch said in comments published yesterday.
21 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Blinken back in ME to push for Gaza truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads back to the Middle East yesterday on a new push for an elusive Gaza ceasefire two weeks before US elections, seeing a new opportunity from Israel’s killing of Hamas’s leader.
21 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Russian navy ships arrive in Myanmar for joint drills

The Russian ships will conduct "harbour phase" exercises, the newspaper said, without giving details.
21 October 2024, 05:47 AM

Trump hands out french fries, Harris visits Georgia churches

With the US presidential election just over two weeks away, Democrat Kamala Harris visited two churches on Sunday while her Republican rival, Donald Trump, visited another kind of American temple: a McDonald's.
21 October 2024, 05:39 AM
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Israel gives the US its demands for ending war in Lebanon, Axios reports

A US official told Axios it was highly unlikely that Lebanon and the international community would agree to Israel's conditions.
21 October 2024, 04:14 AM

As poor nations' default wave peaks, cash shortage could take its place

The issue, and what to do about it when western countries are increasingly loath to send money overseas, is a key topic at the IMF World Bank autumn meetings taking place in Washington, D.C. this week.
21 October 2024, 04:08 AM

Brazil's Lula cancels BRICS trip after minor brain hemorrhage from fall

In a statement, the presidential office said Lula, 78, will now participate in the BRICS meeting via videoconference. He was initially scheduled to depart at 5 pm on Sunday
21 October 2024, 03:11 AM

Harris, Trump duel over endurance

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump invited star power to the campaign trail Saturday, as they took shots at each other’s endurance and urged early voting in battleground states key to the ever-tightening US presidential race.
20 October 2024, 18:40 PM

Scientists develop supplement to protect bees from pesticides

Scientists in Colombia say they have developed a novel food supplement that protects bees’ brains from pesticides, keeping the insects safe from neurological damage caused by agricultural chemicals.
20 October 2024, 18:14 PM

Overnight Israeli strikes in north Gaza kill 87

Israel said it had struck Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Sunday, while officials in Gaza said they were still trying to recover bodies from the rubble after an Israeli strike that killed dozens.
20 October 2024, 18:10 PM

Moldova votes on EU future amid fears of Russian meddling

Moldovans voted on Sunday in a presidential election and a referendum on joining the European Union, with fears of Russian meddling amid the war in neighbouring Ukraine.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Prabowo takes office as Indonesia president

Former general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in Sunday as president of Indonesia, seeking a more prominent position on the global stage for the world’s fourth most populous nation.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Leaked US docs reveal Israel’s plans for strike on Iran

The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel’s preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said yesterday.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Most of Cuba without power as Hurricane Oscar approaches

Cuba girded Sunday for a hit from Hurricane Oscar, bracing for more chaos and misery as it grapples with a nearly nationwide power outage now in its third day.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Bomb hoax threats to Indian airlines spark chaos

More than 90 fake bomb threats have been made against flights operated by multiple Indian airlines this week, Indian media reported yesterday, sparking fear among passengers and global delays.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

A city silenced by war

Just a month ago, south Beirut’s bustling streets were packed with traffic, families strolling about and youths in cafes, but now silence dominates the abandoned Hezbollah bastion, interrupted only by the sound of Israeli bombs.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Israel escalates Beirut bombing, accused of killing 73 in Gaza strike

The strikes on Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Iran-backed group of attempting to assassinate him by targeting his residence
20 October 2024, 13:34 PM