Taliban pressured by insurgents after 5 years in power
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Two dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia
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Ex-Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism scandal found dead
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Powerful quake off Indonesia sparks mass evacuations
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Hard-right Farage wins UK by-polls
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OCCUPIED WEST BANK / Activists rush aid to Palestinians besieged by settlers
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Record rain in Japan kills eight people
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Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire
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WHO records 10,000 attacks on healthcare
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Italian crime lord held in Portugal
Portugal’s criminal police agency PJ said yesterday it arrested a member of Italy’s Camorra crime group who has been on the
9 March 2024
Iran arrests 2 women
Two young women were arrested in Tehran after the publication of a video in which they danced to celebrate the coming of the Persian New Year, Iranian media said yesterday.
9 March 2024
Zardari voted Pak president for 2nd time
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time yesterday, after elections marred by rigging claims.
9 March 2024
Another Indian EC resigns ahead of general election
The second-highest official in India's election commission resigned abruptly today, days ahead of the expected announcement of the date of the country's upcoming general election
9 March 2024
Russia says destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones
Russia said on Saturday it had destroyed 47 Ukrainian drones over its southern regions overnight, mostly in the Rostov area bordering Ukraine
9 March 2024
Biden says Gaza ceasefire by Ramadan 'looking tough'
US President Joe Biden warned Friday that it would be "tough" to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
9 March 2024
Canada to resume funding UN agency for Palestinians
Canada announced on Friday it will resume funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, more than a month after suspending it in line with about 15 other countries
9 March 2024
Gaza Maritime Aid Corridor: West pushes ahead with ‘unrealistic’ port plan
An international effort led by the United States gathered pace yesterday to get desperately needed humanitarian relief into Gaza by sea, in the latest bid to counter overland access restrictions blamed on Israel as it battles Hamas militants.
8 March 2024
State of Union Speech: Biden attacks ‘dangerous’ Trump
President Joe Biden launched a scorching attack on his “dangerous” election rival Donald Trump in Thursday’s State of the Union address, delivering a barnstorming performance to make his case for four more years.
8 March 2024
They’re duped
Indian authorities said they had detained members of a “trafficking” network sending citizens of the country to fight for the Russian army in Ukraine after raiding several travel agents.
8 March 2024
Russia strike on Kharkiv kills 2
A late-night Russian strike on the northeastern Ukrainian region of Kharkiv killed two people, the region’s governor said yesterday, as both Moscow and Kyiv reported a wave of overnight aerial attacks.
8 March 2024
World food prices drop for 7th month
World food prices dropped for the seventh month in a row February as falling cereal prices outweighed more costly sugar and meat, the Food and Agricultural Organization said yesterday.
8 March 2024
India deports Myanmar nationals
India yesterday began deporting Myanmar nationals who had fled a recent surge in fighting between the ruling junta and rebels in a border region, a top state official said.
8 March 2024
UN decries ‘record’ Israeli settlement in West Bank
Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the UN human rights chief said yesterday.
8 March 2024
Will Biden's temporary port plan stop famine in Gaza?
US President Joe Biden has announced that the military will build a temporary port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea
8 March 2024
Citizens were 'duped' to fight for Russia: India
India today said several Indians have been duped into working with the Russian army and it has strongly taken up the matter with the Russian government for their early discharge
8 March 2024
Gunmen kidnap over 280 from Nigerian school
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 280 pupils during a raid on a school in northwest Nigeria, a teacher and a resident said, in one of the country's largest mass abductions
8 March 2024
North Korea's Kim guides artillery firing drill, KCNA says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided an artillery firing drill by the Korean People's Army, the country's military force, on Thursday, state media KCNA reported today
8 March 2024
Bashing Trump, Biden vows 'I will not bow down' to Russia
US President Joe Biden vowed Thursday he will not "bow down" to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, fiercely criticizing rival Donald Trump in his State of the Union address
8 March 2024
Russia can fight on for at least 2 years
High oil prices, sanctions evasion and state investment are providing Russia with enough resources to fight on in Ukraine at the current intensity for at least two more years, Lithuanian intelligence agencies said in a report yesterday.
7 March 2024