Seven migrants dead, 50 rescued off Libya: charity
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Nearly 13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
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Bus accident kills at least eight in Brazil
17 August 2026
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Trump welcomes defense pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan
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Trump says US scaling back military drills with South Korea hours before start
17 August 2026
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Korean liberation day: N Korea’s Kim tells Putin he is ‘proud’ of strong ties
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Hurricane Lala pulls away from Hawaii’s Big Island
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Russia, Ukraine trade massive strikes
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4,000 Amazon turtles seized at Peru airport
Peruvian authorities have seized some 4,000 turtles that originated in the Amazon at the country’s main international airport, the national wildlife service said Thursday.
22 December 2023
War on Gaza ‘most dangerous ever’ for journalists
The first 10 weeks of the Israel-Gaza war have been the deadliest recorded for journalists, with the most journalists killed in a single year in one location, the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said on Thursday.
22 December 2023
UNSC demands more aid to Gaza Strip
Israel kept pounding Gaza yesterday as the UN Security Council approved a much-delayed resolution to boost aid to the besieged Palestinian territory where civilians are struggling to find food.
22 December 2023
Asset Seizure: Russia may cut diplomatic ties with US
Russia may cut diplomatic ties with the United States if Washington confiscates Russian assets frozen over the Ukrainian war, the Interfax news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying yesterday.
22 December 2023
China shuts down 34,000 online accounts
Chinese police have shut down 34,000 online accounts and punished more than 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, state media reported yesterday.
22 December 2023
Imran granted bail in case over leak of state secret
Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan bail in a case related to a leak of state secrets, but it was not clear how he could be released while serving a three-year sentence for corruption and facing other charges.
22 December 2023
Suspected Human Trafficking: France grounds plane carrying 300 Indians
A Nicaragua-bound plane carrying more than 300 Indian passengers has been grounded in France over suspected “human trafficking”, authorities said yesterday.
22 December 2023
Gaza now unrecognisable from space
Experts liken intensity of bombing campaign in the enclave to WWII; US intel says 40-45pc of munitions used there are 'dumb bombs'
22 December 2023
Japan eases arms export controls allowing weapons sales to US
Japan loosened arms export controls Friday, for the first time in nearly a decade, a move that would enable the US ally to sell domestically made Patriot missile defence systems to Washington
22 December 2023
The fight to keep counting the dead in Gaza
In the morgue of the Nasser Hospital, in southern Gaza, workers wrap the corpses of people killed in Israeli airstrikes in white cloth amid the stench of death.
22 December 2023
UN Security Council to vote on Gaza aid as famine fears mount
The United Nations Security Council was expected to vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to Gaza, as the world body warned the Israel-Hamas war was pushing the Palestinian territory towards famine.
22 December 2023
Tensions rise between Sudan army and United Arab Emirates
For months, Sudan's army kept silent amid alleged Emirati interference in the country's civil war, but its anger has finally boiled over, leading to harsh exchanges between Khartoum and Abu Dhabi.
22 December 2023
Vin Diesel hit with sexual battery lawsuit by former assistant
A former assistant to the actor Vin Diesel filed a lawsuit against him on Thursday alleging that he sexually battered her in 2010 and that she was fired from her job just hours later.
22 December 2023
Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational: IAEA
A new reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex appears to be operating for the first time, the UN nuclear watchdog and independent experts said on Thursday, which would mean an additional potential source of plutonium for nuclear weapons.
22 December 2023
Israeli troops ‘summarily killed’ Palestinians
The United Nations human rights office said it had received reports that Israeli troops “summarily killed” at least 11 unarmed Palestinians in a possible war crime in Gaza.
21 December 2023
Several killed in Prague university shooting
A shooter at a Prague university killed several people and injured dozens of others yesterday before being “eliminated” by police.
21 December 2023
Gunman kills 10 in Prague university shooting
A gunman killed 10 people and seriously wounded 11 others at a Prague university on Thursday before being "eliminated", according to police and Prague emergency services
21 December 2023
Covid-19 rates are rising again: What you need to know
With the holiday season and colder winter months looming in the northern hemisphere, 'tis the season for Covid. But then again, Covid never really left us
21 December 2023
Northern Gaza no longer has a functional hospital, WHO says
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to a lack of fuel, staff and supplies
21 December 2023
Proposed Warner Bros-Paramount merger may result in streaming service to challenge Netflix
Warner Bros Discovery and Paramount Global -- two of the largest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world -- are in early talks for a merger.
21 December 2023