Iran threatens new offensive while US rules out extending ceasefire deal
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US-Israel war on Iran
Iran fishermen venture back to Hormuz despite fears of new fighting
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Trump threatens to bomb Oman
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Russia strikes Ukraine’s Izmail, Odesa ports
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13,000 displaced after deadly Indonesian quake
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ECONOMIC PRESSURE / What are Trump’s options for Iran?
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India thwarts attacks by Pakistan-linked militants
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PEace plan / Trump envoy discusses Gaza with Netanyahu
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Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman
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Hamas says Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 25
At least 25 people were killed Tuesday in a strike that hit a southern Gaza school sheltering Palestinians displaced by war, the Hamas-run health ministry said
6 December 2023
US announces visa bans after warning Israel over West Bank violence
President Joe Biden and other senior US officials have warned repeatedly that Israel must act to stop violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
6 December 2023
Philippines bus falls off ravine, at least 16 killed
A bus in the Philippines carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, killing a least 16 people, local authorities said on Wednesday
6 December 2023
Washington Post journalists plan 24-hour strike
The planned one-day walkout would mark the first general work stoppage at the Post since the bitter, 20-week pressmen's strike of 1975-76, when Katharine Graham was publisher, according to union officials.
6 December 2023
EU seeks agreement on world's first AI law
The EU is racing to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot burst onto the scene last year, highlighting AI's dizzying advances.
6 December 2023
Southeast Asia banks on aviation boom
Southeast Asia is becoming a hot property, with private and public players competing for an expanding market.
6 December 2023
Air New Zealand aims to fly battery-powered plane by 2026
The national airline said it has ordered an electric ALIA aircraft from US-based aerospace manufacturer Beta Technologies.
6 December 2023
Biden 'not sure' he'd be seeking reelection if not for Trump
US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was unsure if he would be seeking reelection next year were Republican rival Donald Trump not also trying for a second term
6 December 2023
In southern Gaza, Israel mounts fiercest attacks so far
Israel's military assaulted southern Gaza's main city in what it said was the fiercest combat since it began its ground invasion to eliminate Hamas five weeks ago, while the US again pressed Israel to minimise Palestinian civilian casualties
6 December 2023
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: Unicef
Sixty-nine million children -- or more than one in five -- live in poverty in the world's 40 richest countries Unicef said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and France for their particularly bad standings
6 December 2023
COP28 fossil fuel battle hardens
Battle lines on fossil fuels hardened at UN climate talks yesterday despite scientists warning that global warming could breach the 1.5C threshold within seven years.
5 December 2023
WFP suspends Yemen food aid in rebel-held areas
The World Food Programme said yesterday it was suspending its food distribution in Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen because of funding cuts and disagreements with the rebel group.
5 December 2023
Magnitude 5.7 quake shakes Philippine capital
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila yesterday, the US Geological Survey said, sending people rushing out of buildings and briefly halting train services in the city.
5 December 2023
85 killed after army drone strike hits Nigerian villagers
A Nigerian army drone targeting armed groups killed at least 85 civilians by mistake in northwest Kaduna State, causing outrage over one of the country’s deadliest military bombing accidents.
5 December 2023
Sr US official visits India
White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer led a US delegation to New Delhi on Monday where he noted the formation of an investigative panel by India to probe an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil.
5 December 2023
Putin to visit KSA, UAE today
President Vladimir Putin will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates today, the Kremlin announced, as Moscow courts allies abroad despite being isolated over the Ukraine conflict.
5 December 2023
Situation in Gaza ‘getting worse by the hour’: WHO
A World Health Organization official in Gaza said yesterday the situation was deteriorating by the hour as Israeli bombing has intensified in the south of the Palestinian enclave around the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah.
5 December 2023
Two killed by Russian shelling in Kherson: Ukraine
Ukraine said yesterday that two people had been killed by Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson, the latest fatalities in months of persistent shelling by Moscow’s forces.
5 December 2023
‘Even more hellish scenario’ looms
A UN official warned that “an even more hellish scenario” looms in Gaza as Israeli forces stormed the main city in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday and hospitals struggled to cope with scores of Palestinian dead and wounded.
5 December 2023
Over 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct 7
More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak of war on October 7, the Palestinian health minister said today
5 December 2023