Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion
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Russian ballistic missiles kill 16 in Ukraine’s Kyiv
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‘US will impose toughest sanctions in history on Iran’
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Nasa satellite rescue mission fails
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AIRBASE BOMBING / Israel, Turkey step up warnings over Syria
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EL NINO DROUGHT / Sri Lankan govt delivers water to 72,000 people
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UK PM launches bid to help homeless
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India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
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US India envoy’s Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan
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US‑S KOREA DRILLS / North Korea launches 10 missiles
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‘Palestinians have every right to resist oppression, violence’
Palestinians have every right to resist oppression, violence and racist practices of the illegal Israeli occupation, the Palestinian embassy in Dhaka said today
9 October 2023
Gender gap economist Claudia Goldin wins Nobel prize
American economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize for "having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes", the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said today
9 October 2023
Israel defence minister orders 'complete siege' on Gaza
'We are putting a complete siege on Gaza... No electricity, no food, no water, no gas -- it's all closed'
9 October 2023
Iran denies it had role in Hamas attack on Israel
Iran on Monday rejected as unfounded allegations it had a role in the massive assault on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
9 October 2023
How Israel was duped as Hamas planned devastating assault
A careful campaign of deception ensured Israel was caught off guard when the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched its devastating attack, enabling a force using bulldozers, hang gliders and motorbikes to take on the Middle East's most powerful army.
9 October 2023
Latest photos from Gaza and Israel
The spiraling violence threatens to start a major new war in the Middle East.
9 October 2023
China says 'opposes and condemns' actions that harm civilians in Israel violence
China said Monday it "opposes and condemns" violence against civilians in Israel and the Palestinian territories
9 October 2023
Israel and Hamas 'war': What you need to know right now
Israeli troops fought to regain control of the desert around the Gaza Strip and evacuate people from the embattled border area on Monday, as the death toll from the war with Hamas surged above 1,100 by the third day of clashes.
9 October 2023
Bank of Israel to sell $30 billion of forex to stabilise shekel amid Gaza war
The Bank of Israel said on Monday it will sell up to $30 billion of foreign currency in the open market, in the central bank's first ever sale of foreign exchange, to maintain stability during Israel's war with Palestinian militants in Gaza
9 October 2023
Fact check: AI doctors on social media spreading fake claims
Videos of AI-generated doctors giving health and beauty tips on social media are becoming hugely popular, generating millions of clicks. How accurate are their claims? And how dangerous is AI in the medical field
9 October 2023
Fighting with Hamas ongoing in 'seven to eight' locations around Gaza: Israel army
Fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas Palestinian militants was ongoing Monday in seven to eight locations around the Gaza Strip inside Israel, the army said
9 October 2023
IMF, World Bank hold first meetings in Africa in 50 years
The IMF and World Bank gather in Morocco Monday for their first annual meetings on African soil in 50 years, under pressure to reform to better aid poor nations blighted by debt and climate change
9 October 2023
Japan issues tsunami advisory for coastal areas
Japan issued a tsunami advisory for some coastal regions early Monday following a series of shallow earthquakes in the Izu islands in the Pacific Ocean but there were no immediate reports of damage from the minor waves generated, seismologists said
9 October 2023
Israel, Gaza reel as death toll soars above 1,100 in war with Hamas
Israeli troops fought to regain control of the desert around the Gaza Strip and evacuate people from the embattled border area on Monday, as the death toll from the war with Hamas surged above 1,100 by the third day of clashes
9 October 2023
Two Israelis, one Egyptian shot dead in Alexandria
Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead yesterday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, Israeli foreign ministry said.
8 October 2023
Death toll from Afghan quakes doubles to 2,000
The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan yesterday rose sharply again to more than 2,000, with nearly 10,000 injured, as rescue workers dug through razed villages for vanishing signs of life.
8 October 2023
Hamas forces detour from Saudi-Israel momentum
With its surprise attack against Israel, Hamas has violently shifted the world’s eyes back to the Palestinians and dealt a severe blow to momentum to secure a landmark US-brokered deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
8 October 2023
‘It was a security failure’
As Israel reeled from a deadly attack by Hamas who broke through barriers around Gaza and roamed at will, killing scores of civilians in Israeli towns, defence chiefs faced growing questions over how the disaster could have happened.
8 October 2023
Gaza bleeds as Israel pounds enclave
Israel battered Gaza yesterday after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades, as Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns killing 600 and abducting dozens more.
8 October 2023
London police step up patrols after Israel-Gaza violence
London police said yesterday that they had boosted patrols across parts of the city following the attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
8 October 2023