China expanding visa-free entry to more countries
China announced Friday that it would expand visa-free entry to citizens of nine more countries as it seeks to boost tourism and business travel to help revive a sluggish economy. Starting Nov 30, travellers from Bulgaria, Romania, Malta, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Estonia, Latvia and Japan will be able to...
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‘Russia supplied air defence missiles to North Korea in return for its troops’
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Govt employees warned against supporting Imran’s protest
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Ukraine’s Parl cancels session after Russia fires new missile
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Australia rejects Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to internet
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Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump’s comeback, recalls ‘non-handshake’
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Decks cleared for Scholz to seek second term as chancellor
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Hungary PM vows to disregard int’l arrest warrant for Netanyahu
23 November 2024 | AP
Trump nominates Bondi as his next Attorney Gen after Gaetz’s withdrawal
(): President-elect Donald Trump has selected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his nominee for Attorney General, hours after his initial pick Matt Gaetz withdrew his name amid controversy over alleged sexual misconduct. Former Congressman Gaetz on Thursday announced his decision to withdraw from the nomination process for the post. “I...
Second Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case
A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said Friday, bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, 19, had been in critical condition on life support following the...
UN reports heavy clashes in Lebanon
Israeli troops fought fierce battles with Hezbollah fighters on Friday in different areas in south Lebanon, including a coastal town that is home to the headquarters of UN peacekeepers. A spokesman for the UN peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL told The Associated Press that they are monitoring “heavy clashes” in the...
Many in Gaza eating once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues
Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. It was their only meal Wednesday — it was all they could...
