Heatwave kills 450 in Karachi region in 4 days
(): A searing heat wave that has hit Pakistan’s biggest city has led to the death of at least 450 people over the last four days, a leading NGO claimed on Wednesday. The Edhi Foundation said it received at least 427 bodies in the last four days excluding Wednesday while...
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Sri Lanka finalises debt restructuring agreement
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Zelenskyy scolds officials who shirk their duties
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NATO picks outgoing Dutch PM Mark Rutte as its next secy-general
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Suspect kills self after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen hurt
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US journalist goes on trial in Russia for ‘espionage’
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US officiant marries 10 same-sex couples in HK
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Suspected N Korean hypersonic missile exploded in flight, South Korea says
27 June 2024 | AP
Suspected Houthi attack targets ship in Gulf of Aden
(): Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted the southern Israeli port city of Eilat, authorities said. The attacks follow the departure of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower...
UK betting scandal now engulfs Opp Labour Party
(): The escalating scandal of candidates placing general election-related bets has widened from the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak-led Conservative Party to engulf the Opposition Labour Party after its leader, Keir Starmer, suspended one of his candidates for betting against himself ahead of the July 4 polls. Kevin Craig is running...
Paris court upholds validity of arrest warrant for Syrian Prez
(): The Paris appeals court ruled on Wednesday that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place. Jeanne Sulzer and Clemence Witt, lawyers who represented the plaintiffs, and non-governmental organizations behind...
Kenya clears debris after protests in which 6 died
Kenyans woke up to the acrid smell of tear gas still lingering in the capital on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed parliament and burned part of the building over a controversial tax plan. As the day began, there were no reports of violence, but more protests were expected in...
‘Palestinian who was shot, tied to army jeep posed no threat’
(): When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighbourhood, he was shot in the arm and the foot. That was only the start of his ordeal. Hours later, beaten and bloodied, he found himself strapped to the searing hood of an Israeli military...
UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza
Senior U.N. officials have warned Israel that they will suspend the world body’s aid operations across Gaza unless Israel acts urgently to better protect humanitarian workers, two U.N. officials said Tuesday. The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel do more to safeguard aid operations...
ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by insurgents on the historic desert city...
