ISIS ideology resonates in Southeast Asia: Minister
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ideology continues to resonate in the Southeast Asian region and is fuelled by a virtual network of supporters, Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has warned. “ISIS’ violent ideology continues to resonate in this region and is fuelled by a virtual...
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Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite
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Iranians vote to replace prez killed in helicopter crash
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SC allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people
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5 missiles land near ship in Red Sea in latest Houthi attack
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Olympian Bindra, Malik honoured with special award in UK
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China’s Chang’e-6 collects nearly two kgs of samples from Moon’s far side
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Israel allows 19 wounded children to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation
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Mongolia commences voting for expanded 126-seat parliament
(): Voters in the youthful democracy of Mongolia are electing a new parliament on Friday in the landlocked Asian democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. At stake are 126 seats in an expanded parliament, 50 more than in the previous election in 2020....
7.2 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Peru
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook the southern coast of Peru early Friday. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of casualties. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at 12:36 am (0536 GMT). The epicentre was located in the Pacific Ocean, some 5 miles (8 kilometres) west of the...
UK PM Rishi Sunak ‘hurt’ after far-right party campaigner filmed using racist slur for him
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday reacted to a racist slur targeted at him, saying it made him “hurt and angry”. Speaking to reporters on the general election campaign trail, Sunak said his two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, had to see and hear Reform UK activists who campaigned for...
Turkiye’s pres expresses willingness to restore diplomatic ties with Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that there is no obstacle preventing Turkiye and Syria from restoring diplomatic ties that were cut off at the start of the Syrian civil war more than a decade ago.His comments came just days after Syrian President Bashar Assad made similar remarks,...
Ultra-orthodox jews protest Israel’s new military service mandate
(): Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocked a major highway in central Israel for two hours on Thursday to protest a recent Supreme Court decision ordering young religious men to enlist for military service. Military service is compulsory for most Jewish men and women in Israel. But politically powerful ultra-Orthodox...
Biden stumbles in first presidential debate with Trump
Joe Biden, seeking a second term in the White House, stumbled in his first televised presidential debate with his predecessor Donald Trump, setting off alarm bells among top Democrats about whether the incumbent president can stay atop in the gruelling months ahead of the elections. During their roughly 90-minute debate...
Palestinians surrounded by sewage and garbage
(): Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s crowded tent camps for displaced families. People relieve themselves in burlap-covered pits, with nowhere nearby to wash their hands. In the stifling summer heat, Palestinians say the odour and filth surrounding them is...
