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...
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UK betting scandal now engulfs Opp Labour Party
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Paris court upholds validity of arrest warrant for Syrian Prez
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Kenya clears debris after protests in which 6 died
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‘Palestinian who was shot, tied to army jeep posed no threat’
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UN tells Israel it will suspend aid operations across Gaza
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ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
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France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarising poll
27 June 2024 | AP
US, allies clash with Tehran, Moscow over Iranian N-programme
The United States and its key European allies clashed with Iran and Russia over Tehran’s expanding nuclear programme, with the US vowing “to use all means necessary to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran” in a UN Security Council meeting on Monday. The US, France, Britain and Germany accused Iran of escalating its...
Knife attack at school bus stop in China wounds 3
A suspect has been detained in China after a knife attack at a school bus stop that injured three people, including a Japanese woman and her child, a spokesperson for the Japanese Embassy confirmed on Tuesday. A man stabbed the woman and her child at a bus stop for a Japanese...
Pak court reserves verdict on suspension of Imran, wife’s sentence in ‘iddat’ case
A Pakistani court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on petitions requesting suspension of sentences handed out to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the ‘iddat’ case, a judgment that was widely criticised by civil society and women activists. Khan, 71, and Bushra, 49, were sentenced...
Hong Kong court inches closer to sentencing democracy activists
A Hong Kong court began mitigation hearings for prominent pro-democracy activists who were convicted under a national security law and now face up to life in prison. The activists were among 47 democracy advocates who were charged with conspiracy to commit subversion in 2021 for their involvement in an unofficial...
Russia keeps up frontline pressure before Ukraine receives a boost from Western military aid
Relentless Russian attacks on Ukrainian positions defending the strategically important eastern city of Chasiv Yar are disrupting troop rotations and the delivery of some supplies, soldiers in the area say. The Kremlin’s army is seeking to press its advantages in troop numbers and weaponry before Ukrainian forces are bulked up by...
Pak: New counter-terror op won’t be large-scale military campaign
Amidst criticism over a newly announced counter-terrorism operation without consulting Parliament, the Pakistan government has said that it would not be a kinetic large-scale military campaign, nor would it entail the mass displacement of the people. ‘Operation Azm-i-Istehkam’, announced by the government on Saturday, is the latest in a series of...
Death toll from attack in Russia’s Dagestan reaches 21
(): The death toll in the attack by Islamic militants in Russia’s southern region of Dagestan has risen to 21 after a wounded police officer has died in a hospital, officials said on Tuesday. Sunday’s attack, in which militants attacked Christian and Jewish houses of worship and fired at police in...
