Suspected Houthi attack targets vessels
A possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday targeted a ship further away from nearly all of the previous assaults they’ve launched in the Gulf of Aden, officials said, potentially part of a widening escalation by the group. The attack comes as the US has sent the USS Dwight...
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‘Israel offensive into Lebanon risks an Iranian military response’
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Netanyahu says he won’t agree to deal that ends war in Gaza
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Bitter political fight in Bolivia paralysing govt; unrest boils over eco crisis
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Ukrainian attack leaves 4 dead in Russia, Crimea
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With its new pact with N Korea, Russia raises stakes with West
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Lanka minister hails UK’s decision to maintain LTTE under proscribed list
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Pakistan govt approves deployment of Frontier Constabulary in PoK
24 June 2024 | PTI
23 held for tourist’s lynching in Pak’s Swat
Pakistan police have arrested more than 20 people for alleged involvement in the lynching of a tourist in the picturesque town of Swat for allegedly desecrating the Quran, media reports said here on Sunday. Muhammad Ismail, a 40-year-old resident of Sialkot in Punjab province, was gunned down by an enraged...
Thousands participate in International Yoga Day events in South Africa
Thousands of yoga enthusiasts from various communities in South Africa who joined the International Day of Yoga events in Johannesburg and Durban highlighted the unity that yoga brings about, Indian High Commissioner Prabhat Kumar has said. Kumar was speaking at the iconic Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, where he joined almost 8,000...
Niger was betting on China-backed oil pipeline before troubles began
A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Benin, both as a result of last year’s coup that toppled the West African nation’s democratic government. The 1,930-kilometer (1,200-mile) pipeline runs from Niger’s Chinese-built Agadem oil...
Imran’s party reiterates demand for CEC resignation
Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party on Sunday reiterated its demand for Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja’s immediate resignation for failing to hold “free and fair” elections and protested against the “injustices” being committed against the party, according to media reports. Leaders of 71-year-old Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...
PTI-backed SIC not entitled to reserved seats’
Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party-backed Sunni Ittehad Council is not eligible for reserved seats as the party does not allow non-Muslims to be a part of it, Pakistan’s election commission has said in a response submitted to the Supreme Court, according to media reports. The Election Commission of Pakistan...
Iowa flood displaces residents; US heatwave persists
Floodwaters forced people out of their homes in parts of Iowa, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief Saturday from yet another round of extraordinary heat. Sirens blared at 2 am in Rock Valley, Iowa, population 4,200, where people in hundreds of...
Melania Trump stays out of public eye as Trump runs for president
After Melania Trump missed key events in her husband’s presidential bid earlier this year — from the kickoff of the 2024 election in Iowa to Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party — reporters asked the former first lady whether she planned to hit the campaign trail. Her response: “Stay tuned.”...
