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Ebola deaths top 5,000 in DR Congo as WH...

Ebola deaths top 5,000 in DR Congo as WHO fears continent-wide spread of vi...

Ebola deaths top 5,000 in DR Congo as WHO fears continent-wide spread of virus that kills half of infected The World Health Organization (WHO) said the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo had passed a ‘very tragic milestone’ after the latest figures showed more than 5,000 people dead from the... read more »

Iran says four tankers on fire after str...

Iran says four tankers on fire after striking mines in Hormuz

Iran says four tankers on fire after striking mines in Hormuz Iran's Revolutionary Guard says four tankers have caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

US jails two Chinese nationals for spyin...

US jails two Chinese nationals for spying

US jails two Chinese nationals for spying Liren Lai and Yuance Chen admitted to facilitating 'dead drop' cash payments worth at least $30,000 to people in the US. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

Ricky Hatton backs `compatriot` Amir Khan to be the first to defeat `unbeaten` Mayweather
US greenlights $2.1bn Patriot missile sa...

US greenlights $2.1bn Patriot missile sale to Ukraine

US greenlights $2.1bn Patriot missile sale to Ukraine Deal would be one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since Trump took office in 2025. This article was created based on information from various sources and rewritten for clarity and... read more »

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Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US air strikes

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against Islamic State (IS). There have been protests... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Inter...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts,... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

Hong Kong blocks BBC site after video of police beating...

BEIJING — The BBC’s website was blocked in China on Wednesday, hours after a video of Hong Kong police beating and kicking a pro-democracy protester began... read more »

Turkish jets hit Kurdish rebel targets

ANKARA: Turkish warplanes have struck suspected Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey, media reports said Tuesday, the first major airstrikes against... read more »

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Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt president sets date for referendum

Egypt will hold a public referendum on its newly-drafted constitution on January 14 and 15, interim President Adly Mansour said on Saturday. The vote will be the first major milestone on the... read more »

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel halts controversial relocation plan for Ara...

Jerusalem – Israel Thursday halted a controversial legislation to transfer 40,000 Arab Bedouins citizens from their villages, amidst mounting... read more »

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over I...

US, UK suspend `non-lethal aid` to Syrian rebels over Islamists infilitration

London –  The United States and the United Kingdom have suspended all “non-lethal” support for Syrian rebels, except humanitarian aid. A US... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s call to join n...

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Tehran – The Iranian government Wednesday rejected Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s call to join the nuclear talks between Iran and the world powers by... read more »

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Oslo – The director-general of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ahmet Uzumcu, gave a call Wednesday for more... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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King Charles pays emotional tribute to fallen troops on solemn second day of Caribbean tou...

King Charles pays emotional tribute to fallen troops on solemn second day of Caribbean tour The King spent time in the bright heat in Coral Harbour in The Bahamas today, where he spent time... read more »

Brit pensioner drowns trying to rescue her granddaughter from the sea in Menorca

Brit pensioner drowns trying to rescue her granddaughter from the sea in Menorca The woman, aged 70, was on holiday with her 10-year-old granddaughter when the incident happened at... read more »

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition

Ethiopia receives 12 Russian Su-35 jets, plans S-400 acquisition PM Abiy Ahmed makes announcement during a Moscow summit as Ethiopia battles armed groups in Tigray and Amhara. This article... read more »

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in three years

Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the first time in three years The central bank increased the key rate by a quarter point as soaring energy prices pushed up inflation. This article... read more »

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and whats at stake?

Canada-EU summit: What do both sides want, and whats at stake? The EU has proposed to make Canada its first associate member amid tensions over US tariffs. This article was created based on... read more »