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LIVE: Israeli attacks kill 10 Palestinia...

LIVE: Israeli attacks kill 10 Palestinians; restrictions at Rafah crossing

LIVE: Israeli attacks kill 10 Palestinians; restrictions at Rafah crossing **Gaza Under Fire: Overnight Strikes Claim Lives, Border Crossing Remains Restricted** **GAZA CITY –** A grim night descended upon the Gaza Strip as a series of Israeli airstrikes and shelling operations resulted in the... read more »

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Grindr to turn off location feature in Olympic Village to protect LGBTQ+ at...

Grindr to turn off location feature in Olympic Village to protect LGBTQ+ athletes ### Grindr Disables Location Services in Olympic Village Amid Safety Concerns **Paris, France** – In a significant move aimed at safeguarding its users, particularly LGBTQ+ athletes, the popular dating and social... read more »

Jeffrey Epstein 'Russian spy' ...

Jeffrey Epstein 'Russian spy' claims emerge after files reveal Pu...

Jeffrey Epstein 'Russian spy' claims emerge after files reveal Putin link ## New Allegations Surface: Polish Premier Suggests Russian Intelligence Involvement in Epstein Network Warsaw, Poland – In a significant development that could reshape the understanding of Jeffrey Epstein’s... read more »

Dictator Colonel Gaddafi's son ...

Dictator Colonel Gaddafi's son 'killed in Libya' 15 years af...

Dictator Colonel Gaddafi's son 'killed in Libya' 15 years after dad's execution **Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Reportedly Killed in Libya** **Tripoli, Libya –** Reports have emerged suggesting the death of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the 53-year-old son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... 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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Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Ricas presidential election

Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Ricas presidential election ### Costa Rican Presidential Election: Fernandez Emerges Victorious Amidst Security Concerns **San José, Costa Rica... read more »

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks

Pakistani forces kill 145 fighters in Balochistan after deadly attacks ## Balochistan Security Forces Launch Widespread Operations Following Deadly Separatist Assaults **Quetta, Pakistan**... read more »

LIVE: Wounded Palestinians prepare to leave Gaza as Israel opens Rafah

LIVE: Wounded Palestinians prepare to leave Gaza as Israel opens Rafah **Gaza’s Rafah Crossing Reopens for Medical Evacuations Amidst Ongoing Crisis** **Gaza City, [Date]** – The... read more »

Russia deploys missiles along borders with NATO countries

Irans missiles pose deadly threat, gulf allies warn, as Trump weighs strikes

Irans missiles pose deadly threat, gulf allies warn, as Trump weighs strikes **Regional Tensions Escalate as Iran’s Missile Capabilities Remain a Significant Concern** Tehran, Iran... read more »

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Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector after Trump push for pause

Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sector after Trump push for pause ## Russian Strikes Target Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure, Fatalities Reported **Kyiv, Ukraine –** A significant Russian assault on... read more »