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One killed in Gaza as Turkish FM talks p...

One killed in Gaza as Turkish FM talks peace efforts with Hamas official

One killed in Gaza as Turkish FM talks peace efforts with Hamas official **Gaza Unrest Casts Shadow Over Diplomatic Overtures for Peace** **GAZA CITY, [Date]** – Amidst ongoing tensions and escalating violence in the Gaza Strip, a high-profile diplomatic engagement took place today, as the... read more »

Brazil judge bars law that could reduce ...

Brazil judge bars law that could reduce Bolsonaros 27-year prison sentence

Brazil judge bars law that could reduce Bolsonaros 27-year prison sentence ### Supreme Court Justice Halts Law Impacting Sentence Reductions **Brasília, Brazil** – A pivotal decision by Brazil’s Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has temporarily suspended the application of a... read more »

WHO chief says Hantavirus outbreak is no...

WHO chief says Hantavirus outbreak is not COVID

WHO chief says Hantavirus outbreak is not COVID ### Public Health Officials Reassure Amidst Hantavirus Concerns, Differentiate from COVID-19 **Geneva, Switzerland** – In a move to quell public apprehension and clarify potential misinformation, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a... read more »

Iran war live: IRGC warns US against att...

Iran war live: IRGC warns US against attacks on ships; Israel bombs Lebanon

Iran war live: IRGC warns US against attacks on ships; Israel bombs Lebanon **Regional Tensions Simmer as Iran Issues Naval Warning Amidst Israeli Strikes in Lebanon** Tehran, Iran – A fragile calm persists in the Persian Gulf region, though underscored by escalating tensions following a stern... 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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Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Expla...

Trump Pivots on AI Regulation, Worker Ousted by DOGE Runs for Office, and Hantavirus Explained **Navigating the AI Frontier: Federal Oversight Under Consideration** Recent reports indicate... read more »

A year after Operation Sindoor, two schools bear the cost of conflict in Pulwama and Poonc...

A year after Operation Sindoor, two schools bear the cost of conflict in Pulwama and Poonch **Echoes of Conflict: Schools in Jammu & Kashmir Still Reeling from Retaliation** A year... read more »

Supreme Court asks if there was a 'proper debate' in Parliament before enacting ...

Supreme Court asks if there was a 'proper debate' in Parliament before enacting CEC/EC appointments law **Supreme Court Scrutinizes Parliamentary Debate on Election Commissioner... read more »

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Faced harassment from a group of men onboard Delhi-bound flight, alleges MP Mahua Moitra

Faced harassment from a group of men onboard Delhi-bound flight, alleges MP Mahua Moitra ## Parliamentarian Alleges In-Flight Harassment on Delhi-Bound Flight **New Delhi** – A... read more »

West Bengal Governor dissolves State Legislative Assembly

West Bengal Governor dissolves State Legislative Assembly **West Bengal Assembly Dissolved Ahead of New Government’s Inauguration** **Kolkata, [Date of Publication]** – The 17th West Bengal... read more »