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Gaza children running out of time to treat blast-induced hearing loss

Gaza children running out of time to treat blast-induced hearing loss **Silent Scars: Escalating Hearing Impairments Plague Gaza’s Children Amidst Ongoing Conflict** **GAZA STRIP** – A silent crisis is unfolding within the besieged Gaza Strip, as a growing number of children are exhibiting... read more »

Families return to shattered towns as fr...

Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon

Families return to shattered towns as fragile ceasefire holds in Lebanon **Southern Lebanon: A Tentative Return Amidst Devastation** The fragile ceasefire brokered in southern Lebanon has prompted a hesitant wave of displacement to return to their ancestral homes. However, for many, the homecoming... read more »

India blocks Telegram until Monday due t...

India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns

India blocks Telegram until Monday due to student exam fraud concerns **Digital Blackout: India Restricts Telegram Access Amidst Exam Integrity Probe** New Delhi – India has temporarily suspended access to the popular messaging application Telegram, with restrictions expected to remain in place... read more »

Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC no...

Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC not yet peaked, could last a year

Red Cross warns Ebola outbreak in DRC not yet peaked, could last a year **Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Shows No Signs of Abating, Red Cross Warns** **Kinshasa, DRC** – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has issued a stark warning... 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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Israel attacks southern Beirut after alleged Hezbollah drone fire

Israel attacks southern Beirut after alleged Hezbollah drone fire ### Escalation Fears Mount as Israel Strikes Southern Beirut Amidst Regional Tensions **Beirut, Lebanon –** Southern... read more »

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Israel attacks Beirut on same day Trump says Iran deal to be signed

Israel attacks Beirut on same day Trump says Iran deal to be signed ### **Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Infrastructure in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs** **Beirut, Lebanon –**... read more »

World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from Brazil-Morocco group match

World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from Brazil-Morocco group match ## Brazil Secures Crucial Victory Over Morocco in Tense World Cup Encounter **DOHA, Qatar** – In a match that underscored... read more »

Spain vs Cape Verde: World Cup Lamine Yamal, predictions and how to watch

Spain vs Cape Verde: World Cup Lamine Yamal, predictions and how to watch ## Spain Launches World Cup Bid Against Debutants Cape Verde in Group H Opener **[City, Country] – [Date]** –... read more »

Iran war live: Trump claims Strait of Hormuz 'could open in ...

Iran war live: Trump claims Strait of Hormuz 'could open in days' after 'very good conversation' **Tensions Simmer as President Trump Signals Potential Diplomatic Breakthrough in... read more »