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Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Published on 23/09/2024
» Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space.
US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2024
» MANILA - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese demands, and is testing the feasibility of its use in a regional conflict, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources
Reuters, Published on 18/09/2024
» BEIRUT: Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5,000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters.
Floods in Myanmar leave 19 dead, displace thousands
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» NAYPYITAW - At least 19 people were killed in Myanmar after heavy rains triggered floods in and around the war-torn country's capital city, with rescuers moving some of the 3,600 people displaced to safer areas on boats, according to the national fire service.
Ukraine says it hits pontoon bridges in Russia, Moscow reports gains
Reuters, Published on 21/08/2024
» KYIV - Ukraine said on Wednesday it was destroying Russian pontoon bridges with US-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia's Kursk region, as Moscow said its forces had halted Kyiv's advance there and gained ground in eastern Ukraine.
How Ukraine caught Russia off-guard
Published on 17/08/2024
» In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
Russia hits back at Ukraine incursion, missile kills 2 near Kyiv
Published on 11/08/2024
» President Volodymyr Zelensky urged allies to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory as a missile attack killed two near Kyiv and his troops continue to hold ground gained in a surprise cross-border incursion last week.
Israel kills 40 Palestinians in Gaza airstrikes
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2024
» CAIRO - Israeli forces stepped up airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics said, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region.
Who is Muhammad Yunus, the next leader of Bangladesh?
New York Times, Published on 07/08/2024
» SEOUL - Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer, is set to become the interim leader of Bangladesh, overseeing a temporary government intended to help stabilise the South Asian nation after a month of political violence.
Kamala Harris names running mate
Published on 06/08/2024
» WASHINGTON - Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a progressive policy champion and a plain speaker from America’s heartland to help win over rural, white voters.