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Netanyahu's home targeted as Hezbollah steps up barrage
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/10/2024
» BEIRUT - Drones launched from Lebanon targeted the weekend home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a coastal town north of Tel Aviv as Hezbollah stepped up a barrage against its southern neighbour.
Man throws 'Molotov cocktails' at Japan's ruling party
Kyodo News, Published on 19/10/2024
» TOKYO - A man threw objects believed to be Molotov cocktails in front of the headquarters of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and crashed a van into a concertina barrier at the nearby prime minister's office in Tokyo on Saturday morning, police said.
Yes, ambassadors can get away with murder
New York Times, Published on 19/10/2024
» LONDON - On Monday, the Canadian government accused India's high commissioner, the equivalent of an ambassador in Commonwealth countries, and five other diplomats of participating in a vast criminal conspiracy that used homicide and extortion to silence critics of India living in Canada.
People's Party's popularity problem
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/10/2024
» The People's Party (PP) promised on its formation in August that it would emerge from the ashes of the Move Forward Party (MFP) on a solid footing.
Democracy isn't declining; it's the nation-state
Oped, Published on 19/10/2024
» Democracy is not in decline. The nation-state is.
Tak Bai case could jeopardise peace
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 19/10/2024
» With time running out for the Tak Bai lawsuit, it's almost certain that the government, the ruling Pheu Thai party in particular, is failing in its duty to bring justice to the families of the victims who died at the hands of state authorities during a protest in 2004.
Singapore foils 17-year-old's terror plot before planned attack
South China Morning Post, Published on 18/10/2024
» SINGAPORE A 17-year-old self-radicalised Singaporean was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) mere weeks before his plan to carry out a terror attack in the Housing Board heartlands.
Seven injured as string of blasts hit Narathiwat
Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 18/10/2024
» NARATHIWAT - Seven security officers were injured in a string of bomb attacks in Sungai Padi district of this southern border province on Friday morning.
How India's past helped shape 3 US political leaders
Oped, Published on 17/10/2024
» On Aug 15, 1947, my father, George Mayer, celebrated India's freedom from 300 years of British colonial rule by flying kites with his friends off Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly River in Kolkata.
US warns Israel that aid to Gaza must increase
New York Times, Published on 16/10/2024
» WASHINGTON — The United States has warned Israel that it will face consequences within 30 days, including a potential cutoff of military aid, if it does not increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, US officials said Tuesday.