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Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp draws global condemnation
Published on 27/05/2024
» CAIRO/JERUSALEM - An Israeli airstrike killed at least 35 people in a tent camp in the Gaza city of Rafah, medics said, drawing condemnation from European leaders on Monday who urged implementation of a World Court ruling to halt Israel's offensive.
Indonesia's Mt Ibu erupts, local aviation authorities on alert
Published on 27/05/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera erupted on Monday spewing a grey ash cloud six kms (four miles) into the sky, the country's volcanology agency said, adding it had issued a warning for aviation authorities managing local flights.
Zelensky implores Biden, Xi to attend summit as Russia ramps up
Published on 26/05/2024
» President Volodymyr Zelensky urged the leaders of the US and China to attend a summit to discuss Ukraine’s peace blueprint as Russia builds up troop formations near Ukraine’s northeast border and steps up air attacks.
Russian strike on home-improvement store in Ukraine kills 11
Published on 26/05/2024
» A Russian gliding bomb struck a home-improvement superstore in Kharkiv on Saturday, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.
Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces 7 villages to evacuate
Published on 19/05/2024
» JAKARTA - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday.
Texas pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester
Published on 18/05/2024
» The governor of Texas has granted a full pardon to a former US Army sergeant who was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020.
Man with terror links kills two Malaysian police officers
Published on 17/05/2024
» Two Malaysian law enforcement officers were killed following an attack on a police station in Johor state, triggering a roundup of members of a militant organisation that the attacker had ties with, according to the country’s police chief.
Russian forces push deeper into northern Ukraine
New York Times, Published on 13/05/2024
» KHARKIV, Ukraine - In the past three days, Russian troops, backed by fighter jets, artillery and lethal drones, have poured across Ukraine’s northeastern border and seized at least nine villages and settlements, and more territory per day than at almost any other point in the war, save the very beginning.
Indonesia floods, landslides kill 28, 4 missing
Published on 12/05/2024
» JAKARTA: Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia's province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities said on Sunday.
Canadian police arrest fourth man for murder of Sikh leader Nijjar
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2024
» TORONTO: A fourth person has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year, Canadian police said on Saturday, in a case that strained diplomatic relations with India.