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Indian-controlled Kashmir votes in final phase of polls to elect local govt
International —1 October, 2024 19:01
Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday, the first such vote since Indian Prime…
100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN
Some 100,000 people have fled to Syria from Lebanon due to Israeli…
EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation
European foreign ministers will hold emergency talks Monday…
Nasrallah's body found: source close to Hezbollah
The body of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli air strike on southern Beirut, has been recovered, a source close to the movement told AFP on Sunday. "His body…
Trump launches into 'dark speech' on illegal immigration
Donald Trump on Saturday called Democrat Kamala Harris "mentally impaired" and said illegal immigrants are out to cut the throats of ordinary Americans in their own homes as he doubled…
Iran VP says Hezbollah chief's killing will lead to Israel's 'destruction'
Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said Saturday that the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike in the Lebanese capital will bring about Israel's…
Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian state
European, Arab and Islamic nations have launched an initiative to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions, and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and…
Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer
Myanmar's junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town Friday, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on the country's civil war.…
Trump and Zelenskyy will meet as tensions rise
Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, reports…
US and allies call for an immediate 21-day cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah
The U.S., France and other allies jointly called Wednesday for an immediate 21-day cease-fire to allow for negotiations in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that…
Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv yet after Israel bombardment in Lebanon
Hezbollah launched a missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday in its deepest strike yet into Israel, marking a further escalation after Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed hundreds of people.…
Nearly 500 dead in Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, including 35 children, the health ministry said, marking the deadliest day of cross-border violence since the Gaza…
UN 'extremely concerned' as Mideast conflict moves to new level
The United Nations voiced alarm Monday at the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that actions and rhetoric was catapulting the Mideast conflict…
Iran warns Israel of 'dangerous consequences' of Lebanon strikes
Iran's foreign ministry warned Israel on Monday of "dangerous consequences" following deadly strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon. Foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani called the Israeli strikes "insane", and warned of "the dangerous consequences of the Zionists' new adventure".
Tanzania arrests opposition leaders, blocks protest
Police arrested Tanzania's top opposition figures on Monday, their party said, as the authorities moved to block a mass protest in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. Despite…
US 'pushing hard' to prevent 'wider war' in Mideast: Biden
US President Joe Biden said Sunday that the United States would do everything possible to prevent an escalation of war in the Middle East, as hostilities flared between Israel and Hezbollah. Affirming that he was worried about rising regional tensions, Biden told reporters from the White House South Lawn that his administration was "going to do everything we can to keep a wider war from breaking out. And we're still pushing hard."
Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers
A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said Sunday, in one of the country's deadliest work accidents in years. "The number…