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Red Sea disruptions to continue
International —2 July, 2024 06:06
The coming months will be challenging for carriers and businesses, as disruptions to container shipping via the Red Sea continue into the third quarter,…

France's far right celebrates lead and seeks majority
France’s far right is in pole position after the first…

Gaza hospital chief among Palestinians freed by Israel
Israel released the head of Gaza's biggest hospital, who had…
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US military rebuilds runway on World War site
A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles…

France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls
France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party holds a clear lead in irst round of the country’s snap parliamentary elections as per exit polls. Pollsters IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay…

Friends defend Biden
A new poll suggests that some Democratic voters are increasingly concerned about whether Joe Biden is mentally fit to serve as president after a shaky debate performance on Thursday.…

Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya
Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern…

Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come
A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on Sunday afternoon, amid warnings that the worst of the summer heat is yet to come. Accustomed to scorching summers, Greece faces a…
China opens Shenzhen-Zhongshan link with world records
China opened the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link in Guangdong Province, south China, on Sunday, with trial operations scheduled to commence at 3 p.m. The 24-kilometer passage starts at the…

Junta’s loss of control of Rakhine worries India
India, one of the Bumese junta’s closest allies, has urged the regime to protect its assets in the west of the country as fighting rages there between junta troops and ethnic…
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US, Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel
U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war…
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Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate
US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled…

Kenya anti-govt protests claim 30 lives
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch monitor said Saturday.…

US has sent Israel thousands of bombs
The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the…

Saeed Jalili leads Iran presidential polls
Early results in Iran's presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili slightly ahead Saturday, followed closely behind by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. The early results, reported…

Only 17pc of improve life target archivable by 2030
The United Nations warned Friday that only 17 percent of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline.…
China expert Vikram new Indian foreign secretary
Vikram Misri, the deputy national security adviser and a former ambassador to China, will be the foreign secretary from mid-July. He will take charge from Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who is…