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Gaza hospital chief among Palestinians freed by Israel

International —1 July, 2024 16:10

Israel released the head of Gaza's biggest hospital, who had been detained for more than seven months, among dozens of Palestinian prisoners returned Monday…

Gaza hospital chief among Palestinians freed by Israel

Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya

Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya…

Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya
Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come

A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on Sunday afternoon,…

Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come

China opens Shenzhen-Zhongshan link with world records

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

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…

US, Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel

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…

Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Iran votes in snap poll for new president

Iran votes in snap poll for new president

Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek 'friendly relations' with the…

Trump evades debate questions on accepting election results

Trump evades debate questions on accepting election results

Donald Trump has refused to explicitly say whether he will accept the result of November's US presidential election. During his first debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Trump…

Democrats discussing replacing Biden: Politico

Democrats discussing replacing Biden: Politico

Some Democrats in the United States are actively discussing replacing incumbent President Joe Biden on the ticket after his faltering debate performance, three strategists close to…

Delhi airport roof collapse kills one

Delhi airport roof collapse kills one

At least one person was killed and five others were injured after a portion of the roof collapsed on cars, including taxis, amid heavy rains at Terminal-1 of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi…

Biden-Trump debate changes campaign trajectory

Biden-Trump debate changes campaign trajectory

ATLANTA: President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, will meet for a debate on Thursday that offers an unparalleled opportunity for both candidates to try to reshape…