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Factbox-What is Israel's secretive cyber warfare unit 8200?
JERUSALEM - Although Israel has not commented on the intelligence operation that caused thousands of pagers used by Hezbollah operatives...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
ACCRA - Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


India's cabinet accepts recommendation to hold simultaneous national, state elections
NEW DELHI - India's cabinet has accepted a recommendation to hold simultaneous elections to state assemblies and the national parliament,...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


What we know about the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon
At least nine people were killed and nearly 3,000 wounded when pagers used by Hezbollah members - including fighters and medics -...
Sep 19, 20244 min read


Sweden postpones Turkey security meeting due to airplane trouble
STOCKHOLM - An airplane carrying Sweden's foreign minister and justice minister has returned to Stockholm after suffering a technical...
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Japan says Chinese carrier entered its contiguous waters for first time
TOKYO/TAIPEI - A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan's contiguous waters for the first time on Wednesday, Japan's defence ministry...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Factbox-Which Hezbollah and Hamas leaders have been assassinated?
DUBAI - Iran-aligned group Hezbollah accused its arch-foe Israel of detonating pagers across Lebanon on Tuesday, a sophisticated...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Malaysia's king to visit China, eyes infrastructure support
BEIJING - Malaysia's king Sultan Ibrahim will visit China from Thursday, the first by a Malaysian monarch in a decade, where he will meet...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Factbox-Airlines suspend flights as Middle East tensions rise
Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
NELAS, Portugal - Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


India's Jammu and Kashmir votes in first regional poll in a decade
SRINAGAR - Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election...
Sep 19, 20242 min read


Sean 'Diddy' Combs pleads not guilty to sex trafficking; judge denies bail
NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs used his fame as one of hip-hop's biggest names to coerce women into demeaning sexual acts as part of a...
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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