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Israeli forces pound north and south Gaza, battle Hamas in Rafah
CAIRO - Israeli forces pounded several areas across Gaza on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the...
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Pope Francis warns against legalising drugs, denounces drug traffickers
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis spoke out on Wednesday against the legalisation of drugs and denounced drug traffickers as "assassins",...
Jun 27, 20241 min read
UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets
VIENNA - The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
Orphans in Congo fed palm weevil larvae in bid to beat malnutrition
KINSHASA - At an orphanage in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, more than 60 children stared at their plate of palm...
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Blinken emphasized to Israel's Gallant the need for post-war Gaza plan
WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on the need for Israel to...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
Netanyahu says intense fighting against Hamas is ending but war to go on
JERUSALEM -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals
LONDON - Some of the world's biggest companies, finance houses, cities and regions have joined forces to urge governments to increase...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Analysis-Israel and Hezbollah faceoff raises risk of wider conflict
JERUSALEM - Regular puffs of smoke from missile intercepts over northern Israel and fires from air strikes in southern Lebanon are...
Jun 21, 20244 min read
Yogis create island of stillness at New York's frenetic Times Square
New York, June 21 - Thousands of yogis created an island of stillness in the frenetic whirl of ‘Crossroads of the World’. Aptly named,...
Jun 21, 20243 min read
PM Modi’s choice of Kashmir as Yoga Day venue is symbolic & assertive
Srinagar, June 21 - The decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold the 10th International Day of Yoga in J&K’s Srinagar city is...
Jun 21, 20243 min read
Factbox-Key points of North Korea, Russia landmark strategic partnership treaty
SEOUL - North Korea's state media on Thursday unveiled the full text of a mutual defence pact signed a day ago by its leader Kim Jong Un...
Jun 20, 20243 min read
Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says
ATHENS - Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict continues, Greek Foreign...
Jun 19, 20242 min read
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