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A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels injured 22 people in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday, medics said, marking a rare breach of Israel’s advanced missile defenses, which usually prevent casualties from such attacks.In the Gaza Strip, at least 41 Palestinians were ki...
For the first time in almost 60 years, a Syrian president addressed the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, marking a symbolic return to the world stage after decades of dictatorship and conflict.President Ahmad al-Sharaa, who came to power following the collapse of Bashar Assad’s regime last De...
A trio of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday morning to study the sun’s violent activity, which produces dazzling auroras but can disrupt communications and endanger astronauts in flight.The three spacecraft lifted off aboard a single SpaceX rocket from Kennedy Space Center shortly...
Canada has banned the Irish-language rap group Kneecap, accusing it of endorsing political violence and supporting militant groups, officials said Friday.Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combating crime, said Kneecap has “openly supported organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas,&r...
Aiming to catch the energy and the passion of the game of cricket, the ICC has launched the official song for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be played across venues in India and Sri Lanka later this month. Indian star singer Shreya Ghoshal sang the song titled “B...
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For the first time in Women’s World Cup history, every match official will be a woman — and Bangladesh will be part of it.Sathiara Zakir Jessy, a familiar face in the domestic circuit, has been named to the panel of umpires for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup starting later this ...
Portugal has announced it will officially recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, joining a growing number of Western nations ahead of a high-level United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) conference on Palestinian statehood.In a statement on Friday, Portugal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confi...
Luca Zidane, the 27-year-old son of French football legend Zinedine Zidane, has switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria. The goalkeeper made the change with the hope of playing in a World Cup, much like his father.FIFA officially approved his switch on Friday and updated the inf...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China and the United States can achieve mutual success and shared prosperity if both sides work together in the spirit of respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.Xi made the remarks during a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Fr...
A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off the coast of Libya, killing at least 50 people as it was heading toward Greece, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday.The boat sank on Sunday about 60 kilometers (40 miles) off the eastern Libyan c...
Russian forces launched overnight rocket attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, injuring 13 people, including two children, officials said Tuesday. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged European leaders to safeguard the continent by establishing a robust air defense network.More than ...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists, according to court documents.The suit, lodged in the U.S. District Court in Florida, targets several articles and a book written by two journalists of the publication ...
A summit of Arab and Islamic nations convened in Doha on Monday in response to Israel’s recent airstrike targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar. Despite heightened tensions and emotional appeals, the summit ended with minimal collective action as divisions among member states surfaced.The strike ...
Qatar on Monday prepared to host a high-level summit in Doha in response to last week’s Israeli strike on Hamas leaders, aiming to rally Arab and Islamic nations behind efforts to restrain Israel as the war in Gaza drags on.The summit comes despite Qatar’s role as a key mediator in cease...
Ukrainian drones overnight struck one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, sparking a fire at the Kirishi facility in Leningrad region, according to Ukrainian military and Russian officials.The Kirishi refinery, run by Surgutneftegas, produces about 17.7 million metric tons of crude annually, r...
Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have severely damaged residential areas in the capital, Sanaa, leaving families living amid ruins with little hope of assistance from local authorities.According to the Houthi-run health ministry, Wednesday’s strikes killed 46 peo...
Nepal’s skyline was clouded with smoke this week after Hilton Kathmandu, the country’s tallest hotel, was destroyed during violent anti-government protests. Dramatic footage showed the glass tower engulfed in flames as demonstrators, largely from the Gen Z movement, targeted government b...
Nepal’s recent ban on major social media platforms — which triggered widespread protests and led to the deaths of at least 19 people — is part of a broader global pattern of declining internet freedom, even in democratic nations, as governments attempt to tighten control over digit...
Pakistani security forces conducted raids on two Pakistani Taliban hideouts near the Afghan border over the past two days, resulting in the deaths of 12 soldiers and 35 militants, the military said Saturday.In the first operation in Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 22 militants were killed. A ...
Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes in Yemen on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 130, just days after Houthi rebels carried out a drone attack on an Israeli airport, according to the Houthi-run health ministry. Rescue teams continued searching through the ru...
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