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At least 20 people were burned to death when a passenger bus caught fire in northern India’s Rajasthan state on Tuesday, reportedly due to a short circuit, officials said.The bus, carrying between 35 and 50 passengers, had just begun its journey from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur when flames suddenly e...
Belgian police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in Brussels rallying against Prime Minister Bart de Wever’s proposed austerity measures.Minor clashes broke out as demonstrators played drums, blew horns, and set off flares and smoke bombs while chanting against...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to Egypt on Monday to attend the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace, the office of the UN Secretary-General said Saturday.“The Secretary-General is traveling to Egypt to attend on Monday the Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace. He is expected back a...
Authorities began preparing Sunday to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip following a new ceasefire deal, raising hopes that the devastating two-year war may be nearing an end.Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), responsible for managi...
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Friday accused Pakistan of carrying out airstrikes in Kabul and the eastern province of Paktika, alleging violations of its airspace and warning of consequences if such attacks continue.An explosion hit Kabul’s Abdul Haq Square on Thursday night, near ...
A powerful offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck off the southern Philippines on Friday morning, prompting authorities to issue tsunami warnings and order evacuations from coastal areas.According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake’s ep...
Culture & Entertainment,MISCELLANEOUS
Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai, known for his darkly humorous and surreal depictions of human despair, has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in literature for what judges called his “epic, absurdist and grotesque” body of work that upholds “the power of art amid apoca...
World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfill their commitments in the hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed to the “first phase” of a deal signaling a major breakthrough in the two-year war in Gaza.Hamas ...
At least 15 people were killed late Tuesday after a massive landslide struck a passenger bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, officials said.The bus was traveling through a hilly area near Bilaspur district when it was hit by debris following several days of torrential rain. Poli...
The Israeli military intercepted a nine-boat flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea early Wednesday as it attempted to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza, detaining more than 140 activists on board, according to flotilla organizers and Israel’s Foreign Ministry.The ministry said 145 activi...
The UK government announced Sunday that police will receive stronger powers to limit repeated protests, following nearly 500 arrests at a pro-Palestinian demonstration linked to a banned organization.The Home Office said authorities will now be able to consider the “cumulative impact of freque...
Activists detained while attempting to reach Gaza by sea have accused Israeli authorities of abuse and humiliation during their detention, following the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla.Israeli forces detained around 450 people when they stopped the 42-boat flotilla between Wednesday and Fr...
Italy and Spain are deploying navy patrol vessels to assist a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, following Israel’s recent interception of the convoy.Italy condemned the attack and activated a navy frigate to be on hand for possible rescue operations, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said.Crosett...
Fire crews were battling massive flames at a Chevron refinery just outside of Los Angeles on Thursday night.California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed on the social platform X that the large fire had erupted at the company’s refinery in El Segundo.The company did not immediately res...
Russia carried out its biggest attack of the war overnight, targeting natural gas facilities operated by Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz Group, Ukrainian officials said Friday.Ukraine’s air force reported that Russia launched 381 drones and 35 missiles, aiming to damage the country’...
As Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens, women say they have been exploited by men — some linked to aid groups — who promised food, medicine, supplies or work in exchange for sexual interactions.The Associated Press interviewed six women who described such incidents, speaking anonymo...
At least four people were killed and eight others injured after a gunman rammed a pickup truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan, opened fire and set the building on fire during a Sunday service.The attacker was later fatally shot by police. Authorities continued to sear...
Israeli forces have advanced close to the centre of Gaza City, while Hamas fighters are reportedly preparing for fierce street-to-street battles.Thousands of Palestinians have fled the city since Israel launched its ground offensive last week. Israel says Gaza City is the “last stronghold&rdqu...
Authorities in India enforced security restrictions in two main districts in the remote Ladakh region on Thursday. The restrictions came a day after four people were killed and dozens injured when police clashed with hundreds of protesters demanding greater autonomy from the Indian government for th...
China announced Wednesday that it will no longer seek the preferential treatment afforded to developing countries under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules — a long-standing demand of the United States.Officials from China’s Commerce Ministry said the step was intended to strengthen the...
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