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No reduction in Gaza hunger since truce: WHO
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Hiroshima remembers A-bomb victims as 'global tragedies' unfold
Days after the 1945 Hiroshima attack, a second US nuclear bomb hit Nagasaki in southwest Japan, killing around 74,000 people.
6 August 2024, 05:25 AM
Key moments in Boeing's difficult history with the 737 MAX
Boeing's quality control practices will be placed under a microscope this week
6 August 2024, 05:19 AM
Harris to name running mate, launch blitz of US swing states
The US vice president's campaign has come out of the blocks at a lightning pace since she replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket, smashing fundraising records and wiping out the leads built up by Republican rival Donald Trump.
6 August 2024, 05:13 AM
Indian PM Modi chairs key meet over Bangladesh unrest
The Indian Cabinet Committee on Security met at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official residence yesterday evening amid the turmoil in Bangladesh
5 August 2024, 19:10 PM
UN chief calls for peaceful 'democratic transition' in Bangladesh
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres yesterday urged calm in Bangladesh after the resignation and departure of Sheikh Hasina, and highlighted the need for a "peaceful, orderly and democratic transition"
5 August 2024, 18:18 PM
Harris set to name VP pick ahead of swing state tour
Kamala Harris will name her running mate as she prepares for a tour of US battleground states aimed at turning excitement over her presidential bid into durable support that can power her to victory.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Hurricane Debby roars ashore in Florida
Hurricane Debby made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast early yesterday, knocking power out for hundreds of thousands of people as the US southeast braced for potentially historic levels of rain and major flooding.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
UK PM vows punishment to quell protests
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the “full force of the law” as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration rioting.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel returns more than 80 Palestinian bodies to Gaza
Israel returned the bodies of more than 80 Palestinians killed in its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 more people yesterday, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Algeria arrests dozens over alleged election fraud
A court in Algiers said yesterday that three rejected presidential candidates were placed under “judicial supervision” while another 68 people, including elected officials, were temporarily detained as part of an investigation into electoral fraud.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Australia raises terror threat level
Australia yesterday raised its terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with the country’s top intelligence official citing a homegrown rise in “extreme ideologies”.
5 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Jordan FM holds talks in Iran as ME tensions soar
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi yesterday held talks with officials in Iran, as fears of an escalation between Tehran and Israel grew following the killing of Hamas chief Ismael Haniyeh.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Two migrants dead after rescue at sea
Italy’s coastguard said yesterday two migrants died after they were rescued along with more than 30 others in the Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Sicily.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
‘We have never been so strong’
Venezuela’s opposition leader emerged from hiding on Saturday, declaring “We have never been so strong,” as President Nicolas Maduro slammed what he called attempts to “usurp the presidency” following last week’s disputed election.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
23 killed as Sudan paramilitaries shell Darfur city
Shelling by Sudanese paramilitaries killed at least 23 people on Saturday in the besieged Darfur city of El-Fasher, activists said.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
UK grapples with worst riots in 13 yrs
UK authorities yesterday faced growing pressure to put an end to England’s worst rioting in 13 years after disturbances linked to child murders and involving far-riot agitators flared across the country.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
California wildfire now fourth-largest in state history
More than 6,000 firefighters in California’s Central Valley continued to battle the largest blaze in the US on Saturday, which burned its way into the history books as the state’s fourth-largest conflagration on record.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Biden voices hope Iran will stand down
US President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader in Tehran, as fears mounted that Israel’s offensive in Gaza could escalate into a wider Middle East conflict.
4 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran says 'short-range projectile' killed Haniyeh
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Palestinian militant group Hamas' leader Ismail Haniyeh was slain in Tehran by a short-range projectile with a warhead of about 7 kg, and vowed severe revenge
4 August 2024, 03:22 AM
Syria monitor says one killed in ‘Israeli drone strike’
A monitor of Syria’s war said one person was killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a vehicle, after reporting overnight raids on a truck convoy entering Lebanon from neighbouring Syria.
3 August 2024, 18:00 PM