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Israel used waterboarding to torture them: UN report
Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians during the offensive in Gaza and stands accused of numerous cases of torture, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a new report.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Pakistan's Imran Khan offers conditional talks with the military
Khan has been in jail since last August facing dozens of charges ranging from corruption to leaking state secrets.
31 July 2024, 11:03 AM
Australia launches landmark peanut allergy treatment for babies
Eligible babies will receive daily doses of peanut powder for two years to build up their tolerance
31 July 2024, 05:51 AM
Myanmar's junta terrorises a Rohingya town, then rebels burn it down
Both sides in the civil war have targeted the Rohingya settlement of Buthidaung. On May 17, the Arakan Army, an ethnic militia, set it ablaze.
31 July 2024, 05:18 AM
Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas
Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car
31 July 2024, 03:47 AM
Taliban cut ties with Afghan embassies loyal to ex-govt
The Taliban government has severed consular ties with swathes of Afghan embassies in Western countries, Kabul said yesterday, cutting off diplomats loyal to the former foreign-backed administration.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Israel hits air defence bases in Syria
Israeli missiles struck two air defence bases in southern Syria overnight, a war monitor said yesterday, as tensions surge on Israel’s northern border after a deadly rocket strike on the annexed Golan Heights.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump launches ad blitz to try to slow Harris surge
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign will launch a $10 million advertising blitz in six battleground states this week as it tries to counter a surge of voter enthusiasm and donations for his Democratic rival Kamala Harris.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Haiti PM escapes unharmed
Haiti’s prime minister escaped unharmed Monday after gangs opened fire near a hospital he was visiting, a government source told AFP, as the troubled nation seeks to restore stability after months of gang related violence.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia captures another village in eastern Ukraine
Russian forces said yesterday they had captured another village in their offensive in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
EU offers Vietnam security support
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said yesterday EU wanted to guarantee peace in South China Sea and told Vietnam the bloc could help boost its maritime security and cybersecurity capabilities.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Polio cases ‘very likely’ in Gaza population
It is very likely that polio has infected people in the Gaza Strip, in what would be a setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease, a World Health Organization spokesperson said yesterday.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Anti-Maduro protests spread
Protests spread around Venezuela yesterday and police fired tear gas in the capital Caracas as the opposition said it had voting-tally proof it won a weekend election awarded to long-ruling socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
US pledges funds to boost Philippine defences
The United States yesterday pledged funding of $500 million for the Philippines’ military and coast guard in a big show of support for Manila as it faces Chinese actions in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Radical UK preacher jailed for life
British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday for directing a terrorist organisation.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka president gets backing from 92 lawmakers
Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe received backing from 92 lawmakers in the parliament yesterday, his media office said, giving momentum to his reelection bid in a vote in September.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Druze in Golan reject Israel’s retaliation threat
Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights yesterday distanced themselves from Israeli threats to retaliate against Lebanon’s Hezbollah group for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
World’s forests failed to curb 2023 emissions
Forests and other land ecosystems failed to curb climate change in 2023 as intense drought in the Amazon rainforest and record wildfires in Canada hampered their natural ability to absorb carbon dioxide, according to a study presented on Monday.
30 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Turkey passes law to get stray dogs off the streets and into shelters
Under previous legislation, municipalities have to neuter and vaccinate all street dogs and leave them where they were found following treatment.
30 July 2024, 04:42 AM
Haiti PM escapes unharmed after shots fired by gangs
Haiti's prime minister escaped unharmed Monday after gangs opened fire near a hospital he was visiting, a government source told AFP, as the troubled nation seeks to restore stability after months of gang related violence
30 July 2024, 02:18 AM