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10 people killed across US
Mass shootings in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Fort Worth claimed the lives of 10 people ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, officials said, a grim illustration of the United States’ decades-long failure to curb gun-fueled violence.
4 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Japan gets IAEA approval for water release
Japan yesterday won approval from the UN’s nuclear watchdog for its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean, despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local residents.
4 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Thai alliance unites on House leadership
Lawmakers in Thailand yesterday endorsed a veteran politician and leader of a small party as the new speaker of the lower house, signalling a detente in a row between the two biggest players as they seek to form a new coalition government.
4 July 2023, 18:00 PM
BJP appoints new chiefs in many states
Gearing up for the big 2024 elections in India, and crucial state polls this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday announced new chiefs in many states.
4 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Prepare for the effects of El Nino
The United Nations yesterday warned the world to prepare for the effects of El Nino, saying the weather phenomenon which triggers higher global temperatures is set to persist throughout 2023.
4 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Iran becomes 9th member of SCO
Iran today joined the Eurasian security grouping Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as the country battles to overcome global political isolation and the economic sanctions imposed by the US.
4 July 2023, 11:21 AM
China president urges Shanghai alliance to 'safeguard regional peace'
China's Xi Jinping urged Russian, Iranian and other leaders on Tuesday to work towards safeguarding "regional peace" as he addressed a virtual summit of their Shanghai alliance.
4 July 2023, 09:42 AM
South African investigative outlet wins key media freedom case
A South African investigative journalism organisation on Monday won a legal battle against a powerful businessman in a case that tested the country's media freedom
4 July 2023, 07:00 AM
Putin, Xi to attend virtual SCO summit hosted by Modi
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday will hold an online summit hosted by India seeking to expand the influence of the Eurasian group by including Iran and opening a path to membership for Belarus
4 July 2023, 04:37 AM
Neymar fined $3.3 million for building lake at mansion
A prosecutor in Brazil fined soccer star Neymar 16 million reais ($3.3 million) for building a lake at his mansion on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro without an environmental license, authorities said Monday
4 July 2023, 02:27 AM
HK issues warrants for 8 overseas activists
Hong Kong police yesterday accused eight overseas-based activists of serious national security offences including foreign collusion and incitement to secession and offered rewards for information leading to any arrest.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Climate change spells ‘terrifying’ future
Climate change threatens to deliver a “truly terrifying” dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations’ human rights chief warned yesterday.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Myanmar court to hear Suu Kyi appeal tomorrow
The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar will hear an appeal this week by former leader Aung San Suu Kyi against two of her convictions, a source familiar with the case said yesterday, as the Nobel laureate seeks to reduce her 33 years of jail time.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Israel kills 8 in Jenin
Israeli forces hit the city of Jenin with drone strikes yesterday during one of the biggest West Bank incursions in twenty years, killing at least eight people and involving hundreds of troops and gun battles that lasted into the afternoon.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Taiwan holds live fire drills
Taiwan’s military carried out live fire drills on its strategically-located southern coast yesterday, firing missiles from highly mobile armoured cars to destroy targets close to shore in a simulation of repelling invading forces.
3 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Climate change spells 'terrifying' future: UN rights chief
Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday
3 July 2023, 16:27 PM
Prigozhin’s Russian media group shuts
Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media holding group is to shut down, the director of one of its outlets said.
2 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Pakistan Taliban kill 4 police
Four security officers were killed in a shootout in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province yesterday, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban.
2 July 2023, 18:00 PM
6 killed in building collapse in Ivory Coast
A building under construction collapsed in an upscale neighbourhood of Ivory Coast's economic hub Abidjan, killing six people and injuring nine others, the government said Saturday
2 July 2023, 01:42 AM
UNSC ends peacekeeping mission in Mali
The UN Security Council has ended a decade-old peacekeeping mission in Mali, whose military junta has aligned with Russia and demanded the withdrawal of the international force battling jihadists.
1 July 2023, 18:00 PM