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Hamas risking war
Israeli warplanes bombed the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel, the army said.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Muslim man causes Berlin motorway crashes, injuring 6
The suspected perpetrator of a series of car crashes on a Berlin motorway on Tuesday evening has cited Islamist motives but appears to have acted alone, German police and prosecutors said yesterday.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
A deadly land for rights activists
For the past three years, Zara Alvarez had been monitoring and documenting the killings and arrest of farmers, lawyers and activists on Negros Island. She organized missions to look into cases of suspected human rights violations, coordinated with lawyers and helped families of the victims.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Biden officially nominated to take on Trump
Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, vowing his election would repair a pandemic-battered America and put an end to the chaos that has defined Republican President Donald Trump’s administration.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
S Asia floods toll nears 1,300
Heavy monsoon rains lashed New Delhi yesterday, inundating roads and piling on misery for commuters in the chaotic Indian capital, as the death toll from the annual deluge across South Asia rose to nearly 1,300.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Apple’s stock market value tops $2 trillion
Just two years after Apple became the first publicly listed US company with a $1 trillion stock market value, the iPhone maker has now topped $2 trillion.
19 August 2020, 16:25 PM
Russia says it has intercepted US spy planes over Black Sea: Ifax
Russia’s defence ministry has said it scrambled a jet above the Black Sea to intercept two US spy planes approaching its border, following a similar incident earlier in the day over the Baltic, Interfax reports.
19 August 2020, 16:11 PM
China evacuates 100,000 as floods threaten heritage site
Floods on the upper reaches of China’s Yangtze river threaten a 1,200-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site, the 71-metre (233-foot) Leshan Giant Buddha, in southwestern Sichuan province, as muddy flood water rose over its toes for the first time since 1949.
19 August 2020, 13:01 PM
Mali's president announces resignation after armed mutiny
Mali’s president announced his resignation late Tuesday, just hours after armed soldiers seized him from his home in a dramatic power grab following months of protests demanding his ouster.
19 August 2020, 04:39 AM
Infectious Covid mutation may be ‘a good thing’
An increasingly common mutation of the novel coronavirus found in Europe, North America and parts of Asia may be more infectious but appears less deadly, according to a prominent infectious diseases doctor.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Canada FM quits amid charity scandal
Canada’s finance minister Bill Morneau announced his resignation Monday, on the heels of an ethics scandal and amid a reported split with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over pandemic spending.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Credit card problems for HK’s Carrie Lam as sanctions bite
Hong Kong’s leader says using her credit cards had been “hampered” by the United States slapping sanctions on her in response to a sweeping new security law in the financial hub.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
No evidence Hezbollah leadership involved
A UN-backed tribunal yesterday said there was no evidence the leadership of Hezbollah or the Syrian government were involved in the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Trump wrong president’
Former first lady Michelle Obama launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Monday and urged Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November to end the chaos she said had been created during the four years of Trump’s presidency.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Israeli jets hit Gaza for 7th straight night
Attacks on Gaza continued for the seventh straight night as Israeli warplanes targeted Hamas observation posts in what the Israeli army said was a response to Palestinian fire balloon attacks across the border.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Israel opposes any F-35 sale to UAE despite their warming ties
Israel would oppose any US F-35 warplane sales to the United Arab Emirates despite forging relations with the Gulf power, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, citing a need to maintain Israeli military superiority in the region.
18 August 2020, 17:46 PM
UAE extends amnesty for expired visa holders
The United Arab Emirates extends an amnesty period, waiving the fines of expats whose visas expired before March 1.
18 August 2020, 05:46 AM
Israel’s president invites UAE’s de facto leader to Jerusalem
Israel’s president has invited the United Arab Emirates’ de facto leader to visit Jerusalem, praising his role in achieving a “noble and courageous” deal to normalise relations between Israel and the UAE.
17 August 2020, 19:26 PM
Al Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel kills 16
At least 16 people were killed in an attack on Sunday by the Islamist group al Shabaab on a seaside hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, according to government spokesman Ismail Mukhtar Omar.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM
‘I’m not a saint’
Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, said yesterday he would be willing to hand over power after a referendum, in an apparent bid to pacify mass protests and strikes that pose the biggest challenge to his 26 years in office.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM