International

An evacuation order by South Sudan People’s Defence Forces earlier this month forced around 100,000 people to flee the opposition-held town of Akobo into neighboring Ethiopia, according to UNICEF on Tuesday. Akobo, located in the eastern…
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The UAE Defence Ministry on Tuesday said that Iran has fired 304 ballistic missiles, 15 cruise missiles, and 1,627 kamikaze drones at the Emirates since February 28, but the majority of these aerial platforms were neutralized by their…
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Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader, reportedly escaped death by seconds during the Israeli missile strike that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, after stepping out of the targeted compound moments before the attack,…
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Global temperatures over the past three years have risen faster than expected, sparking a growing debate among scientists about whether climate change itself is accelerating — and how much time remains to limit its worst impacts. Most…
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A wave of drone and rocket attacks targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday, with Reuters describing it as the most intense assault since the attacks began, involving at least five drones. The escalation came as the war in West Asia…
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Afghanistan on Monday accused Pakistan of carrying out an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul that it said killed at least 400 people, dramatically escalating a conflict between the two neighbours that has intensified over…
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Authorities in Cuba reported a nationwide blackout on Monday affecting the island’s roughly 11 million residents, as the country’s deepening energy and economic crises continue to strain its crumbling power grid. The Cuba Ministry of…
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European countries on Monday sought greater clarity on Donald Trump’s plans for the war with Iran and cautioned that NATO should not be drawn into the conflict, as they weighed whether to support his call to deploy warships to bolster…
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The head of a UN investigation said on Monday there are “reasonable grounds” to believe that an Israeli air strike on a prison in Iran last year amounted to a war crime, while warning that the current wave of US-Israeli bombings could…
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António Guterres on Monday warned of a “rising tide of anti-Muslim bigotry and hate” across the world, urging governments, technology companies and individuals to take stronger action to combat discrimination and protect human rights.…
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