US pushes Biden’s ‘old plan’ despite Israeli reservations
Amid growing doubts over Tel Aviv’s stance, senior Israeli and US officials admitted on Monday that the Gaza ceasefire plan put forward by US President…
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Labour poised for ‘biggest majority’ in 100 years
The UK’s Labour Party appears poised for its largest parliamentary majority in a century, it emerged on Monday. According to a YouGov poll, Labour led…
China denies fuelling Russia-Ukraine war tensions, says it supports peace
China has said it believes “all efforts” should be recognised in supporting peace measures around the Russia-Ukraine war, rejecting accusations from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
Sri Lanka rain floods kill 14, schools shut
Flash floods, mudslides and falling trees have killed at least 14 people in Sri Lanka as the island nation is battered by monsoon storms, the…
Beijing ‘won’t allow war, chaos’ in Asia-Pacific
China will not allow any country or force to create war or chaos in the Asia-Pacific, its defence minister said on Sunday, warning that there…
Heat wave kills at least 56 in India, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases, from March-May
India saw nearly 25,000 cases of suspected heat stroke and 56 people lost their lives after several heat wave days across the country from March-May,…
Pakistan, China set to reinvigorate economic corridor project connecting Xinjiang to Gwadar
Ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China from June 4, hopes are high in Islamabad that the flagging multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)…
Violent clashes renew between Sudan’s army and RSF paramilitaries
Violent clashes broke out Sunday between the Sudanese army and members of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum, Al Jazirah and White Nile…
Claudia Sheinbaum elected Mexico’s first female president
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old…
22 Palestinians martyred as Israeli troops attack Gaza refugee camps
At least 22 people have been killed, including women and children, in overnight attacks by Israeli forces on homes located in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis…