Joe Biden confuses Macron with dead French president Mitterrand
President Joe Biden on Sunday allegedly mixed up French President Emmanuel Macron with former French president Francois Mitterrand during a Las Vegas campaign event, recounting…
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UN chief sets up body to probe Israeli allegations
UN Secretary-General António Guterres established an independent body on Monday to scrutinise allegations regarding neutrality of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
8 dead, 80 injured in India firework factory explosion: officials
At least eight people died and 80 were injured on Tuesday in a giant explosion at a firework factory in India that saw balls of…
Police shoot dead two ‘terrorists’ outside Istanbul court: minister
Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead a man and a woman belonging to a leftist “terrorist” organisation who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul’s main…
Houthis claim fresh attacks on two merchant ships in Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Tuesday they struck US and British ships in two separate attacks in the Red Sea, one of which was confirmed by…
King Charles diagnosed with cancer
King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer and will be avoiding public events after being advised by his doctors to minimize in-person contacts,…
US monitoring Pakistan’s electoral process ‘quite closely’
The United States administration has expressed concerns over violence and restrictions on freedom in Pakistan ahead of general elections. “We have concerns of the –…
Blinken meets Saudi Arabia’s MBS amid Middle East tensions
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first stop in a Middle East tour as Washington tries to advance…
2 killed in Bangladesh as fighting rages on Myanmar border: police
At least two people were killed in Bangladesh on Monday after mortar shells fired from Myanmar during clashes there landed in a village across the…
Maldives vows to boost defences after telling Indian troops to leave
The small but strategically placed Maldives will strengthen its military to defend its vast maritime territory, the new president vowed on Monday after ordering Indian…