Norwegian writer Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in literature
Norwegian author and dramatist Jon Fosse has been announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. According to international media reports, Fosse was…
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Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank confrontation
Abdul Rahman Atta, 23, and Huthaifa Faris, 27, were killed by “occupation bullets near Tulkarem” in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said….
Nearly 200 people injured as Typhoon Koinu brings ‘record’ winds to Taiwan
Typhoon Koinu swept through southern Taiwan, injuring 190 people but causing no deaths as it brought record-breaking winds of more than 340 kilometres an hour…
Venice mourns after 21 killed in bus accident
Flags flew at half-mast over Venice on Wednesday after 21 people including a toddler were killed when a bus careered off an overpass and caught…
Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots used in LED lights
Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”, which illuminate…
Pakistan eye easier ride on World Cup rollercoaster
Pakistan tackle outsiders Netherlands in their opening match of the World Cup on Friday desperate to avoid a repeat of the disastrous start of four…
Ankara attack assailants trained in Syria: Turkiye
Turkiye said on Wednesday that two suspected Kurdish militants who died while staging a weekend attack in Ankara had been trained in Syria. Foreign Minister…
Nearly two dozen Indian troops missing as flash floods hit hill state
The Indian army said that 23 troops were missing after a powerful flash flood caused by intense rainfall tore through a valley in the mountainous…
US House Speaker McCarthy removed from role in historic vote
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been ousted as speaker after Democrats announced they would not bail him out of a move by hardliners within…
Canada wants private talks with India to resolve diplomatic spat
Canada wants private talks with India to resolve a diplomatic dispute over the murder of a Sikh separatist leader, Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said on…