Press freedom groups urge EU to punish Israel for violating media rights
Sixty global press freedom and human rights organisations have signed a letter calling on the European Union to take decisive action against Israel for its…
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China’s military steps up armed patrols near Myanmar border
China’s military has stepped up army and police patrols along its western border with Myanmar amid deepening conflict between the military regime and armed groups…
At least 13 dead after migrant boat sinks off Yemen
At least 13 people have died and 14 others remain missing after a boat capsized off Yemen on Tuesday, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…
Wildfires affect 30 cities in Brazil, leave two dead
Brazil’s Sao Paulo state said that wildfire outbreaks were affecting or closing in on 30 of its cities on Friday evening, adding two people had…
Modi uses Pakistan airspace for return to India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plane utilized Pakistan’s airspace during his return journey from Poland to Delhi on Saturday morning. According to civil aviation sources,…
At least 3 dead, 6 injured in knife attack at festival in Germany
Three people were killed and four others seriously wounded in a stabbing attack at a festival on Friday night in the western German city of…
21 Indians dead, more feared missing after bus plunges into Nepal river
Half of the passengers in a bus carrying 43 Indians died on Friday when the vehicle plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal, according…
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
A massive 2,492-carat diamond — the second largest in the world — has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone…
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination ahead of US elections with pledge of ‘new way forward’
Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday before a rapturous crowd, pledging a “new way forward” if she beats Republican Donald…
Body of British tech entrepreneur Lynch retrieved from yacht, daughter missing
The body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch was retrieved on Thursday from the wreck of his family yacht that sank earlier this week off…