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Nepal-China flash floods: 1 dead, dozens missing as torrential rains hit; rescue ops underway

Nepal-China flash floods (Image: @ani_digital) KATHMANDU: At least one person died and 17 others went missing after torrential monsoon rains triggered flash floods along a Himalayan valley between Nepal and China on Tuesday, officials reported.A key bridge over the Bhotekoshi River, a vital connection between the two nations, was swept away in the floodwaters, which […]

Middle East tensions: 25 Palestinians killed waiting for aid after Israeli forces open fired on crowd; dozens injured

Displaced Palestinians live in a tent camp in Gaza City (Image credit: AP) At least 25 people were killed in central Gaza early Tuesday after Israeli forces launched drones and open fired on crowds waiting for aid trucks, according to Palestinian witnesses and hospitals.The attack happened on Salah al-Din Road near the Nuseirat refugee camp. […]

‘Provided sensitive information’: Iran executes alleged Mossad spy; dozens detained since Israeli strikes

As the conflict between Iran and Israel entered its tenth day, Iranian authorities on Sunday executed a man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, according to the country’s judiciary.“Majid Mosayebi… was hanged this morning after going through the full process of criminal procedure and after his sentence was confirmed by the Supreme Court,” […]

Middle East crisis: ‘Striking dozens of Iran missile launchers,’ says Israel; two Iranian generals killed

Israeli security forces inspect destroyed houses that were struck by a missile fired from Iran (Image credit: AP) Israel’s military announced Saturday it was targeting dozens of missile launch sites in Iran, after Tehran fired multiple barrages in response to strikes on its military and nuclear facilities. The Israeli air force “continues striking dozens of […]

Germany: Dozens injured at Berlin pro-Palestinian protest

People attend a pro-Palestinians demonstration to commemorate the Nakba Day in Berlin, Germany (AP) Several protesters and police officers sustained injuries during violent confrontations at a pro-Palestinian demonstration marking Nakba Day in Berlin on Thursday.According to police, who made over 50 arrests, approximately 1,100 people took part in the demonstration in the Berlin district of […]

An incessant crackdown in Belarus hurls dozens of independent journalists into harsh prisons | World News

TALLINN, ESTNOA: Journalist Ksenia Lutskina served only half of her eight-year prison sentence in Belarus after being convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government. She was pardoned after she kept fainting in her cell from a brain tumor diagnosed during pretrial detention. “I was literally brought to the penal colony in a wheelchair, and I […]

At least 143 killed in DR Congo boat fire, dozens still missing

At least 143 people have died and dozens remain missing after a fuel-laden boat caught fire on the Congo River in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, officials said Friday. “A first group of 131 bodies were found on Wednesday, with a further 12 fished out on Thursday and Friday. Several of them are […]

Russian Attack On Kharkiv: 2 killed and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Kharkiv as Trump lashes out at Putin

2 killed and dozens wounded in Russian attack on Kharkiv as Trump lashes out at Putin (Picture credit: AP) KYIV: Russian drones hit a military hospital, shopping center and apartment blocks in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv, killing two people and wounding dozens, while US President Donald Trump voiced anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

8 killed, dozens injured in attacks in Pakistan’s Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: A wave of violence swept through Balochistan, with a bomb blast shaking the province’s capital of Quetta Thursday following the overnight targeted killing of five non-Baloch passengers on a highway in Gwadar, intensifying growing unrest in Pakistan’s southwest.The blast occurred near a police vehicle and left three dead and 21 injured, including several police […]