World
Civil defence rescuers in Gaza City said an Israeli strike Sunday on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 7 people, with the Israeli military saying it had targeted Hamas militants.The vast majority of the besieged Gaza Strip's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once by the war, ...
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Polls closed in Sri Lanka's presidential election on Saturday, AFP journalists saw, ending the island nation's first vote since an unprecedented economic crisis two years ago.Voting booths closed at 4:00 pm (1030 GMT), with President Ranil Wickremesinghe facing an uphill battle to retain off...
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander was among 15 of its fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day.The Iran-backed group said Ahmed Mahmud Wahbi led the military operations of its elite Radwan Force in support of Hama...
Sports,Football
Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions face the ultimate test today when a relentless Erling Haaland aims to fire Manchester City five points clear of the Gunners at the top of the table.Mikel Arteta's men managed to stop City scoring twice last season, but still could not deny the English...
The death toll from an Israeli air attack in Beirut’s southern suburbs has risen to 31 people, including three children and seven women, Lebanon’s health minister says.The strike, which wrecked two buildings in the Lebanese capital’s Dahiya district during rush hour on Friday, also...
France's new premier said he hoped to finalise a long-awaited government "before Sunday", as President Emmanuel Macron weighed a line-up that marks a shift to the right, with left-wingers due to protest on Saturday.The full line-up, which includes fresh faces in almost all key posts, i...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced concern Friday to President Nicolas Maduro about alleged human rights violations in Venezuela, in their first telephone conversation since the disputed July 28 presidential election. The men discussed the precarious political situation in the ...
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A county sheriff was charged with murder Thursday after he allegedly shot and killed a district court judge in the southern US state of Kentucky.Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines was taken into custody in connection with a shooting at the Letcher County courthouse, the Louisville Courier Journal ...
The price of gold rose to a fresh record high of more than $2,609 on Friday as the prospect of fresh US interest rate cuts boosted demand for the precious metal. The commodity jumped to as much as $2,609.74 per ounce, two days after the Federal Reserve slashed borrowing costs for the first time...
Bulgarian authorities said on Friday a company based in Sofia had nothing to do with the delivery of exploding communications devices to Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.Hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies detonated across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 37 people, wounding nea...
Kamala Harris spent a second straight day Wednesday courting minority voters, especially Latinos, as fresh polling showed the Democrat receiving a post-debate bump over Donald Trump in two of the swing states likely to decide the US presidency.With the candidates effectively tied less than seven wee...
Lessons learned from the Covid pandemic have left the world in a much better position to tackle the current mpox epidemic raging in Africa, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance.The Covid catastrophe brought with it "important learnings, and those learnings were drawn upon", said Gavi chi...
The development of artificial intelligence should not be guided by market forces alone, UN experts cautioned on Thursday, calling for the creation of tools for global cooperation.But they held back from suggesting the creation of a muscular worldwide governing body to oversee the rollout and evoluti...
A second wave of device explosions killed at least 37 people and wounded more than 600 others on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, officials said, stoking fears of an all-out war with Israel.A source close to Hezbollah said walkie-talkies used by its members blew up in its Beirut strong...
UN member states voted Wednesday to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months and the imposition of sanctions for non-compliance.The non-binding resolution, which Israel claimed would fuel violence, calling it "distorted" and "cyn...
Aleksey Miranchuk scored late to give Atlanta a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against Inter Miami on Wednesday, with Lionel Messi unable to conjure any magic as a late substitute for the visitors.Eight-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi had dazzled in his return from a lengthy injury absence on Saturd...
Paris Saint-Germain were grateful to a last-minute howler from goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga as they snatched a 1-0 win over European debutants Girona in their opening game of the new-look Champions League on Wednesday.PSG had over 60 percent possession and 24 attempts on goal but looked set to be left...
Business
Argentina's economy contracted by 1.7 percent in the second quarter, the national statistics agency said Wednesday, deepening a recession in the austerity-hit nation.It is the third consecutive quarter with gross domestic product (GDP) in the red, as President Javier Milei's government striv...
UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months.The non-binding text, which Israel says will fuel violence if adopted, is based on an advisory opinion from the International ...
North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early Wednesday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second such weapons test in a week.Leader Kim Jong Un's regime has staged dozens of launches this year, part of a testing spree that experts say could be linked to North Korea&...
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