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World leaders warned of potential repercussions on Saturday after Lebanese militant group Hezbollah announced its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli air strike on a suburb of Beirut.The killing of the Iran-backed group's chief has intensified fears of all-out war in the Mi...
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Donald Trump called Democrat Kamala Harris "mentally impaired" and said illegal immigrants are out to cut the throats of ordinary Americans in their own homes as he doubled down on the racially charged rhetoric fueling his unprecedented bid to regain the US presidency.Trump was seeki...
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The new government of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer reeled from its first resignation Saturday, as lawmaker Rosie Duffield quit the Labour Party, accusing him of "hypocrisy" over his acceptance of free gifts.In a blistering resignation letter, Duffield denounced Starmer for pursuing "...
Israel's military on Saturday announced that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut the previous night, but there was no confirmation from the Lebanese armed group."Hassan Nasrallah is dead," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani annou...
President Joe Biden ordered US forces in the Middle East to be adjusted "as necessary," the White House said Friday, after Israel launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Hezbollah's headquarters."He has directed the Pentagon to assess and adjust as nec...
Kamala Harris pledged Friday she would tighten the border and fix America's broken immigration system on her first visit to the US-Mexico frontier as a presidential candidate.The US vice president is playing catch-up on immigration, with a majority of Americans saying they trust Republican rival...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday questioned China's sincerity in seeking peace in Ukraine as he directly pressed his counterpart over exports that boost Russia's military.Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the latest talks ...
Donald Trump on Friday accused Google of showing only "bad stories" about him and vowed to have the tech giant prosecuted if he gets back in the White House.Trump provided no backing for his accusation in a post on his Truth Social platform, in which he added that the search engine d...
At least 44 people died across five US states battered by powerful storm Helene, authorities said Friday, after torrential flooding prompted emergency responders to launch massive rescue operations.Roads, homes and businesses were underwater -- many of them destroyed -- after Helene made landfall as...
Business & Commerce
Gold reached record-breaking levels in September, buoyed by a bumper US interest rate cut, fears of rising geopolitical conflict, and an import tax cut in India that has galvanised local demand.India, the world's second largest consumer of gold jewellery, cut the import tax on gold in July to si...
Sports,Football
Argentina's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for "offensive behaviour", the Argentine Football Association (AFA) announced on Saturday.The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was also found guilty of "violating principles of fairplay&...
Japan's next prime minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday outlined his ideas to reshape the nation's miliary alliance with Washington, after winning the conservative ruling party's leadership race.The seasoned 67-year-old former defence minister beat arch-nationalist Sanae Takaichi -- who wou...
Myanmar's junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town Friday, hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on the country's civil war.Thursday's surprise call for discussions is likely a sop to main ally China and a nudge towards controversi...
The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America faces a severe and widespread drought.The river -- the world's biggest by volume and which also flows through parts of Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela,...
Damiano David, lead singer of Italian rock band and Eurovision winner Maneskin, released his first solo track Friday, sparking fears among fans that the group might be about to split.David collaborated on the song "Silverlines" with American artists Sarah Hudson and Ferras and the British ...
A South African woman celebrated her 118th birthday Friday as one of the oldest people in the world with a small party at her care home.Margaret Maritz was born on September 27, 1906, according to a copy of her identity card shown to journalists by a charity that helped to organise the party in Touw...
Julian Alvarez struck a 90th-minute winner for Atletico Madrid to snatch them a 1-0 victory at Celta Vigo on Thursday in La Liga.Even a single point would have flattered Diego Simeone's side but they took all three when the Argentina international, on as a substitute, finished Antoine Griezmann&...
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has highlighted a lack of goals as the major factor behind the English giants' faltering start to the season.There was fresh frustration for the Dutchman, now in his third campaign at Old Trafford, when United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly-ranked...
Spanish and European champions Real Madrid were unstoppable last season, unless they were facing city rivals Atletico Madrid.The only two defeats Los Blancos suffered were inflicted by Diego Simeone's side, who host Real Madrid on Sunday in a spicy La Liga derby clash.Atletico were the last team...
At least 46 people, including 37 children, have drowned while celebrating a Hindu festival in eastern India, a local government official told AFP on Thursday.The victims drowned in separate incidents in Bihar state while ritually bathing in rivers and ponds swollen by recent flooding, an official fr...
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