World
A Myanmar military air strike on a hospital in western Rakhine state killed at least 31 people, an on-site aid worker said Thursday, as the junta intensifies its offensive ahead of elections scheduled for this month.The military has escalated air strikes since seizing power in a 2021 coup that ended...
European leaders are set to discuss stricter migration policies this week, a move critics say caters to far-right pressure and risks undermining protections for vulnerable migrants.Ministers from the 27 EU member states convened in Brussels to address migrant smuggling, with European Commission Pres...
Opponents of Myanmar’s military administration on Wednesday carried out a coordinated silent strike, urging citizens to remain indoors as a symbolic rejection of national elections slated for later this month.The protest took place despite the risk of severe punishment for any action deemed to...
A Sudanese military cargo aircraft crashed while attempting to land in the country’s east, killing everyone on board, military officials said Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of deadly aviation incidents amid Sudan’s ongoing war.The Ilyushin Il-76 transport plane went down on Tu...
A UAE-backed separatist group has taken control of key oil-rich provinces in southern Yemen, threatening to reignite the country’s long-stalled civil war and destabilize the wider Gulf region.The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized most of Hadramout and Mahra provinces this month, inclu...
Nineteen people were killed and 16 others injured after two four-story residential buildings collapsed overnight in Morocco’s third-largest city, Fez, authorities said Wednesday.The buildings, home to eight families, fell in one of the city’s older neighborhoods. Rescue teams continue se...
Renewed fighting along the Thailand-Cambodia border has forced hundreds of thousands of residents to flee their homes, with evacuees describing emotional and rushed escapes.Amnat Meephew, 73, had only moments to gather his clothes before leaving his home just a few kilometers from the border, markin...
Hamas on Tuesday urged the international community to increase pressure on Israel before the group proceeds with the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. A senior Hamas official said the group wants Israel to reopen a major border crossing, halt lethal attacks, and allow greater humanitarian access to ...
Australia has implemented a world-first law banning children under 16 from accessing social media platforms, a move Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as empowering families and curbing the influence of tech giants.The ban, effective Wednesday, affects platforms including Facebook, Instagram,...
Cambodia has pledged a strong fight against Thailand as renewed clashes along the two nations’ border forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes on Tuesday.The escalation follows a skirmish Sunday that injured two Thai soldiers and disrupted a U.S.-brokered ceasefire from July, whi...
World,Sports,Football
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing formal complaints to the soccer body’s ethics investigators over his public backing of U.S. President Donald Trump and the awarding of a peace prize to him.London-based human rights group FairSquare said Tuesday it requested investigations into Infanti...
World,ICT,Science & Technology
Google is facing fresh antitrust scrutiny in Europe as EU regulators on Tuesday opened a new investigation into the company’s use of online content to develop its artificial intelligence models and services.The European Commission, the bloc’s top competition watchdog, is examining whethe...
A bomb blast in eastern Congo killed more than 30 people and injured about 20 others after a confrontation between the Congolese army and a pro-government militia, despite a recently signed Washington peace deal that was hailed as a breakthrough.Residents and civil society representatives told The A...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with British, French and German leaders in London on Monday, as Europe rallied behind Ukraine at what they described as a pivotal stage in U.S.-led peace efforts to end Russia’s invasion.U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Zelenskyy, French President Emman...
World,Business & Commerce
China’s exports bounced back in November after a surprising decline in October, although shipments to the United States fell nearly 29% year-on-year for the eighth consecutive month of double-digit drops.Customs data released Monday showed overall exports grew 5.9% in dollar terms to $330.3 bi...
A firefighter was killed while combating wildfires that have destroyed about 40 homes across two Australian states, authorities reported Monday.The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree Sunday night while fighting a blaze near Bulahdelah in New South Wales. The fire had burned through 3,500 h...
World,Healthcare
A federal advisory committee voted Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine on their first day of life.The move sparked strong criticism from public health and medical experts. All current members of the committee were appointed by U.S. Hea...
Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia on Monday, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting on their disputed border which killed a Thai soldier.After Cambodian troops fired on Thai forces early Monday morning in Ubon Ratchathani province,...
Japan’s economy shrank more sharply than initially estimated in the July–September quarter, contracting at an annualized rate of 2.3% as exports weakened under U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff measures and public investment slowed.Revised government data released Monday show th...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.Netanyahu spoke during a news conference with visiting German Chancello...
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