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Strong quake strikes northern Taiwan

Strong quake strikes northern Taiwan

A strong earthquake struck north-eastern Taiwan on Sunday (Oct 24), with residents reporting violent shaking in Taipei but there were no immediate reports of widespread damage. Tai...

 Oct. 24
Israel envoy to brief US over ban on Palestinian groups
Shawan Jabarin, director of the al-Haq human rights group, at the organisation's office in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday. Photo: AP

Israel envoy to brief US over ban on Palestinian groups

Israel is sending an envoy to Washington amid a deepening rift with the Biden administration over six outlawed Palestinian rights groups, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.Israel last week designated the prominent Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organizations,...

 Oct. 26

US set to appeal UK refusal to extradite Julian Assange

US set to appeal UK refusal to extradite Julian Assange The United States asked Britain’s High Court on Wednesday to overturn a judge’s decision that Julian Assange should not be sent to the United States to face espionage c...

Oct. 27

As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans

As US freezes funds, a harsh winter awaits cash-strapped Afghans In its latest report to the United States Congress, the Special Investigator General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has detailed Washington’s decision to cut off the ...

Oct. 29