United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
China showcased its latest strategic weapon, the DF-5C intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), during a massive military parade in Beijing on Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War
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Gold surged to a new all-time high on Wednesday, surpassing $3,500 per ounce, as investors anticipated a possible interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve this month amid concerns that ongoing
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A federal judge in San Francisco has barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in California, delivering a blow to the president’s efforts to expand military involvement in domestic law
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Rescuers in eastern Afghanistan are digging through rubble with shovels and bare hands after a powerful earthquake flattened homes late Sunday night, killing at least 1,411 people and injuring more than 3,100,
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On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa entered Damascus and seized the institutions of the Syrian state. The Syrian
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When Sunita Chauhan wed brothers Pradeep and Kapil Negi in July, videos of the wedding in Shillai, a remote village in India’s Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, quickly went viral. The ceremony,
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A team led by Prof. Mao Jirong from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, alongside international collaborators, has provided compelling evidence of standing shocks in low-angular-momentum black hole accretion
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Israel carried out a high-profile airstrike in Yemen on Thursday, reportedly targeting a gathering of senior Houthi leaders, including Defence Minister Mohamed al-Atifi and Chief of Staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari. The
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Alexis Wilkins, the 26-year-old girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against a former FBI agent who accused her of working as a foreign spy. Wilkins,
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Protests erupted across multiple Indonesian cities overnight, far beyond the capital, Jakarta, as demonstrators ignored President Prabowo Subianto’s call for calm, Bloomberg reports. The unrest was particularly severe in the eastern city
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen escalated her rhetoric against Russia on Friday, describing President Vladimir Putin as a “predator” and invoking NATO’s warnings about a Russian threat to justify the
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto condemned police conduct during violent protests in Jakarta after the death of a motorcycle taxi driver struck by an armored vehicle, as demonstrations against lawmakers’ pay hikes intensified
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Former President Donald Trump has directed the cancellation of $4.9 billion in foreign aid spending previously approved by Congress, invoking a little-used legal mechanism in an effort to bypass lawmakers and assert
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President Donald Trump has touted the existence of “massive oil reserves” in Pakistan, surprising industry experts and officials in the South Asian nation, which imports around 80% of its petroleum supply. The
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Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday officially removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, citing her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia as a serious breach of ethical standards. In its verdict,
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