Thursday, 10 Oct, 2024

International

Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza safe zone: Hamas 

At least 40 people have been killed in southern Gaza and dozens more injured in Israeli strikes on a designated humanitarian zone, the Hamas-run Civil Defence authority has said. The Israeli military said its aircraft attacked an operations centre in Khan Younis belonging to Hamas

Harris and Trump set to debate in pivotal campaign test

Presidential debates matter in American politics. And the one that takes place on Tuesday night between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris – their only currently scheduled face-off – may matter more than most. Joe Biden’s poor performance in the first presidential debate

48 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker crash

At least 48 people have been killed in the central Nigerian state of Niger, after a fuel tanker collided with a lorry carrying passengers and cattle, the country's disaster agency said. The Niger State Emergency Management Agency said the collision happened at about 00:30 local

Israeli strikes in central Syria kill 14

At least 14 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a number of military sites in central Syria, the Syrian state news agency reports. Sana cited a hospital director as saying that another 43 people were wounded in the attacks in the vicinity of Masyaf, in Hama province, on

China’s PLA enters 60 km into Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh

Yet again the incursion by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Indian territory in Kapapu area in Arunachal Pradesh has given shock wave to the Indian counterpart. According to reports, PLA entered upto 60 kilometers inside Indian territory in Arunachal Pradesh. They

Venezuela says presidential opposition candidate has left country

The Venezuelan government said Saturday opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia — in hiding after he challenged President Nicolas Maduro’s disputed reelection — has left the country, seeking asylum in Spain. “After taking refuge voluntarily at the Spanish

World order 'under threat,' US and UK spy chiefs warn

CIA Director Bill Burns and UK MI6 chief Richard Moore warned on Saturday that the world order was “under threat in a way we haven’t seen since the cold war”. Writing in a Financial Times op-ed, the two spy chiefs said “we have no more trusted or esteemed

Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel. He made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was the killing by Israeli

UN calls for full inquiry into West Bank shooting

The United Nations has called for a "full investigation" into the killing of a US-Turkish woman in the occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday. Local media reported that Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, 26, was shot dead by Israeli forces as she took part in a weekly protest against

Army hints at military trial for Imran

The army on Thursday hinted at a military trial for former prime minister Imran Khan, warning that using military personnel for personal or political gains invites legal action. “Under military law, anyone who uses individuals subject to the Army Act for personal or political

At least 17 pupils killed in Kenya school fire – police

At least 17 pupils have died after a school in central Kenya caught fire on Thursday night, police said. There are fears that the death toll could rise as more than a dozen others have been taken to hospital with severe burns. The cause of the fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary in

457 prisoners pardoned in Bahrain

Bahrain has pardoned hundreds of inmates, the second major amnesty in months, as the Gulf state moves to ease lingering tensions from its crushing of Arab Spring pro-democracy protests. Scores of prisoners were released from a notorious Bahrain jail on Thursday following a royal pardon

Wave of ‘wolf’ attacks terrorises villages in northern India

In recent months, a string of wolf attacks has claimed the lives of nine children and one adult, with the youngest victim just a year old in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, close to the border with Nepal. Another 34 have been injured. In one case, a four-year-old girl was

Netanyahu doubles down on control of Gaza's border with Egypt

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has again insisted that Israeli forces will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor - a strategically important strip of land in southern Gaza along the border with Egypt. He told foreign media in Jerusalem that he is “open” to

Boy kills four in US school shooting

A 14-year-old boy will be charged with murder after four people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at a Georgia high school. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said two pupils and two teachers died in Wednesday's attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Barrow County.

12 killed as migrant boat sinks in Channel

Six children and a pregnant woman were among 12 people who died after a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the French coast, in the English Channel. In total, 10 of the dead were female and two were male, according to the local prosecutor's office. More than 50 people

US charges Hamas leaders over 7 October attack on Israel

The US has charged Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and several other prominent figures in the Palestinian group in connection with its deadly attack in Israel on 7 October last year. The justice department said it was indicting six Hamas members with seven charges, including the murder of US

Bill Seeking Death Penalty For Rape Convicts Passed In Bengal Assembly

The 'Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill', which seeks the death penalty for convicts in rape and murder cases or in cases of rape where the victim is left in a vegetative state, was passed through a voice vote in the state Assembly on Tuesday.

Hostage deaths leave Israeli protesters at 'breaking point'

On Monday evening, protestors carried empty coffins past Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house – the burden he carries is much heavier, they say. Since six Israeli hostages were found dead in a Gaza tunnel last weekend, the weight of the war there has hung heavier

School bus ploughs into crowd in China killing 11

A school bus ploughed into a crowd of people killing at least 11, including five students, in China's Shandong province, state media report. Several others were injured, including one who is in critical condition. The bus appears to have rammed into the students and parents as