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Injured children in the Jabalia refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip await treatment

Israeli Army Says Hit Hezbollah Arms Facilities

The Israeli military said Thursday it hit Hezbollah weapons production facilities in the group's south Beirut bastion, in some of the fiercest strikes on the area since the Lebanon war began.

Blinken Meets Qatari Emir In Gaza Mediation Push

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh on October 23, 2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks Thursday in Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza war, as he seeks to build momentum for a ceasefire after Israel's killing of the leader of Hamas.

China Sees Little Relief From Trade Tensions As US Goes To The Polls

Whoever wins next month's election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is expected to maintain pressure on China

While the outcome of next month's US presidential election remains on a knife-edge, analysts say that for many in China the consequence is the same whoever emerges victorious: more tariffs, more tensions and a trade war that shows no sign of easing.

Shigeru Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party could fall short of a majority at Sunday's election, polls show

New Japan PM Sweats For Majority In Snap Election

New Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's snap election gamble could backfire this Sunday, with his ruling party at risk of losing its majority for the first time in 15 years.

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Global maritime trade swelled 2.4 percent in 2023

UN Eyes Modest 2024 Maritime Trade Growth, But Future Uncertain

Maritime trade should show modest growth this year, the UN said Tuesday, warning though that the geopolitical tensions, climate impacts and conflicts shaking global trade are threatening the functioning of maritime supply chains.

An undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency via KNS on October 23 shows Kim Jong Un visiting a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location

North Korean Leader Kim Inspects Missile Bases, Ballistic Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country's largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, which sailed through the strait separating Taiwan from mainland China on Wednesday, pictured in Hong Kong waters in 2017

Taipei Says Chinese Aircraft Carrier Group Sailed Through Taiwan Strait

A Chinese aircraft carrier group sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, Taiwan's defence minister said, a day after Beijing held a live-fire exercise near the self-ruled island.

Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military operations in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza strip

US Says 'Now Is The Time' To End Gaza War

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday "now is the time" to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.

Putin said he saw relations between Beijing and China as a foundation of global 'stability'

Putin Touts 'Multipolar World Order' At Flagship BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday touted the creation of a new "multipolar world order" at the BRICS summit, a gathering of world leaders he hopes will show that Western attempts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine offensive have failed.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer says his party has done nothing wrong

UK's Starmer Plays Down Trump Team Claims Of Interference

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday played down allegations made by Donald Trump's team of "blatant foreign interference" by his Labour Party in the US election, saying it was normal for its volunteers to campaign.

A medic administers a polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip

WHO Says 'Intense Bombardment' Halts Gaza Polio Vaccinations

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that "intense bombardment" and "escalating violence" in northern Gaza had forced it to postpone the final phase of a child polio vaccination drive.

Alexei Navalny is buried at the Borisovo cemetery in Moscow

Navalny's Tomb 'Covered With Fresh Flowers Every Day': Widow

Well-wishers cover the grave of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny with flowers every day, showing he still has "huge numbers of supporters", his widow Yulia Navalnaya said on Tuesday.

Efforts for a Gaza ceasefire have so far failed

Blinken In Israel To Push For Gaza Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon "as soon as possible".

Americans will have a historic choice on November 5: either electing Kamala Harris as the nation's first woman president, or making Donald Trump the first convicted felon to reach the White House

Harris And Trump Push For Every Vote With Just 14 Days To Go

One of the tightest US election races of modern times enters its final, two-week stretch Tuesday, with Republican Donald Trump making a special pitch to Latino voters as Democratic rival Kamala Harris sits down for a national network interview.

A man walks past a newspaper displayed on a street in Seoul on October 21 with coverage on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Russia

North Korea UN Representative Denies Pyongyang Sent Troops To Russia

North Korea has not sent troops to Russia to help Moscow fight Ukraine, one of its United Nations representatives said Monday, dismissing Seoul's claims as "groundless rumour".

Billionaire Elon Musk, in his push to reelect Republican Donald Trump, has offered to give $1 million to a random registered voter in one of seven key states every day until election day if they sign a petition to enter the drawing

Is Musk's Million-dollar US Voter Lottery Legal?

Donald Trump surrogate Elon Musk's offer of a million dollars to one registered voter in a swing state every day until the US Election Day on November 5 has raised questions about the legality of such a move.

Britain is urgently looking to reset its trading relationship with the European Union, London's new trade minister Douglas Alexander says

Britain Seeking EU Trade Reset: Minister

Britain is urgently looking to reset its trading relationship with the European Union, and sees international commerce as key to reviving UK growth, trade minister Douglas Alexander said.

China sent planes and warships around the island earlier this month

China Launches Live-fire Exercise In Taiwan Strait

China's military began a live-fire exercise near Taiwan on Tuesday, maintaining pressure on the self-ruled island after staging large-scale drills and President Xi Jinping called for troops to prepare for war.

The BRICS summit is the biggest in Russia since it ordered troops into Ukraine in February 2022

Putin Seeks To Rival West With High-profile Summit

Two dozen world leaders gathered in Russia on Tuesday for the opening of a three-day summit of the BRICS group, an alliance of emerging economies that the Kremlin hopes will challenge Western "hegemony".

The decree adopted late Monday enshrines in law the government's definition of countries as 'safe'

Italy PM Seeks To Save Albanian Migrant Deal Amid Spat With Judges

Italy's hard-right government passed a new law Monday to overcome legal opposition to a migrant deal with Albania, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni accused judges of political bias.

Cases of buildings collapsing in Nairobi are not uncommon

Eight-storey Building Collapses In Kenyan Capital

A residential building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, leaving several people feared trapped, county officials and emergency responders said.

The ruptured dam unleashed a deluge of thick, red toxic mud

BHP Goes On Trial In London Over 2015 Toxic Brazil Mine Disaster

Australian mining giant BHP goes on trial on Monday over one of Brazil's worst environmental disasters, potentially triggering billions of dollars in compensation to be shared among hundreds of thousands of plaintiffs.

A handout photo taken on October 20 by the US Navy shows the USS Higgins (foreground) and Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Vancouver in the Taiwan Strait

US, Canada Warships Pass Through Taiwan Strait

A US and a Canadian warship have passed through waters separating Taiwan and China, a week after Beijing held large-scale military drills in the sensitive passage.

Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on April 3, after the Israeli military withdrew from the facility

WHO To Evacuate 1,000 Gazan Women, Children For Urgent Medical Care

Up to 1,000 women and children needing medical care will shortly be evacuated from Gaza to Europe, the head of the World Health Organization's Europe branch said in comments published on Monday.

A man walks past a newspaper displayed on a street in Seoul with coverage on North Korea's decision to deploy thousands of soldiers to Russia

Seoul Demands 'Immediate Withdrawal' Of North Korean Troops In Russia

South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador Monday to criticise Pyongyang's decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said, calling for their immediate withdrawal.

Six women were ordained in a secret ceremony on a river barge in Rome this month

Women Priests Secretly Ordained In The Shadow Of The Vatican

On a barge on Rome's River Tiber, a stone's throw from the Vatican, Loan Rocher was "ordained" in a secret ceremony in defiance of the Catholic Church's ban on women deacons and priests.

Emmanuel Macron lashed out at media, commentators and his own ministers

Angry Macron Blasts Media Over Reporting Of Israel Comments

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday faced accusations of seeking to reduce the media to merely reproducing press releases after blaming journalists, ministers and commentators for the furore over comments attributed to him on Israel.

Ukraine is seeking innovative ways to fill its ranks

Ukraine's Army Brigades Battle To Make Enlisting 'Sexy'

The billboard showing an elegant young woman wrapped around a man on a motorcycle, pistol in hand, looks more like a perfume ad than a military campaign.

The Senate found Gachagua guilty five out of 11 charges against him

Kenya's Ruto Nominates New Deputy After Impeachment

Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday nominated his interior minister as deputy to replace Rigathi Gachagua who was sacked in a historic impeachment.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will try to win support from voters in Michigan in dueling rallies

Harris, Trump To Rally Voters In Key State On Same Day

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will lead dueling rallies Friday in Michigan, a crucial battleground state where Arab American voters angered by US support for Israel may hold the key to a deadlocked race.

Satellite image by Planet Labs PBC, showing buildings destroyed between October 11 and 14, 2024, in Jabaliya, in the north of the Gaza Strip, according to an analysis by AFP.

Israel Conducts Raids On Gaza After Killing Hamas Chief Sinwar

Israel conducted raids on Gaza Friday, pressing its year-long war to crush Hamas after dealing it a massive blow with the killing of its leader, Yahya Sinwar.

King Charles III will spend six days in Australia before moving on to Samoa

King Charles Arrives In Australia For Landmark Tour

King Charles III touched down in Australia Friday, embarking on the most strenuous foreign trip since his life-changing cancer diagnosis eight months ago.

Elon Musk, pictured (right) with Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show fairgrounds on October 05, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania, has donated $75 million to Trump's reelection effort

Musk Stumps For Trump In Key US Swing State

Elon Musk warned Thursday that the "fate of Western civilization" depends on Donald Trump returning to office as the tech billionaire launched five nights of campaign events for the White House candidate in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

The Israeli military says Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was tracked by a drone before he was killed in a firefight on Wednesday

Israel Military Says Sinwar Killed In Firefight While Tracked By Drone

The Israeli military on Thursday told how Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight after being tracked "going from home to home" desperately seeking to avoid detection in southern Gaza.

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