Palestinians flee Gaza City under Israeli bombardment
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories -- Palestinian families streamed out of Gaza City on Sunday, some crammed into pick-up trucks, others...
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Lab-grown diamonds robbing southern Africa of riches
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for...
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Divisions, Xi’s absence cast shadow on G20 summit in India
The G20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy....
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has painted the summit as his country's diplomatic coming of age -- evidence of New Delhi's clout and prestige on the global stage.
- But that notion was called into question by rival leader Xi, who pointedly decided to skip the meeting and send his number two, Premier Li Qiang instead.
UK marks first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death
In a short statement, the 74-year-old British head of state recalled the "great affection" for his mother, her life and...
- Commemorations will be low key on Friday, with the king - who is at his sprawling Scottish Highland estate of Balmoral - not expected at any official engagement
- Britain King Charles III and his wife Camilla will attend nearby Crathie Kirk, the late queen's place of worship, for private prayers and a moment of reflection
North Korea launches new ‘tactical nuclear attack submarine’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over the unveiling ceremony on Wednesday, saying the sub was part of a...
- Kim Jong Un inspected the submarine as it prepared for a test cruise, and entered it "to acquaint himself with its weapon system and underwater operation capability"
- The capacities of the new submarine "won't be revolutionary, but will increase the complexity of the nuclear threat posed by North Korea," said US-based analyst Ankit Panda
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One pilot dead in helicopter crash off Dubai coast, another missing
The pilots of Bell 212 helicopter -- an Egyptian and a South African -- had been on a training flight...
- The Bell 212 helicopter went down in Gulf at around 8:30 pm (1630 GMT) on Thursday after taking off from Dubai's Al Maktoum International Airport, the aviation authority said.
- The GCAA confirmed that one member of the crew was found dead, while search and rescue operations were continuing to find the other missing pilot.
Fresh fighting rocks south Lebanon Palestinian camp
The United Nations' agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) had warned last week that armed militants were occupying its schools in...
- The fighting in the Ain al-Helweh camp once again pitted members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement against Islamist militants
- Dozens of families with women and children were fleeing from the camp's northern end where the clashes were concentrated, the AFP correspondent said
US interest rates in ‘good place,’ for now: Fed officials
The comments from three regional Fed presidents with a vote on setting interest rates will likely solidify expectations that the...
- Analysts have raised the chances of the Fed successfully cutting inflation while avoiding recession, which is also known as a "soft landing"
- Earlier this week, the Fed said robust tourism spending was helping to keep the wheels of the world's largest economy turning
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UN urges age restrictions on Artificial Intelligence in schools
Paris, France - The United Nations called on Thursday for strict rules on the use of AI tools such as viral...
- "Generative AI can be a tremendous opportunity for human development, but it can also cause harm and prejudice," said Audrey Azoulay of UNESCO.
- "It cannot be integrated into education without public engagement, and the necessary safeguards and regulations from governments," he added
IMF, World Bank vow to address climate change threat at G20
The leaders of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank announced that the two institutions will collaborate more closely to...
- "Climate change is a threat to global peace, security, economic stability, and development," IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and WB President Ajay Banga said
- The two leaders said both IMF and WB "need to help all our member countries integrate their climate and development goals"
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WTA Finals to be held in Mexico, says sports body
NEW YORK, US - Cancun will host the WTA Finals October 29-November 5, the WTA announced on Thursday. The Mexican resort...
- The prestigious year-end finale features the top eight singles players and doubles players in the WTA's Race to the WTA Finals.
- The tournament returns to Mexico for the second time in three years, after Guadalajara hosted in 2021.
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$8.7 billion lawsuit in UK accuses Google of stifling competition
It accuses Google of breaching competition law by shutting out mobile search competition and using its market dominance to increase...
- The claim, filed with the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, is seeking around £7 billion ($8.7 billion) in damages on behalf of effectively every consumer in the country
- The lawsuit argues that Google abused its dominant position by tying its Search with other apps and services such as requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install Google Search
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Palestinians flee Gaza City under Israeli bombardment
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Yemen rebels say targeted Israel army site, US warships in Red sea: statement
Yemen's Huthis said they targeted a military site in Israel and attacked two US destroyers in the Red Sea Monday,...
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China vows ‘fight to the end’ as Trump warns 50% more tariffs
China vowed on Tuesday to "fight to the end" against fresh tariffs of 50 percent threatened by US President Donald...
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Netanyahu meets Trump for tariff and Gaza talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, becoming the first foreign leader to...
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Stocks sink again as Trump holds firm on tariffs
Trading floors across the globe were overcome by waves of further selling after last week's sharp losses, with Trump telling...
- Wall Street was wracked by volatile trading, bouncing into positive territory on hopes of a 90-day pause in tariffs, only to sink lower when those were dashed by the White House.
- Trillions of dollars have been wiped off combined stock market valuations in recent sessions. Bitcoin tumbled, while the dollar rebounded after sharp losses last week.
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Turkey’s main opposition leader urges elections ‘in November at the latest’
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Sunday called for expected elections to be held "at the latest in...
- Addressing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, CHP party leader Ozgur Ozel said: "In November at the latest, you will come to confront our candidate,"
- Ozel hailed the demonstrations triggered by last month's arrest of Imamoglu, Istanbul's popular opposition mayor who is widely considered Erdogan's greatest political threat
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Zelensky slams US lack of response to Putin truce rejection
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday lamented the lack of a US response to Russia's refusal to sign "a full,...
- Russia mounted a "massive" missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight that also wounded seven people, Zelensky said
- Ukraine has agreed to an unconditional truce in the more than three-year-long war proposed by the United States