2018

GB news 24 desk// South Korea’s resumption of small-scale military drills with the United States violated a recent agreement aimed at lowering tensions on the Korean peninsula, North Korean state media said on Monday. About 500 United…

GB news 24 desk// The death toll from a devastating California wildfire has matched that of the deadliest to hit the state, with 29 people killed, a local sheriff said on Sunday (Nov 11). “Today, an additional six human remains were…

GB news 24 desk// Six Palestinians including a local Hamas commander have been killed during an Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say. Israel's military said one if its soldiers had been killed and another…

GB news 24 desk// Turns out, eating Brazil nuts and other varieties of nuts daily may prevent weight gain and provide other cardiovascular benefits. Two separate studies presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific…

GB news 24 desk// Facebook is dropping a requirement for mandatory arbitration of sexual misconduct allegations, acceding to a demand recently pressed by other Silicon Valley tech workers. Google made a similar change, a week after…

GB news 24 desk// The UK needs to "pause and reflect" before doing something "irrevocably stupid" over Brexit, Jo Johnson said a day after quitting as a minister. On BBC Radio 4's Today he called again for another referendum, saying what…

GB news 24 desk// The BNP-led 20-party alliance will come up with its final decision on joining the 11th parliamentary elections within a day or two. Oli Ahmed, president of LDP, one of the components of the 20-party alliance, said…

GB news 24 desk// At least nine people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California, officials say. West of Los Angeles, the Woolsey Fire jumped a major highway and headed into coastal…

GB news 24 desk// Libya's key political players are set to meet global leaders in Italy next week, in the latest bid by major powers to kickstart a long-stalled political process and trigger elections. A summit in Paris in May had…

GB news 24 desk// US-led airstrikes killed at least 26 civilians on Friday in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, state news agency SANA reported. The airstrikes targeted the town of Hajin in the eastern countryside of Deir…