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German tourist stabbed to death in Paris ‘terror’ attack
A person known to the French authorities as a radical Islamist with mental health troubles stabbed a German tourist to death and wounded two people in central Paris on Saturday before being arrested, officials said.
The attack took…
Assembly polls: BJP wins back 3 key Indian states
India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party today stormed to power in three key Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the polls outcome would resonate in upcoming…
‘Unimaginable’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has issued a stark warning about the health sector in Gaza, describing the situation as "unimaginable."
He expressed deep concern over the reports of…
Philippines lifts tsunami alert after magnitude 7.4 earthquake
The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan.
There were no initial…
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan replaced as party head
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing myriad charges he says are rigged to keep him from contesting elections next year, was replaced Saturday as head of the party he founded, officials said.
Khan…
Israel bombards southern Gaza
Israeli war planes and artillery bombarded the south of the Gaza Strip yesterday, hitting mosques, homes and close to a hospital, after the collapse of a truce in the nearly two-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.
Residents feared…
Israeli army issues Gaza evacuation zone map
The Israeli army said yesterday that with the resumption of fighting it had published a map to advise Gazans of safe areas for their evacuation.
Its statement linked to an Israeli army website in Arabic showing an Evacuation Zone Map. It…
South Korea launches first spy satellite with SpaceX
A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.
Seoul's reconnaissance satellite,…
Trump gag order reimposed
An appeals court on Thursday reimposed a limited gag order on former president Donald Trump intended to protect court staff at his New York civil fraud trial after a flood of online abuse.
Judge Arthur Engoron had slapped gag order on…
Hamas source says 10 Israeli hostages to be freed Thursday
A Hamas source told AFP that 10 Israeli hostages would be released from the Gaza Strip on Thursday, two of them also holding Russian citizenship, as part of a one-day truce extension.
"All of them are alive," the source said. "Israel…