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Thousands march against antisemitism in London
Tens of thousands of people have marched through central London at a demonstration against antisemitism.
Organisers estimated 100,000 took part in the first march of its kind since the Israel-Gaza war began, including former Prime…
Former England manager dies aged 80 after a long illness
Former England manager Terry Venables has died at the age of 80 after a long illness.
Venables managed England from 1994 to 1996, most notably leading them to the semi-finals of Euro 96 on home soil.
A former England player, he also…
Cargo ship sinks off Greek island
A Comoros-flagged cargo ship with 14 people on board has sunk off the island of Lesbos in gale-force winds, the Greek coastguard said yesterday, prompting a major rescue operation. A navy helicopter picked up one crew member of the RAPTOR…
Israel-Hamas truce enters final day with talk of extension
The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, with Hamas saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack.
The pause that began Friday…
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of Malaysia, France, Germany
China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world's second-largest economy in a bid to give a boost to post-pandemic tourism.
From December 1…
Hamas delays second release of hostages, demands aid to northern Gaza
The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay Saturday's scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern Gaza.
Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases…
WHO voices concern over fate of Gaza hospital chief
The World Health Organization voiced concern on Friday about the fate of the head of Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, whom Israeli forces detained over the facility's alleged use by Hamas.
The WHO said in a statement that the chief of…
Russia must rival Western AI: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that the West had a "dangerous" monopoly over artificial intelligence and Russia needed to rival "biased" Western chatbots with its own technology.
The race to develop AI has heated up since the…
Gazans fill streets, head home as truce begins
With children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs , thousands of displaced Gazans headed home yesterday as a four-day Israel-Hamas truce began.
The din of war was replaced by the horns of…
N Korea scraps military deal with South
North Korea said yesterday it would deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons on its border with the South, a day after Seoul suspended part of a 2018 military accord between the two Koreas in a protest over Pyongyang's launch of a spy…