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Gaza strip: No place for displaced as fighting rages
Palestinians displaced by fighting in the Gaza Strip crowded onto the seashore as Israeli forces continued to battle Hamas fighters in central and southern areas, with health officials reporting at least 22 people killed in strikes…
India for swift end to Ukraine war
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he supports a swift end to the grinding conflict in Ukraine after visiting the war-hit country.
Modi, 73, has trodden a delicate balance between…
Trump says he and Harris have agreed to September 10 TV debate
Donald Trump said Tuesday he had "reached an agreement" for a September 10 debate with Kamala Harris, two days after he threatened to pull out -- although there was no confirmation from the US vice president that a deal had been struck.…
Zelensky vows more ‘retribution’ for Russia in independence address
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more retribution against Russia Saturday and signed a law banning the Moscow branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the country celebrated its third independence day since the Russian…
Telegram CEO arrested in France
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire founder and owner of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris shortly after landing on a private jet late on Saturday and placed in custody, a police source said.…
Harris raises $540m since launching her campaign
Democrat Kamala Harris has raised $540 million in little more than a month since she began her race for US president, with a surge of donations flowing in during the Democratic National Convention last week, her campaign said yesterday.…
US sanctions 400 entities for aiding Russia’s war
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on more than 400 entities and individuals for supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine, the State Department said, including Chinese companies that US officials believe are helping Moscow…
Protesters’ mass arrests leave Venezuelans in fear
Edward Ocariz was cooking lunch at his home in a Caracas slum when police stormed in.
"You're coming with us," officers said, as angry neighbors screamed, "Damn you!"
Ocariz is one of 2,400 people detained since Nicolas Maduro's…
Zelensky vows more ‘retribution’ for Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed more "retribution" against Russia on Ukrainian Independence Day yesterday, as Kyiv and Moscow announced the exchange of 230 prisoners just over two weeks into Ukraine's surprise offensive on Kursk.…
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East: military
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying destroyers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said Wednesday, after the country's defense secretary ordered the strike group to accelerate its speed.
The carrier's…