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Trump rushed to safety, and suspect held

International —16 September, 2024 14:21

Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course on Sunday afternoon, and a 'potential suspect'…

Trump rushed to safety, and suspect held

Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit

 Iran on Saturday blasted a new research satellite into…

Iran says new research satellite launched into orbit
Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

Myanmar's junta chief made a rare request Saturday for foreign…

Myanmar junta makes rare request for foreign aid to cope with deadly floods

E-passport launched for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi

E-passport launched for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi

The e-passport services for Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia have been inaugurated at the Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh.   SM Rakibullah, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy,…

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233

Vietnam typhoon death toll rises to 233

The death toll in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi in Vietnam climbed to 233 on Friday as rescue workers recovered more bodies from areas hit by landslides and flash floods, state media…

Trump rules out new Harris debate as swing state fight resumes

Trump rules out new Harris debate as swing state fight resumes

 Donald Trump said Thursday he would not take part in another debate with Kamala Harris, as the White House rivals headed back to battleground states that are set to decide a…

Russia can end war now, says PM as Putin warns West

Russia can end war now, says PM as Putin warns West

Russia started the conflict in Ukraine and can end it "straight away”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. It comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Moscow would regard…

Peru's polarising ex-president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

Peru's polarising ex-president Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

Peru's former president Alberto Fujimori, who ruled his country with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at age 86 in the…

Harris and Trump ride debate buzz into election sprint

Harris and Trump ride debate buzz into election sprint

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set out Wednesday to ride the momentum from their high-stakes White House debate into the two-month final sprint to November as they sought to mop up…

Kim vows to make nuclear force for combat with US

Kim vows to make nuclear force for combat with US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, state media reported Tuesday. The…

40 killed, 60 wounded in Israeli strike on humanitarian zone

40 killed, 60 wounded in Israeli strike on humanitarian zone

Gaza's civil defence agency said early Tuesday that a strike on the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in the Palestinian territory's main southern city of Khan Yunis killed 40 people and…

Israel strikes on Syria kill 14

Israel strikes on Syria kill 14

  Syrian state media said Monday that overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 14 people in central Hama province, raising an earlier toll of five dead and 19 wounded. "The number…

Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile

Venezuelan presidential opposition candidate heads for Spanish exile

Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia was on Sunday heading into exile in Spain aboard a military aeroplane after the South American country's government afforded him…

Zelensky meets Meloni in Italy

Zelensky meets Meloni in Italy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday, her office said, as he presses allies for more weapons in his country's fight against…

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin after major operation

Israeli forces pull out of Jenin after major operation

Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin city and its refugee camp in the occupied West Bank after a major nine-day operation there. The area - a stronghold of militants and with a…

At least 17 children killed in Kenya school fire: police

At least 17 children killed in Kenya school fire: police

At least 17 pupils have died after a fire ripped through their school dormitory in central Kenya, police said Friday. "There are 17 fatalities from this incident and there are also others who were taken to hospital with serious injuries," police spokesperson Resila Onyango.  

Harris gears up for debate as Trump talks economy

Harris gears up for debate as Trump talks economy

Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Thursday, where she will reportedly spend five days preparing for next week's presidential…

China gifting 2 warships to Cambodia

China gifting 2 warships to Cambodia

Cambodia's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving its navy two warships of the type it has had docked for months at a strategically important base being expanded with…