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Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis

International —2 July, 2024 05:56

The Israeli army ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis on Monday, a sign that troops are likely to launch a new ground assault…

Israel orders Palestinians to flee Khan Younis

US military rebuilds runway on World War site

A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on…

US military rebuilds runway on World War site
France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party holds a clear…

France’s far right leads in first round of elections, exit polls

Friends defend Biden

Friends defend Biden

A new poll suggests that some Democratic voters are increasingly concerned about whether Joe Biden is mentally fit to serve as president after a shaky debate performance on Thursday.…

Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya

Fighting rages in Gaza's Shujaiya

Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City’s Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas’s command structure dismantled in the northern…

Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come

Greece fighting dozens of wildfires braces for worse to come

A large wildfire broke out southeast of Athens on Sunday afternoon, amid warnings that the worst of the summer heat is yet to come. Accustomed to scorching summers, Greece faces a…

China opens Shenzhen-Zhongshan link with world records

China opens Shenzhen-Zhongshan link with world records

China opened the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Link in Guangdong Province, south China, on Sunday, with trial operations scheduled to commence at 3 p.m. The 24-kilometer passage starts at the…

Junta’s loss of control of Rakhine worries India

Junta’s loss of control of Rakhine worries India

India, one of the Bumese junta’s closest allies, has urged the regime to protect its assets in the west of the country as fighting rages there between junta troops and ethnic…

US, Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel

US, Europe warn Lebanon's Hezbollah to ease strikes on Israel

U.S., European and Arab mediators are pressing to keep stepped-up cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah militants from spiraling into a wider Middle East war…

Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate

Biden vows to fight on in first speech after Trump debate

US President Joe Biden has hit back at criticism over his age, telling supporters in a fiery speech that he will win re-election in November after a poor debate performance fuelled…

Kenya anti-govt protests claim 30 lives

Kenya anti-govt protests claim 30 lives

At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch monitor said Saturday.…

US has sent Israel thousands of bombs

US has sent Israel thousands of bombs

The Biden administration has sent to Israel large numbers of munitions, including more than 10,000 highly destructive 2,000-pound bombs and thousands of Hellfire missiles, since the…

Saeed Jalili leads Iran presidential polls

Saeed Jalili leads Iran presidential polls

Early results in Iran's presidential election put hard-liner Saeed Jalili slightly ahead Saturday, followed closely behind by reformist Masoud Pezeshkian. The early results, reported…

Only 17pc of improve life target archivable by 2030

Only 17pc of improve life target archivable by 2030

The United Nations warned Friday that only 17 percent of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline.…

China expert Vikram new Indian foreign secretary

China expert Vikram new Indian foreign secretary

Vikram Misri, the deputy national security adviser and a former ambassador to China, will be the foreign secretary from mid-July. He will take charge from Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who is…

Iran votes in snap poll for new president

Iran votes in snap poll for new president

Iranians voted Friday in a snap election to replace the late hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi, with the race's sole reformist candidate vowing to seek 'friendly relations' with the…

Trump evades debate questions on accepting election results

Trump evades debate questions on accepting election results

Donald Trump has refused to explicitly say whether he will accept the result of November's US presidential election. During his first debate with President Joe Biden on Thursday, Trump…