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Fighting Intensifies on Myanmar’s Border With Bangladesh
International —7 June, 2024 16:49
Fighting has intensified along Rakhine State’s border with Bangladesh in southern Maungdaw Township as the Arakan Army (AA) attacks border guard police…

Boeing launches long-delayed astronaut capsule
The American Boeing company has launched its Starliner capsule…
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Torrent of volcanic mudflow hits Philippine village
Heavy rain washed volcanic mud and debris through a village…


Lebanese soldiers shoot gunman firing at US embassy
Lebanese soldiers have shot and captured a man who fired at the US embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, according to Lebanon's military. Local media reported that gunfire was exchanged…
Modi responds to Muizzu’s wish
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the BJP-led NDA's third consecutive victory in the Lok Sabha election, even as the ties…
Nitish flies with INDIA ally amid tension
As leaders of both NDA and INDIA alliances fly to Delhi to hold meetings on the way forward post Lok Sabha results, Nitish Kumar and his former ally, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will…
US House passes proposal sanctioning top war-crimes court
The US House passed legislation Tuesday that would sanction International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The 247-155 vote…
Modi for scripting new chapters in third term
Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will write new chapters in decision-making in its third term, and this is ‘Modi’s Guarantee’,…

BBC India reporters on why some voters said no to Modi
When Narendra Modi set his sights on a barnstorming victory - 400 out of 543 seats for his alliance - few scoffed at the ambition. After all, the Indian prime minister and his BJP…

Israeli strikes kill 11 overnight in Gaza, including a family of 3
Palestinian health officials in the Gaza Strip said Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people overnight into Tuesday, including a family of three in the built-up Bureij refugee camp…
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Chang'e-6 is just the tip of China's ambitions for the Solar System
China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft has landed on the unexplored far-side of the Moon and then re-launched from the lunar surface carrying precious soil samples. The probe touched down nearly…

UK's Sunak prepares for first TV debate amid 'election crisis'
Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hunkered down Tuesday as he prepared to go head-to-head with Labour opposition leader Keir Starmer in the first televised debate of the UK general…

Military training plane crashes in Turkey, killing its 2 pilots
A military plane crashed during training on Tuesday, killing its two pilots on board, Turkey’s defense ministry announced. The SF-260D training plane crashed into an agricultural…

Mexican mayor killed day after Sheinbaum presidential win
The mayor of a town in western Mexico was killed on Monday, the regional government said, barely 24 hours after Claudia Sheinbaum was elected the Latin American country's first woman…

Could a housing revolution transform Canadian cities?
Angela Jiang says she is much happier since she moved out of a high-rise apartment building. She used to live on the 68th floor of a condo tower in downtown Toronto, but five years…

Gaza ceasefire plan turns into deadly game of survival
For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival. The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political…

Trump joins TikTok despite previously wanting ban
Donald Trump has joined TikTok, despite attempting to ban it on national security grounds during his presidency. In 2020 he signed a presidential executive order attempting to ban…