Israel strikes Iran, risk of Mideast wars escalates

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel pounded Iran with a series of airstrikes early Saturday, saying it was targeting military sites in retaliation for the barrage of ballistic missiles the Islamic...

Israeli strikes kill 38 in south Gaza, as medics say troops raid hospital in north

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Rescue workers say the strikes in Khan Younis hit at least two family homes. (Reuters) BBC News, October 25 — At least 38 people have been killed in Israeli...

Three Lebanese journalists killed in Israeli strike

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The compound contained vehicles clearly marked as press. (Reuters) Beirut, October 25 — Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building known to be housing...

King refers to 'painful aspects of past' in Commonwealth speech

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Samoa, October 25 — The King has said "the most painful aspects of our past continue to resonate", in a speech to Commonwealth leaders after the issue of reparations for...

Venezuela vents its anger at Brazil's Brics snub

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Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro was welcomed as a guest by Vladimir Putin - but he left empty-handed. (Getty Images) BBC News, October 25 — Venezuela has criticised Brazil's decision to...

BRICS summit concludes hailing its role as counterbalance to the West

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Kazan (Russia), October 25 — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday presided over a closing session of a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, hailing its role as a...

Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 17

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people on Thursday, nearly...

India evacuates thousands of people, shuts schools as tropical storm nears

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New Delhi, October 25 — Indian authorities have shut schools, evacuated hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled trains in parts of the country as rescue teams braced on Thursday for...

What led to Modi and Xi meeting and thaw in ties

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for the first time since the 2020 deadly border clashes. (Reuters) BBC News, October 24 — Four years...

Tropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 people dead

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on Thursday left at least 24 people dead, swept away cars and...

Commonwealth leaders to defy UK on slavery reparations

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said this week he wants to discuss current challenges with Commonwealth leaders, especially climate change, rather than the past. (PA Media) BBC News, October...

It could take 350 years for Gaza to rebuild, UN report says

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United Nations, October 24 — United Nations agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel's offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive...

Lebanon local official says 19 killed in Israeli strike on family's home

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Teffahta is a village in Sidon district, in southern Lebanon (File/Tefffahtacom/Facebook) Beirut, October 24 — At least 19 people, including six women and five children, were killed in an...

Hashem Safieddine, presumed successor of Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike

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TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli jets struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday, sending up large clouds of black smoke, while Hezbollah confirmed that a top official...

Tunisia’s president inaugurated for a second term

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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has been inaugurated for a second term, following a monthslong crackdown and string of arrests against his political opponents. Weeks after...