11 dead after bus rams into crowd in east China

1 year ago

File photo of a police car from November 2023. AFP JINAN (China), September 3 — Eleven people have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured after a bus ran...

Just two candidates approved to challenge Tunisia president

1 year ago

President Kais Saied, in power since 2019, has been accused of concentrating power into his hands. Reuters Tunis, September 2 — Tunisia's electoral commission has approved just three candidates...

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels target 2 ships in the Red Sea

1 year ago

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. (AP Photo) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, September 20 — Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted two ships in the...

Israelis protest, union calls strike after six more captives killed in Gaza

1 year ago

Israeli protesters rally in Tel Aviv after the bodies of six more captives were found in a Gaza tunnel [Oren Alon/Reuters] Tel Aviv, September 2 — Tens of thousands...

German far right hails 'historic' election victory in east

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The AfD's highly controversial top candidate in Thuringia, Björn Höcke, hailed a "historic victory". Reuters Erfurt (Germany), September 2 — Germany's anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) is celebrating a "historic...

17 bodies found after Russian tourist helicopter crash

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Russia's emergency ministry posted footage of the debris. Reuters Moscow, September 1 — Rescuers in the Russian far-east have found no survivors in the wreckage of a helicopter that...

Israeli forces kill 48 Gazans ahead of polio drive

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OCCUPIED WEST BANK: An Israeli bulldozer drives as a fire breaks out in a fruit market in the city of Jenin amid ongoing Israeli raids, on Saturday.—AFP CAIRO, September...

Russia pounds Kharkiv, Donetsk regions

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File: Kharkiv's residents say they are carrying on with normal life, despite news of a renewed military assault by Russia [Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska/Al Jazeera] Kyiv, September 1 — Ukraine's Kharkiv...

Russia searches for missing helicopter with 22 on board

1 year ago

The Mi-8T is a helicopter designed in the Soviet-era, but remains popular in Russia today. File/Getty Images Kamchatka (Russia) — A search-and-rescue operation has been launched in Russia's far-east...

China and Philippines trade blame as ships collide

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Dearbail Jordan, August 31— China and the Philippines have accused each other of ramming coast guard vessels in a disputed area of the South China Sea. The Philippines has...

Moscow accuses Europe of 'theft' as frozen Russian assets fund Ukraine defense

1 year ago

This photo released by the governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin, in his official Telegram channel, Aug. 26, 2024, shows a damaged building after a drone attack on the...

Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes

1 year ago

A truck bypasses a damaged road after intense flooding caused damage to infrastructure in southwest Yemen. Eissa Ahmed/AP Sanaa (Yemen) August 31 — Severe floods have killed at least 97...

US targets Islamic State in Iraq, killing 15

1 year ago

New York, August 31 — The US says its military forces in Iraq have killed 15 Islamic State (IS) "operatives" in a joint operation with Iraqi Security Forces that targeted...

Workers trapped for days in Thai tunnel found dead

1 year ago

Rescuers detected vital signs early this week, offering hope that the workers could still be alive Kelly Ng & Ryn Jirenuwat, Singapore and Bangkok, August 30 — Three foreign...

Harris defends U-turns and vows to 'turn the page' in first interview

1 year ago

Mike Wendling and Max Matza, August 30 — US Vice-President Kamala Harris defended changing her mind on key issues in her first interview since entering the presidential race. The Democratic...