Israeli strikes on Lebanon causing ‘carnage’, health minister says

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Israel has launched more than 1,000 air strikes on Lebanon over the past two days. (Getty Images) Beirut, London, September 25 — Lebanon’s health minister has said what is...

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep

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A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but Afghan girls do not have such freedoms under the Taliban, Streep says. (EPA) New York, September...

India confirms first mpox case in current outbreak

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The virus with the new strain has been detected in a man from Kerala state. (Getty Images) Kerala, September 24 — India has reported its first case with the...

Israeli air strikes kill 492 people in Lebanon

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Beirut, September 24 — At least 492 people have been killed in intense and wide-ranging Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, the country’s health ministry says, in the deadliest...

Israeli strikes kill more than 270 in Lebanon

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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Kfar Rouman village, as seen from Marjayoun town, south Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli...

Israel mounts airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, tells citizens to evacuate

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People walk at a beach as smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre. Sep 23, 2024....

Why 'Comrade Kamala' memes are spreading among Latino exiles

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BBC News, September 23 — In Latino exile communities across the country, a question is being asked: is Kamala Harris really a communist? The vice-president has been the subject...

Six dead after record rain causes floods in Japan

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The cities of Wajima and Suzu are among the hardest hit by the deluge. (Getty Images) Tokyo, September 23 — Six people have been killed and 10 others are...

Sri Lanka swears in new left-leaning president

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake offered voters a break with the established political order. (Getty Images) Colombo, September 23 — Sri Lanka's new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been sworn into...

Sri Lanka election results: Dissanayake declared winner

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Colombo, September 22 — Anura Kumara Dissanayake has been declared the winner of the presidential election, according to the Election Commission of Sri Lanka. For the first time...

Four dead and dozens hurt in Alabama mass shooting

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Police have sealed off the scene of Saturday night's shooting in Birmingham, Alabama. (Reuters) Alabama, September 22: At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in a...

Sri Lanka election goes to historic second count

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Saturday's election is widely regarded as a referendum on economic reforms meant to put the country on the road to recovery. (EPA) Colombo, September 22 — For the first...

At least 30 killed in Iran coal mine blast

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Tehran, September 22 — An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 30 people and injured another 17, Iranian state television reported on Sunday. ...

Left-leaning candidate set to become Sri Lanka's new president

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Sri Lanka's elections is widely regarded as a referendum on economic reforms meant to put the country on the road to recovery. (EPA) Colombo, September 22 — Anura Kumara...

Atishi takes oath as new Delhi CM

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NEW DELHI, September 21 — Senior AAP leader Atishi was administered oath as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi by Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Saturday. Saxena administered...