Israeli forces pull out of Jenin after major operation

2 months ago

Jenin was the focal point of IDF raids. BBC Lucy Williamson & Raffi Berg, Jenin and London, September 6 — Israeli forces have withdrawn from Jenin city and its refugee...

China, African countries vow to boost BRI

2 months ago

BEIJING, September 6 — China and African countries will strengthen their high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, said attendees of a high-level meeting of the ongoing 2024 Summit...

China evacuates 400,000 ahead of super typhoon Yagi

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Flights, trains and boats have been suspended for a second day as the super typhoon closes in. Getty Images Hainan, September 6 — China has evacuated some 400,000 people...

At least 17 students killed in Kenya boarding school fire

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Fires are common in Kenyan boarding schools, where many students stay because parents believe it gives them more time to study [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters] Nairobi, September 6 — At...

What killing of Hindu teen by India cow vigilantes tells us about Modi 3.0

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Pawan Pandit, a cow vigilante, stops a truck at a road block near Chandigarh, India [File: Cathal McNaughton/Reuters] New Delhi, September 6 — At about 1am on August 24,...

Hunter Biden makes last-minute guilty plea in tax case

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Hunter Biden (middle) and wife Melissa Cohen Biden leave court. Reuters Washington, September 6 — Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to all nine charges in his federal tax evasion...

School, work are suspended in parts of China as Typhoon Yagi edges closer

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Hong Kong, September 6 — School and work were suspended Thursday in parts of southern China as Typhoon Yagi closed in on an island province with the potential to be...

‘Better together’: Presidents of Egypt, Turkey seek common ground in Ankara

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, met in Cairo after years of fractious relations [File: AP Photo] Ankara, September 5 — Egypt’s...

Macron names Barnier as new prime minister

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Michel Barnier, Les Republicains (LR) French centre-right party presidential primary candidate, attends an interview with Reuters at the party headquarters in Paris. Nov 22, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Paris...

ICC chief prosecutor defends Netanyahu arrest warrant in BBC interview

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Kharim Khan said he was being consistent in seeking arrests of Israeli and Hamas leaders. Reuters London, September 5 — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has...

China’s Xi hails ‘best in history’ Africa ties, pledges military aid

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 5. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images Beijing, September 5 —...

New Māori queen crowned as her father is buried

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Sitting on a carved wooden throne, the new queen was announced at a gathering. Getty Images Sydney, September 5 — A new queen was crowned as the eighth...

9th FOCAC Ministerial Conference held in Beijing

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BEIJING, September 4 — The Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held on Tuesday in Beijing, laying the groundwork for the forthcoming FOCAC Beijing summit. ...

Seven dead in Lviv in fresh wave of strikes on Ukraine

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The Russian attack on Lviv left dozens wounded and damaged dozens of buildings in the centre of the city. REUTERS/Roman Baluk Lviv (Ukraine), September 4 — Seven people, three...

124 killed by traffic accidents in Vietnam in four-day holiday

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HANOI, September 4 — A total of 257 traffic accidents were reported in Vietnam during the National Day holiday from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, killing 124 people and injuring...