N Korean constitution now calls South 'hostile state'

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Pyongyang, October 17 — North Korea's constitution now defines the South as a "hostile state", according to state media, in the first mention of what Pyongyang's recent constitutional revisions entailed. ...

US bombers target Houthi weapon sites in Yemen

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The US said long-range B2 stealth bombers were involved in the mission. (File photo/BBC) BBC News, October 17 — The Pentagon says the US has carried out what it...

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon

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QANA, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern...

At least 94 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria

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Abuja, Nigeria, October 16 — At least 94 people were killed in northern Nigeria when a crashed tanker exploded near locals who had gathered to retrieve fuel, police told CNN. ...

US gives Israel 30 days to boost Gaza aid or risk cut to military support

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The US says the 1.7 million Palestinians crowded into the al-Mawasi area are at “high risk of lethal contagion.” (Reuters) Washington & London, October 16 — The US has...

Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

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North Carolina (USA), October 16 — Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said...

‘Our neighbours burned alive’: The bombing of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital

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Amani Madi sits in the wreckage of what used to be a makeshift tent for her family in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital compound in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, on October 14,...

Israel kills at least 50 in Gaza, forces encircle northern Jabalia

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CAIRO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened their squeeze around Jabalia in the north of the...

UNSC voices ‘strong concern’ for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their...

Lebanon says 21 killed in air strike in country’s north

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Residents said there was no warning before the strike. (Reuters) Beirut & London, October 15 — At least 21 people have been killed and eight others injured in a...

India and Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations

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Ties between India and Canada have been at an all-time low. (Getty Images) Ottawa, October 15 — India and Canada have expelled their top envoys along with other diplomats...

Pakistan capital in lockdown ahead of regional leaders' meeting

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army and police personnel check motorcyclists on the Constitution Avenue as security has been put on high alert in Red Zone ahead of the SCO summit, on Sunday.—Mohammad...

Chinese PLA conducts joint drill surrounding Taiwan

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The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) holds the Joint Sword-2024B exercises in the Taiwan Straits on October 14, 2024. (Illustration: Courtesy of the PLA Eastern...

Israeli shelling of Gaza school kills at least 15

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At least 50 Palestinians were also injured in the shelling of al-Mufti school in central Gaza. (Getty Images) Jerusalem & London, October 14 — An Israeli attack on a...

Israeli strikes kill a family of 8 in Gaza, destroys a century-old Lebanese market

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in the...