Iran lifts flight restrictions ahead of schedule after grounding all flights for ‘operational restrictions’
All flights from Iran’s airports were canceled on Sunday through 6 a.m. local time on Monday due to “operational restrictions,” though the
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Mother of murdered hostage says Israel did not want this war
Ricarda Louk, the mother of the murdered German-Israeli hostage Shani Louk, has warns against offsetting the victims of the war in the
Glasgow vigil on eve of 7 October attacks anniversary
A vigil to remember the victims of Hamas attacks on Israel has been held in Glasgow ahead of the one-year anniversary of
Three arrested in South Africa over massacre of 18 relatives
South African police have arrested three people in connection with the massacre of 18 relatives that took place in a remote town
Brazilians vote in tense local elections
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians began voting in the first round of local elections on Sunday for mayors, deputy mayors and
Israeli strikes on Gaza mosque and school kill 26, health ministry says
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says 26 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on a mosque and school housing
China claims breakthrough in silicon photonics that could clear technical hurdle
A state-funded semiconductor lab in China said it has achieved a “milestone” in the development of silicon photonics, which could help the
Threshold for violence against Jews is falling
One year after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, the leading organization for Jews in Germany is warning of increasing threats to
A year of blood and anguish: The Mideast war in AP photos
A year of blood and anguish: The Mideast war in AP photos Source link
Maldives president visits India amid trouble in tourist paradise
Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu is expected to seek a bailout during his visit to India this week as the archipelago nation stares
Fresh faces in Mozambique’s poll as independence era leaders bow out
Mozambique is set for a watershed election that will see a change of the presidential guard, with the era of leaders who
Anti-Israeli chants at October 7 anniversary demonstrations in Berlin
Hundreds of people in Berlin staged rallies and demonstrations on Saturday ahead of the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks on
Events held marking one year since start of latest Middle East conflict
Events are being held across Scotland this weekend as the one-year anniversary of the latest Middle East conflict draws near. Thousands attended
More than half a million people displaced in Lebanon
More than half a million people are now displaced in Lebanon, with 285,000 having left the country, the United Nations Office for
Russia’s defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia’s defense industry is short some tens of thousands of skilled laborers. Traditional gender roles limit women’s participation in crucial jobs there,
Video shows fireworks display in Algeria, not Iran’s attack on Israel
Screenshot of false post from X, taken on October 3, 2024 The post circulated one day after Iran launched an attack against
China home sales rise after stimulus measures, state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s home sales rose during the National Day holiday after a string of property stimulus measures to boost the country’s
‘UK warns Israel’ and ‘staff to get more rights’
“Reeves vows to invest, invest, invest” headlines the Financial Times, as the chancellor prepares to boost borrowing to fun a multi-million pound
Police search for man accused of pouring hot coffee on Brisbane baby
[Source] A Chinese national, identified as a 33-year-old man on a student visa, is accused of pouring hot coffee on a 9-month-old
X lost a court battle after trying to claim ‘Twitter ceased to exist’
X has lost a legal fight in Australia in which the company tried to avoid a $400,000 fine by claiming that Twitter
How worried should I be about rising oil prices?
[Getty Images] As the conflict across the Middle East widens, rising oil prices are being closely watched. The cost of oil affects
New French PM confirms tax rises for major companies to plug deficit
France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has proposed €60b ($66b) worth of spending cuts and tax hikes to help shrink the country’s
Pakistan’s SECP considers adoption of IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) is assessing the implementation of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards in Pakistan. This initiative
‘Why Us?’: A Tide of Grief in Lebanon
Many of those killed in the strike had fled other parts of southern Lebanon over the past week, following Israeli evacuation orders,
Old clip shows Nigerian maritime disaster, not Huthi attack on Israeli ship
The Yemen-based Huthi group has been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in what they call a show
Posts circulating in Ethiopia make misleading claims about tensions in the Horn of Africa
Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on September 2, 2024 The clip also reports on a US warning to its citizens in
Joy, fashion fluff and chocolate stuff: Africa’s top shots
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the African continent and beyond: With a week to go before Mozambique’s general
About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand
Flash floods swept through a popular elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of about 100 elephants and trapping
Record-setting number of transgender candidates risk their lives in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Benny Briolly beamed as she strode through the concrete favela alleyway in a snow-white dress, volunteers proudly
Massive blasts in Beirut after renewed Israeli air strikes
Apparent Israeli bombing has caused large explosions just outside Beirut’s international airport during a further night of air strikes targeting Hezbollah in
Mexico Top Court to Consider Request to Review Judicial Reform
(Bloomberg) — Mexico’s Supreme Court agreed to a request by judges and magistrates to consider a review of the judicial overhaul approved
G20 environment ministers back funding for forest conservation
SAO PAULO (AP) — Environment ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Thursday to support the creation of funding sources for
6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican army troops opened fire on a truck carrying migrants from a half dozen countries, and six migrants
Dozens feared dead in Nigeria after boat capsizes
Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on
Scholz says more eastern Germans should hold top jobs in companies
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says more people from the former East Germany should have senior posts in the nation’s company boardrooms. The
Ethiopian politician’s words taken out of context to claim he called for ousting Tigray’s interim leader
Screenshot of the misleading post, taken on October 1, 2024 The post has been shared more than 80 times and has received
Palestinian, Filipino and Mozambican activists and a London research agency given human rights award
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award was awarded Thursday to three activists from the Palestinian territories, the Philippines and Mozambique and
Mexico leader worried about drinking water after Hurricane John
Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday expressed concern about supplies of drinking water in the country’s west after Hurricane John hit
Tracking the violence in Lebanon
Israel has invaded southern Lebanon in a dramatic escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah. The Israeli ground operation began on Monday night,
UN calls Israel’s ban on its top leader a political statement in long-running rift
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations on Wednesday called Israel’s ban on Secretary-General Antonio Guterres entering the country a political statement