Pakistanis and Indian among six killed in shooting near Oman mosque
Six people, including a policeman, have been killed and 28 others injured in a rare shooting attack near a Shia mosque in
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Secret ‘sky island’ rainforest saved by new discoveries
Perched on a remote mountain top and surrounded by lowlands, Mabu is what’s known as a “sky island” and is the largest
‘Hellishly hot’ southern Europe bakes under heat wave, worst still to come as temperatures top 104F
ROME (AP) — The Italian health ministry placed 12 cities under the most severe heat warning Tuesday as a wave of hot
Baby ‘saved from traffickers’ was borrowed by charity for photos
An ex-police officer who claims to save children from human traffickers has faked stories to raise money for his charity, the BBC
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi not present for BJP parliamentarian’s constitution question
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on July 5, 2024 The same video was also shared elsewhere on X as well
North Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South Korea in November, Seoul says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s spy agency said Tuesday that a North Korea diplomat based in Cuba has fled to
Germany eyes cooperation with W Africa to counter Sahel instability
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Senegal on Monday in an effort to intensify cooperation with West Africa’s democracies in order
Three held after shots heard in refugee centre in southern Germany
A special police task force detained three people in a refugee centre in southern Germany on Monday after hearing what appeared to
Lamborghini Urus Loses Tires, Keeps Driving on Rims in 120-MPH Police Chase
Lamborghini Urus Drives on Rims in Hi-Speed ChaseYork Regional Police / YouTube The Lamborghini Urus is an impressive second take on an
Thailand is set to roll out a controversial $13.8 billion handout plan in digital money to citizens
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister said Monday that eligible businesses and individuals can register from August for digital cash handouts, a
Argentina economy snapshot: faltering recovery after plateau
By Hernan Nessi BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s battered economy is expected to plateau and begin a fluctuating recovery in the second
Kenyan police relocated following body parts discovery
Officers at a police station near a rubbish dump where dismembered body parts were found have been transferred, Kenya’s acting inspector general
Cocked rifles and infrared cameras along Cyprus buffer zone stoke tensions that could spread farther
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The clang of unseen assault rifles being cocked carries across the United Nations-controlled buffer zone in ethnically cleaved
Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
FILE – Peru’s jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the
Kagame seeks fourth term as Rwandan president
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say
Hamas claims military chief survived Israeli strike
MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks continue and the group’s military commander is in good health, a
New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar’s northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene
BANGKOK (AP) — Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the
UK Foreign Secretary visits Israel and West Bank and calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The new British foreign secretary called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza during a visit to Israel
Italian tax police free 33 Indian workers from ‘slave-like’ conditions on farms
ROME (AP) — Italy’s tax police said Saturday they had freed 33 Indian farm workers from “slave-like working conditions” in the northern
Rwanda’s 99% man who wants to extend his three decades in power
There is very little room for improvement for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame in Monday’s election after getting almost 99% of the vote
Thousands of Israelis take to streets demanding a hostage deal
Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Saturday, demanding an agreement that would allow around 120 hostages still held
I stepped on a bomb in Afghanistan. Blind running saved my life
Wali Noori was working as an interpreter for the British Army in Afghanistan in 2009 when he stepped on an explosive device.
Far-right AfD aims to achieve more than 40% in German regional vote
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has set a target of 40% or more of the vote for the elections to the
Lukashenko sees easing of tensions on the border with Ukraine
Belarusian ruler Alexander Lukashenko has hinted at easing tensions on the border with Ukraine. During a visit to troops in the border
Hamas-run health ministry says 71 killed in Israeli strike targeting military chief
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 71 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated
Missing Polish coal miner found alive more than two days after an earthquake
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A miner who went missing after an earthquake shook Poland’s Rydultowy coal mine has been found alive more
Children killed in Nigeria school collapse
Twenty-two children have died and at least 132 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local
Pakistan reaches new $7 billion loan deal with IMF
Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement for a new $7 billion loan deal, the International Monetary Fund said Friday, the country’s latest
Lamborghini Hosts Exclusive 3-Day Italian Driving Tour for Supercar Owners
Read the full story on Modern Car Collector Lamborghini Hosts Exclusive 3-Day Italian Driving Tour for Supercar Owners Lamborghini’s Esperienza Giro provided
Poland’s centrist government suffers defeat in vote on liberalizing abortion law
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his centrist coalition government suffered a bitter defeat Friday in parliament, where
North Korea executed 30 teenagers for watching South Korean dramas: reports
North Korea executed 30 middle schoolers for watching South Korean dramas, according to reports. The shows were reportedly stored on USBs that
American tourist dies after sudden illness during excursion on Sicily’s Mount Etna, rescuers say
ROME (AP) — A 55-year-old American tourist died after being taken ill during an excursion on the southern side of Mount Etna,
French rugby players to be charged as rape accuser hospitalized
Two French international rugby players accused of raping and beating an Argentine woman — who has since been hospitalized — will be
Australian army private and her husband accused of spying for Russia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian army private and her husband are accused of spying for Russia in the first charges brought
Stoltenberg bashes China for creeping closer to NATO
NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday upped the ante against China’s alignment with Russia, criticizing Beijing for “oppressing its own people” and
Pentagon says operations at temporary Gaza pier will soon end
A temporary dock for humanitarian aid set up by the US military on the coast of the Gaza Strip will soon cease
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announces re-election campaign
FILE – Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune delivers a speech during an inauguration ceremony in the presidential palace, in Algiers, Algeria, on Dec.
Kenyan president fires ministers after anti-tax protests
Kenyan President William Ruto has dismissed with “immediate effect” all his ministers and the attorney-general, following the recent deadly protests that led
South Africa’s Cape Town is hit by more storms, with 4,500 people displaced by floods and damage
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by more storms Thursday
German president to open memorial at former East German women’s jail
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to inaugurate a new memorial site on Thursday commemorating those incarcerated in the notorious Hoheneck women’s