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Thu, 03 Oct 2024

Donald Trump's wife Melania supports abortion rights despite his opposing stance

Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump is joined on stage by wife Melania after he finished giving his acceptance speech on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention , at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, on July 18, 2024. — ReutersIn an upcoming... ...
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Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to visit North Carolina, Georgia after Hurricane Helene

US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris walk to deliver remarks on gun violence in America, at the White House in Washington, US on September 26, 2024. — ReutersUnited States President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are scheduled to... ...
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Wed, 02 Oct 2024

Malala Yousafzai pledges more emergency grants for children in Gaza

Gaza children travelling in search of safety on a truck and Malala Yousafzai addresses a session. — Reuters/FileThe world's youngest Nobel Laureate and global girls’ education rights advocate, Malala Yousafzai, announced another batch of emergency grants for charities working to... ...
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Wed, 02 Oct 2024

JD Vance, Tim Walz clash in VP debate overshadowed by Donald Trump

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance shake hands as they attend a debate hosted by CBS in New York, US, October 1, 2024. — ReutersNEW YORK: As presidential elections in the United States inch closer,... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

More than 20 feared dead after school bus catches fire in Thailand capital

A police officer takes photographs as he inspects the back of a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on October 1, 2024. — AFPMore than 20 were feared dead after a school bus carrying 38 children and six teachers caught fire following... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

'Modi-backed business magnets Adani, Ambani destroy employment system': Gandhi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian National Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi. — AFP/Reuters/File Firing a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the premier helped Adani and Ambani destroy... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

IIOJK enters third and final round of elections

People wait in a line to vote outside a polling station, during the third and final phase of the assembly election, in north Kashmir's Bandipora district October 1, 2024. BARAMULLA, INDIA: The Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday entered the third and final round of... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Ex-US president Jimmy Carter to celebrate historic 100th birthday in hometown

Former US president Jimmy Carter attends a tribute service for his wife former first lady Rosalynn Carter, at Glenn Memorial Church in Atlanta, Georgia, US, November 28, 2023. — ReutersFormer United States president Jimmy Carter turned 100 years old on Tuesday, etching his name in history as... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Japan's PM Ishiba 'committed' to strengthen military amid rising tensions

Japanese Prime Minister and newly elected leader of ruling Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba attends a press conference after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on September 27, 2024. — AFP Japan's parliament officially elected former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday to... ...
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Tue, 01 Oct 2024

Hurricane Helene death toll soars to 130

A drone view shows houses in a damaged area, following the passing of Hurricane Helene, in Swannanoa, North Carolina, US, September 29, 2024. — ReutersVALDOSTA: The death toll from a devastating storm that battered the southeastern United States climbed to at least 130 on Monday, as the... ...
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Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Nepal floods death toll soars to 209

Security force members use an inflatable raft to bring residents to safety from a flooded area near the bank of the overflowing Bagmati River following heavy rains, in Kathmandu, Nepal on September 28, 2024. — ReutersKATHMANDU: Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital picked through... ...
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Mon, 30 Sep 2024

Hurricane Helene kills at least 90 in US; homes and memories washed away

An aerial view of debris of damaged houses are seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. —AFPNORTH CAROLINA: The Southeastern US began a huge cleanup and recovery effort on Sunday as the death toll climbed towards 100 after Hurricane Helene... ...
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Sun, 29 Sep 2024

Nepal rain death toll hits 170, triggers nationwide school closures

People stranded at the Tribhuwan Highway look on as rescue personnel work to retrieve the bodies of the victims from a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Dhading, Nepal on September 29, 2024. — ReutersKATHMANDU: Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods... ...
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Sun, 29 Sep 2024

Who will be Nasrallah's successor as Hezbollah chief?

The head of Hezbollah's Executive Council Hashem Safieddine attends the funeral of members of the fighter group in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. —AFPBEIRUT: The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes in a Beirut suburb has put the spotlight on the man... ...
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Sun, 29 Sep 2024

World leaders condemn assassination of Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah

Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs November 14, 2013. — ReutersRenowned global leaders on late Saturday expressed their deepest condolences and condemned the assassination of... ...
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Sat, 28 Sep 2024

Who was Hezbollah's chief, Hassan Nasrallah?

Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addresses his supporters during a religious procession to mark Ashura in Beirut's suburbs on November 14, 2013. — ReutersLebanon's Hezbollah movement has been a powerful domestic and regional force, politically and militarily, but the... ...
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Sat, 28 Sep 2024

Hurricane Helene kills at least 33 in southeastern US

The Laurel Fork Road bridge sits destroyed from flood waters raging in the Upper Laurel Fork creek after Tropical Storm Helene struck, in Vilas, North Carolina, US September 27, 2024. — ReutersATLANTA: Tropical Storm Helene brought life-threatening flooding to the Carolinas on Friday after... ...
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Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Afghan embassy in London closes after Taliban govt cuts ties

A photograph shows a notice stating “The Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan is closed” left on the railings outside the Afghanistan Embassy in west London on September 27, 2024. — AFPLONDON: Afghanistan's embassy in London closed on Friday after the Taliban... ...
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Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Sayeeda Warsi resigns as Conservative Party whip

UK politician Sayeeda Warsi poses for a photo while drinking coconut water. — X/ @SayeedaWarsiLONDON: Sayeeda Warsi, a former cabinet minister and co-chairwoman of the Conservative Party, resigned from her position as the party's whip in the House of Lords following an investigation into her... ...
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Thu, 26 Sep 2024

Sheikh Hasina's ouster stirs hope for misery-stricken Rohingya in Bangladesh

A Rohingya refugee shopkeeper waits for customers in a market at a refugee camp in Ukhia on September 12, 2024. — AFPLast month's ouster of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina has brought hope and encouragement for the future to millions of Rohingya refugees enduring years of... ...
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Thu, 26 Sep 2024

Canada PM Trudeau survives no-confidence vote but remains on thin ice

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at a Ukraine Compact initiative on the sidelines of the NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, on July 11, 2024. — AFPOTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday survived a vote of no... ...
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Trump briefed on alleged assassination threats by Iran, says his campaign

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump makes a campaign speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre Civic Centre in Savannah, Georgia, US, September 24, 2024. — ReutersWASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was briefed on Tuesday by US intelligence... ...
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Quito mayor sounds alarm over 'critical' wildfire threatening Ecuadorean capital

A man covers his mouth with his shirt as a hill burns behind him during a wildfire in Quito on September 24, 2024. — AFPThe mayor of Quito, the capital of Ecuador, warned that the city was facing a "critical" situation as clouds of ash and smoke from five simultaneous wildfires... ...
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Iran's Pezeshkian says Tehran ready to work with world powers to resolve nuclear standoff

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. —Reuters NEW YORK: Iran is ready to end its nuclear standoff with the West, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the United Nations... ...
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Harris leading Trump marginally in latest CNN/SSRS poll

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. — Reuters/file Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump remain deadlocked among likely voters ahead of the November 5 election, a CNN/SSRS poll released Tuesday showed.The survey, conducted September... ...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024

At UN, Biden calls for diplomatic solutions to calm global tensions

US President Joe Biden addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024. — ReutersUS President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia's war in Ukraine has failed and... ...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Zelenskiy wants Democrats to win US elections: Trump

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, US, September 23, 2024. — Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wanted the Democrats to win... ...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Small tsunami hits Japan's remote Izu islands after magnitude 5.9 earthquake

A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — AFP/FileTOKYO: Japan's remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an unpopulated island farther south in the Pacific Ocean.A tsunami of 50... ...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Russia produced most AI content to influence presidential vote: US official

Poll workers with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, work to setup early voting equipment at the Seffner-Mango Branch Library in Seffner, Florida, US, August 2, 2024. — ReutersRussia has generated the most AI-driven content aimed at influencing the upcoming US... ...
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Tue, 24 Sep 2024

Trump leads Kamala in these three key states, NYT poll shows

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, US, September 21, 2024. — ReutersRepublican Donald Trump is leading among likely voters in the key battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, and North Carolina,... ...
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