AFPPalestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp since the Israeli withdrawal say homes and infrastructure have been destroyedPalestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza in recent days have expressed shock at the level of destruction following a three-week Israeli military operation there against Hamas and...
15 hours agoSarah Rainsford,Eastern Europe Correspondent EPA/EFEDonald Tusk is urging people to go out to vote in order to defend themselvesGo to vote if you don’t want to go to war.That’s the stark choice that Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is presenting ahead of the European elections this weekend. His...
The Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world, began erupting on Monday in an area that last erupted a half-century ago, according to the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The fissure system spewing lava extends approximately .6 miles (1 km) in length. The USGS described the...
14 hours agoLeisha Chi-Santorelli,BBC News Culture, @BBCLeishaPenguin Random HouseJames Patterson is one of the world's best-selling authorsJurassic Park author Michael Crichton died from cancer over 15 years ago - now, his unfinished "passion project", about a humanity-threatening volcanic eruption, has been completed by fellow literary giant James Patterson and is...
The mood at the BJP office in Bengaluru is sombre.Karnataka is one of the few states in southern India where the BJP has a strong foothold. In 2019, the party won 28 of the 29 parliament seats in the state. But the Congress party won the state election last year.According...
13 hours agoFarouk Chothia,BBC News, JohannesburgReutersSouth Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) is faced with a tricky dilemma which will determine the future of the country after it spectacularly lost its parliamentary majority in last week's election. Having won only 40% of the vote, the ANC needs to find a...
ReutersStandard Chartered Bank has its headquarters in the City of LondonA British bank that escaped prosecution for money laundering carried out billions of dollars of transactions for funders of terrorist groups, US court papers allege.Standard Chartered, one of the UK’s largest banks, avoided prosecution by the US Department of Justice...
For the leaders of both Hamas and Israel, ending the war in Gaza has become a deadly game of survival.The terms on which the war finally ends could largely determine their political future and their grip on power. For Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, even his physical survival.It’s partly why previous...
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will allow recruits from foreign countries, including the UK, to help grow its ranks.Australia has been struggling with enlistment shortfalls, as it seeks to beef up its armed forces in the face of what it says are growing regional threats.From July, New Zealand nationals who...
CNSAChina's craft displayed the country's flag after finishing its sampling mission - the first time any country has flown a flag on the far side of the moonChina says its lunar probe has successfully taken off from the far side of the moon to begin its journey back to Earth...
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