Egypt floats plan to end Israel, Hamas war
Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said on Monday. The...
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Israeli strike kills 68 in Gaza
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In a troubled world, Christians strive to put aside earthly worries on Christmas Eve
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Brazil arrests top criminal leader Zinho
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Pope Francis blasts weapons industry
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Iran's navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles
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Pakistan frees 290 Baloch activists who protested extrajudicial killings
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Imran's party to challenge intra party polls verdict
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Afghanistan schoolgirls finishing sixth grade in tears
Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on December 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Taliban rule, she is unlikely to step foot in a classroom again. In September 2021, a month after US and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following...
26/11 butcher Hafiz fields candidates in Pak poll
A new political front organisation of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed has fielded candidates for most of the national and provincial assembly constituencies across Pakistan for the February 8 general elections, saying it wants to make the country an Islamic welfare state. Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),...
Chinese Premier Le Qing visits quake-affected areas
Chinese Premier Li Qing has asked the rescue and relief teams to make sure that people in the quake-hit areas live through the winter safely as he visited the affected villages in northwest China. Li visited several villages in Jishishan County of Gansu province as well as Minhe County in...
Nearly 14,000 arrested in crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka
Nearly 14,000 people have been arrested in a week-long crackdown on drug-related activities in Sri Lanka, police said on Sunday. According to an official statement, a special operation was conducted from Dec 17 to 24 which “resulted in the arrest of 13,666 suspects” with 717 of them subjected to further...
Iran summons Russian envoy over statement on disputed islands
Iran summoned Russia’s charge d’affaires after Moscow and Arab countries released a joint statement earlier this week challenging Iran’s claim to disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, state media reported on Sunday. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the Russian envoy was summoned on Saturday and handed a note to...
Furnace blast at nickel plant in Indonesia kills 13, injures 46 others
A smelting furnace exploded on Sunday at a Chinese-owned nickel plant on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 13 workers and injuring dozens of others, police and a company official said. It was the latest in a series of deadly incidents at nickel smelting plants in Indonesia that are part...
Iran’s navy adds sophisticated cruise missiles to its armoury
Iran’s navy on Sunday added domestically produced sophisticated cruise missiles to its arsenal, state TV reported. The TV said both Talaeieh and Nasir cruise missiles have arrived at a naval base near the Indian Ocean in the southern Iranian port of Konarak, some 1,400 kilometers (850 miles) southeast of the...
