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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth on Tuesday, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.
Their SpaceX…
Lebanon and Syria agree on ceasefire after deadly cross-border clashes
Lebanon’s Defence Minister Michel Menassa and his Syrian counterpart Murhaf Abu Qasra agreed on a ceasefire, the Lebanese and Syrian defence ministries said in statements on Monday, as cross-border clashes in the last two days left 10 dead.…
Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital
Peru’s president declared a state of emergency in the capital Monday and ordered the deployment of soldiers to help police address a surge of violence, amid widespread outcry a day after the killing of a popular singer.
President Dina…
Iran’s President to Trump: I will not negotiate, ‘do whatever the hell you want’
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not negotiate with the U.S. while being threatened, telling President Donald Trump to “do whatever the hell you want”, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
“It is unacceptable for us that…
More than 100 passengers rescued from Pakistan train attack
Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying more than 400 passengers and taken a number of them hostage, military sources told the BBC on Tuesday.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar…
Pope Francis no longer in danger due to pneumonia, remains hospitalized
Doctors said Monday that Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia but have decided to keep him hospitalised for several more days to receive treatment.
In a late update, the doctors said the…
Philippines’ ex-President Rodrigo Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war’, government…
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila’s main airport on Tuesday, the government said.
The ICC has said it would pursue an…
Mark Carney wins race to replace Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister
Former central banker Mark Carney won the race to become leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as prime minister, official results showed on Sunday.
Carney will take over at a tumultuous time in Canada,…
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolts Afghanistan
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolted Afghanistan on Monday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.
In a post on…
Clashes in Syria between government forces and Assad loyalists kill more than 200
Fighters siding with Syria’s new government stormed several villages near the country’s coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad, a war monitor…