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Three crew members killed in Houthi missile attack on cargo ship
A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday killed three of its crew members and forced survivors to abandon the vessel, the U.S. military said. It was the first fatal strike in a campaign…
China Raises Defence Budget 7.2% As It Pushes For Global Heft And Regional Tensions Continue
China on Tuesday announced a 7.2% increase in its defence budget, which is already the world's second-highest behind the United States at 1.6 trillion yuan (USD 222 billion), roughly mirroring the rise of the last year.
Tensions with the…
Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its…
France becomes only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as constitutional right
French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights in France’s constitution, making it the only country to explicitly guarantee a woman’s right to voluntarily terminate a pregnancy.
The historic move…
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti’s main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital. At least five people were dead Sunday.
The jailbreak marked a new low in Haiti’s…
Heavy Winter Rains In Pakistan Kill At Least 37 People, Collapse Buildings And Trigger Landslides
At least 37 people were killed in rain-related incidents across Pakistan in the past 48 hours, authorities said on Sunday.
The rains that have swept across Pakistan have led to the collapse of houses and triggered landslides that blocked…
South Korea has given doctors till tonight to end a strike, or face prosecution
South Korea’s government made a last appeal to junior doctors to end a walkout, with hours left to go before the Thursday deadline on its threats to suspend medical licenses and prosecute the strikers.
Thousands of medical interns and…
Trump is disqualified from Illinois ballot, judge rules
An Illinois state judge on Wednesday barred Donald Trump from appearing on the Illinois’ Republican presidential primary ballot because of his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but she delayed her ruling from…
Michelle Obama, leading choice to replace Joe Biden as presidential candidate: Poll
Nearly half of Democrat voters do not want US President Joe Biden to go into a run-in with his predecessor Donald Trump for the keys to the White House, come November, a new poll has revealed.
Instead, the Democrats want former first…
Dozens killed in attacks on mosque, church in Burkina Faso
Dozens of people have been shot dead at a mosque on the same day that a church was attacked, say the authorities in Burkina Faso.
It was during early-morning prayers that the gunmen surrounded the mosque in Natiaboani town.
“The…