Channel opened for vessels clearing wreckage at bridge collapse site
The US Coast Guard has opened a temporary, alternate channel for vessels involved in clearing debris from the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, part of a phased approach to opening the main shipping channel leading to the vital port, officials said Monday. Crews are undertaking the complicated work...
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Congo appoints its first female PM
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Iran vows retaliation for Israeli strike on Syrian consulate
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Sunak expands free childcare as ‘improving’ sign before election
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Israel clears way to expel Al Jazeera
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Senegal swears in ex-opp figure, recently freed from prison, as new president
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‘Aid workers in Gaza were killed by an unintended strike’
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Kitchen charity halts Gaza ops
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‘BRI implementation plan discussed with China for Nepal’s dev’
Nepal and China have made progress in moving forward with the implementation plan of the Beijing-backed Belt and Road Initiative projects in the Himalayan nation, Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said here on Monday. Shrestha, who is also the Minister for Foreign Affairs, returned home on Monday, after concluding an...
‘Suspects detained in Caucasus linked to Moscow attack’
Russia’s top security agency said on Monday it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers of the Moscow concert hall. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said that on Sunday it detained four suspected members...
Pakistan witnessed 245 terror attacks, counter-terror ops this year: Report
Pakistan witnessed as many as 245 incidents of terror attacks and counter-terror operations during the first quarter of 2024, resulting in 432 fatalities and 370 injuries among civilians, security personnel and rebels, according to a think tank report. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan provinces, both bordering Afghanistan, accounted for over 92...
SL oppn leader seeks details of Indian intel pre-warning of 2019 Easter bombings
The leader of the opposition in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Monday urged the government to disclose the details of Indian intelligence pre-warning the 2019 Easter bombings. Sajith Premadasa, the main opposition leader in Parliament, questioned the government on the sequence of the pre-intelligence warnings issued by India ahead of the...
Bodies of five Chinese personnel flown to Wuhan
The bodies of five Chinese personnel who were killed in a suicide bomb attack in Pakistan have been flown to Wuhan on a special Pakistani military plane on Monday as Beijing planned to step up security measures to protect hundreds of its workers employed in CPEC projects amid increasing attacks...
2 Pak soldiers killed in indiscriminate fire
Unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on a Pakistan Army bomb disposal team near the port city of Gwadar in the restive Balochistan province, killing two soldiers and injuring four others. The bomb disposal team of the Pakistan Army was busy clearing landmines in the Ankara Dam area of Gwadar district...
Voters are unhappy with Erdogan’s govt: Experts
The Turkish opposition made huge gains in local elections, outperforming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and adding to municipalities gained five years ago. Many wonder on Monday if it’s a turning point for the country reeling from economic hardship. The main opposition, the centre-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, kept...
