Indonesians leave homes near erupting volcano, airport closes
Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at least five large eruptions Wednesday, causing the...
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‘Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger’
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Juror dismissed from Trump hush money trial as prosecutors seek to hold ex-Prez in contempt
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Sydney shopping mall reopens after stabbings
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UAE struggles to recover after heaviest rainfall
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UN agency in Gaza battles Israel's dissolution demand
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EU leaders mull tougher sanctions against Iran
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EU official urges G7 to expand Iran sanctions
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US, UK impose new curbs on Iran
The US and UK on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that...
Solomon Islanders cast votes in election shaping ties with China
Voting has closed across Solomon Islands on Wednesday in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the Chinese navy gaining a foothold in the region. The Solomon Islands’ closer...
‘US mulling options to monitor N Korea’
n The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the UN system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, the American ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday. Russia last month vetoed a UN resolution in a move...
Taliban suspend TV stations in Af for neglecting Islamic value
The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to “consider national and Islamic values.” An official from the Information Ministry’s Media Violations Commission, Hafizullah Barakzai, said a court will investigate files on the two Kabul-based stations. Noor TV and Barya TV cannot operate until...
US navy flies aircraft through Taiwan Strait after rare US-China talk
The US 7th Fleet said a Navy P-8A Poseidon flew through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, a day after US and Chinese defense chiefs held their first talks since November 2022 in an effort to reduce regional tensions. The patrol and reconnaissance plane “transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace”, the...
Lanka Easter bombing victims to be honoured
(): Over 200 Catholic devotees who lost their lives in the Easter suicide bombings in 2019 would be honoured as “heroes of faith”, head of the local church Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said here on Wednesday. As many as 270 people, including 11 Indians, were killed on April 21, 2019, when...
UK lawmakers back landmark bill to phase out smoking
n The British government’s plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party. The bill, a key policy announced by Sunak last year, would make it illegal...
