Thu 24 October 2024: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wednesday met with Pope Francis at the Vatican to discuss shared concerns over global security, according to a statement from the Pentagon. “The two leaders discussed shared concerns over global security challenges and the importance of promoting peace and stability in conflict-affected regions,” the statement said. […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: International support will be needed to shore up and expand Lebanon’s army and rebuild the country’s destroyed infrastructure, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati told at a Paris conference convened amid Israel’s assault on the country, Reuters reports. Mikati said the Lebanese government had decided to recruit more troops and could deploy 8,000 soldiers […]
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Relatives of Palestinian journalist Samer Abu Daqqa, cameraman for Al Jazeera, who was killed during Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza Strip, with press crews next to his wrapped body, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 16 December 2023. EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD Thu 24 October 2024: The network warns Israel against […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: Africa is bearing the brunt of climate change despite producing tiny percentage of global emissions. Global warming intensified the rainy season in many African countries in 2024, sparking deadly floods, according to scientists. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) network said on Wednesday that human-driven climate change, caused by the use of […]
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Thu 24 October 2024: US Treasury Secretary Yellen says Russia will be ‘bear the costs of its illegal war, instead of taxpayers’ in the West. Washington, DC – The White House has announced that the Group of Seven (G7) will offer Ukraine a $50bn loan backed by interests accrued on Russian government assets frozen by the political and […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: Turkey’s interior minister says a number of people are dead and wounded after an attack on the premises of the Turkish aerospace and defence company TUSAS. Ali Yerlikaya did not provide further details on the attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries, located on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara. “A terrorist attack […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday reported a “large-scale” cyberattack on its resources ahead of a press briefing. “Specialists are working to restore the functionality of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s resources in connection with a large-scale DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack,” Maria Zakharova, the ministry spokeswoman, told the state news agency Tass. Indicating […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the country’s nuclear forces to maintain heightened readiness, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Kim made the call during a visit to North Korea’s strategic missile bases, accompanied by senior officials, including his sister, Kim Yo Jong, according to the Korean Central News Agency […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: About 7 million people remain internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to ongoing conflict and disasters, the UN migration agency said. The internal displacement overview report of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) said there were 6.9 million people displaced in the DR Congo between June and […]
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Wed 23 October 2024: Restricted-format talks of the BRICS economic group began on day two of the bloc’s summit in the Russian city of Kazan on Wednesday. The meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin began with an address to BRICS leaders, including those of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, who are […]
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