Thu 01 August 2024: Prosecutors in the United Kingdom have charged a 17-year-old with murder and attempted murder following a knife attack that killed three girls and injured 10 others in Southport, northwest England. The attack occurred during a Taylor Swift-themed summer holiday dance and yoga class, with the assailant targeting about two dozen children […]
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Screen grab from IDF video [Twitter] Thu 01 August 2024: Israel’s military says it has intelligence confirmation that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 air strike targeting him. The attack, which hit tents housing displaced people in al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, killed more than 90 people, but there was no confirmation at […]
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Thu 01 August 2024: Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his party is ready to hold “conditional negotiations” with the country’s powerful military and has appointed a representative for the talks. “We will hold conditional negotiations if the military leadership appoints its representative,” according to a post from Khan’s official X page […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: The death toll from the massive southern state of Kerala in India has risen to 151, officials said on Wednesday. A massive search operation entered the second day on Wednesday in the Wayanad district of Kerala, where landslides took place on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Other than several […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Hours after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in a strike on a building in Tehran on Wednesday, details remain scarce regarding the specifics of the attack. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed Haniyeh’s death, attributing the strike to Israel. However, no additional information provided and no images of the targeted […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: A large crowd of far-right, anti-Muslim protesters has clashed with police in Southport in the northwest of England, hours after the town held a vigil for those killed and injured in a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed children’s dance and yoga class.. FAR-RIGHT PROTESTERS TARGET SOUTHPORT MOSQUE, CLASH WITH UK POLICE […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: A rise in counterfeit versions of sought-after weight loss drug has led to a series of hospitalisations. Around the globe, the growing class of weight loss drugs called GLP-1 agonists has been a game-changer. This includes the blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known by its brand names Ozempic and the more potent […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Turkey’s parliament yesterday passed a law to round up millions of stray dogs and put them in shelters despite protests by animal lovers and criticism from the main opposition party, which vowed to challenge the legislation in court, Reuters reported. Critics fear the law, drawn up by President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party, […]
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Wed 31 July 2024: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has said. In a statement, the Islamist faction mourned the death of Haniyeh, who it said was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran”. Earlier, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said he had been targeted in his residence along […]
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Tue 30 July 2024: The U.S. has been “closely” monitoring Sunday’s Venezuela’s presidential election and announcements by the National Electoral Council, the White House said Tuesday. “We continue to call for Venezuela’s electoral authorities to release full, transparent, and detailed voting results, including by polling station. “This is especially critical given that there are clear signs that the election […]
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