Afghan Taliban government accuses Pakistan of deadly drone strikes

Afghan officials said Pakistani drones struck homes in Nangarhar and Khost provinces late on Wednesday, killing three people and wounding seven, prompting the Taliban government to summon Pakistan's ambassador in Kabul on Thursday in protest

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US corporate profits rebound in second quarter; GDP growth revised higher

US corporate profits rebounded in the second quarter, but tariffs on imports are raising costs for businesses, which could limit further gains and hamper economic growth

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UN experts decry 'enforced disappearances' at Gaza aid sites

‘Using food as a tool to conduct targeted and mass disappearances needs to end now’

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Shooter kills two Minneapolis school children in Catholic church, wounds 17 others

The shooting ended when the lone suspect, identified as Robin Westman, 23, "took his own life" at the rear of the church

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Malaysia says China is ready to provide assistance in rare earths processing

Malaysia has been seeking to develop its capabilities in rare earths mining and processing

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Two Microsoft workers fired after occupying president's office to protest ties to Israel

Anna Hattle and Riki Fameli received voicemails informing them that they were fired

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South Korea to ban mobile phones in school classrooms

South Korea has recently cited concerns over smartphone addiction among students.

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Starving Gaza children too weak to cry

Now, children do not have the strength to speak or even cry out in agony, says Inger Ashing

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US CDC chief fired after weeks in role

Monarez was not "aligned with the President's agenda of Making America Healthy Again"

Trump moves to limit US stays of journos, students

President Donald Trump’s administration yesterday moved to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country.

IMPACT OF TRUMP TARIFFS / 25 countries suspend postal services to US

At least 25 countries have decided to suspend package deliveries to the United States, as concern grows over the impact of President Donald Trump’s looming tariffs, a UN body said Tuesday.

Biden sounds hopeful on debt ceiling, Treasury warns of June 5 default

Democratic President Joe Biden and a Republican negotiator said on Friday they were working on a deal to raise the US government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling after the Treasury Department warned that a June 5 default loomed without action

2y ago

Russian rocket hits Ukraine clinic

A Russian missile hit a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro yesterday, killing at least two people and wounding 23 in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a crime against humanity.

2y ago

Minsk upholds sentence for Belarusian-Polish reporter

A Belarus court yesterday rejected an appeal by a jailed Polish-Belarusian journalist against his eight-year prison sentence for reporting critically on President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.

2y ago

Passenger opens plane door mid-air

A passenger opened an emergency exit on an Asiana Airlines flight as it was preparing to land yesterday, the carrier told AFP, adding that the plane landed safely but several people were hospitalised.

2y ago

FBI files uncover plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California

2y ago

‘Our member states are divided’

The UN’s head of peacekeeping operations told AFP that a divided Security Council was hampering the work of the so-called Blue Helmet forces, which turn 75 on Monday.

2y ago

Three migrants die as boat capsizes off Greek island

Three migrants were found dead off the Greek island of Mykonos yesterday after their boat capsized and up to 12 others missing, the Greek coastguard said.

2y ago

Fighting rages in Sudan’s Darfur

Fierce fighting between rival Sudanese forces rocked the western region of Darfur yesterday, witnesses said, as US and Saudi observers noted “improved respect” for a fragile ceasefire now in its fourth day.

2y ago

FBI files uncover plot to kill UK's Queen Elizabeth II

A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California.

2y ago

South Korea police investigate after door opened during Asiana flight

South Korean police have launched an investigation after Asiana Airlines said a passenger opened a door on a flight shortly before the aircraft landed safely in the city of Daegu on Friday.

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