December 2, 2024
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December 2, 2024
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon
The Israeli government approved a truce with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President Joe Biden for his “involvement in securing the ceasefire agreement”. Netanyahu’s office said 10
December 1, 2024
Bangladesh arrests 6 after lawyer murdered in Hind…
Bangladeshi police have arrested six people in connection with the murder of a lawyer during clashes between Hindu protesters and security forces, the government said on Wednesday. Another 21 people have been arrested “for
December 1, 2024
Russia, North Korea agree to boost military ties
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and agreed to boost military cooperation between the two isolated nations, Pyongyang state media said on Saturday. The United States and
December 1, 2024
Cyclone makes landfall in India’s south
Heavy rains lashed India’s south and a major airport shut operations as cyclone Fengal made landfall on Saturday. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the northwestern Pacific
December 1, 2024
Ex-defence minister accuses Israel of ethnic clean…
Israel’s former defence minister Moshe Yaalon on Saturday accused the Israeli army of ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, sparking an outcry in the country. “The road we are being led down is conquest,
December 1, 2024
Trump warns BRICS nations of 100% tariffs over pla…
US President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, November 19, 2024 . — Reuters BRICS nations may lose access
December 1, 2024
Moscow considers resuming nuclear testing amid …
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov attends a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with Colombian Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. — Reuters Diplomat says situation
December 1, 2024
What would happen if US drops nuclear bomb on Russ…
A representational image shows a missile being test-launched from the Ohio-class US Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Nebraska off the coast of California, US, March 26, 2018. — Reuters The United States ended up
December 1, 2024