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Pakistan slams US sanctions on ballistic missile programme 

20 December 2024

Pakistan has denounced new US sanctions on the country’s ballistic missile programme as “discriminatory” and said ...

US says it has 2,000 troops in Syria, not 900 as previously declared 

20 December 2024

After years of telling the public that the United States has about 900 troops in Syria, the Pentagon has revealed there ...

‘Death trap’: MSF says ‘clear signs’ of Israel’s ethnic cleansing in Gaza 

20 December 2024

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US spending bill voted down as government shutdown looms 

20 December 2024

The United States House of Representatives has rejected a spending bill backed by President-elect Donald Trump, raising ...

Blasts reported as Ukraine says missile attack targets capital Kyiv 

20 December 2024

At least one person has been killed and seven wounded after a Russian missile attack targeted Ukraine’s capital. The a...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,030 

20 December 2024

Skip linksSkip to Content News|Russia-Ukraine war A man rides a bicycle in front of a mail office which was destroyed by...

Sri Lanka Navy rescues over 100 Rohingya adrift in the Indian Ocean 

20 December 2024

News|Rohingya More than 100 Rohingya refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been rescued while adrift on a fishing trawler ...

Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria 

19 December 2024

President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime lead...

Photos: Christmas in Damascus is different this year, after al-Assad’s fall 

19 December 2024

Damascus, Syria – There’s something different about Christmas this year, Damascenes say. Although the decorations m...

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu? 

19 December 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in response to growing concerns about bird f...