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Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel

Spain will not authorise ships carrying weapons for Israel to call at its ports, Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Friday, after the country refused to let a ship call at

Spain will not authorise calling of ships carrying weapons for Israel
Asia|News|World

Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing

A vaunted 'new era' of strategic partnership between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart Xi Jinping begun in Beijing on Thursday may not exactly have been sealed

Hugs but not the full socialist-era kiss for Putin, Xi in Beijing
MidEast|News|World

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier

Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,

Aid begins to arrive in Gaza via US-built pier
Crime|MidEast|News|Videos|World

Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm

Swedish police launched an investigation and stepped up security around Israeli and Jewish interests in the country after a patrol heard suspected gunshots near Israel's embassy

Swedish police investigate shooting near Israeli embassy in Stockholm
Europe|News|World

Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is between life and death two days after an assassination attempt that sent shock waves across Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban

Slovak PM Fico between life and death after shooting, Hungary PM says
Europe|News|World

Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS

Russia's diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode and is focused on trying to ensure that tensions do not spill over into a large-scale conflict, the TASS news agency on

Russia says its diplomacy with the West is in crisis management mode, says TASS
Asia|Business|Economy|News

China to let local govt officials buy affordable housing at 'reasonable' prices

China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing

China to let local govt officials buy affordable housing at 'reasonable' prices
Education|News|World

Belgium's Ghent university severs ties with three Israeli institutions

Belgium's University of Ghent (UGent) is severing ties with three Israeli educational or research institutions which it says no longer align with UGent's human rights policy, its

Belgium's Ghent university severs ties with three Israeli institutions
Asia|Business|Economy

China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector

China will allow local government authorities to buy some homes at "reasonable" prices to provide affordable housing, Vice Premier He Lifeng told an online meeting on housing policy on

China to let local governments buy homes, cut mortgage rates to revive property sector
Election|News|US

From Kennedy-Nixon to Harris-Trump: Six decades of debate quips, rips and slips

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump face off in a presidential debate on Tuesday ahead of a Nov. 5 election, upholding a tradition marked

From Kennedy-Nixon to Harris-Trump: Six decades of debate quips, rips and slips
Economy|Environment|News|US

US proposes end to federal coal leasing in Wyoming Powder River Basin

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to future coal leasing on federal lands in Montana and Wyoming's Powder River Basin, the nation's most productive coal-producing region

US proposes end to federal coal leasing in Wyoming Powder River Basin
MidEast|News|World

Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case

Israel's foreign ministry said South Africa was 'presenting biased and false claims' that 'rely on unreliable Hamas sources' in response to a case brought to the U.N.'s top court

Israel accuses South Africa of making false claims at ICJ genocide case
News|US

US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer

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US FDA approves Amgen drug for small cell lung cancer
Africa|News|World

Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory

Senegal's prime minister Ousmane Sonko raised the possibility of closing French military bases in the West African country on Thursday in a wide-ranging speech that also touched on

Senegalese prime minister criticises French military bases on territory
News|US

Supreme Court Justice Alito's home flew US flag upside down following Jan. 6-NYT

An American flag was photographed hanging upside down at the Virginia home of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in January 2021, weeks after the Jan. 6 protests, the New York Times

Supreme Court Justice Alito's home flew US flag upside down following Jan. 6-NYT
News|World

Long air raid alert lifted in Kharkiv after drone strikes, missile warning

A protracted air raid alert in most of Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region was lifted early on Friday after officials reported Russian drone strikes and a missile warning in the city of

Long air raid alert lifted in Kharkiv after drone strikes, missile warning
Economy|Europe|Finance

Markets ponders rate path, shares listless

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The cold harsh reality of the Federal Reserve likely keeping interest rates higher for longer to combat inflation has put a

Markets ponders rate path, shares listless
Americas|News|US|World

Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston

A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing windows out of high-rise buildings and leaving some 800,000 homes without

Four deaths confirmed from severe storm that ravaged Houston
Business|News|Technology|US

Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law

President Joe Biden signed on Thursday sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway

Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
News|World

Big wave of Ukrainian drones kills two in Russia, causes refinery fire

Ukraine mounted an unusually large wave of overnight drone attacks on Russia that killed two people in Belgorod region and set fire to an oil refinery at Tuapse on the Black Sea,

Big wave of Ukrainian drones kills two in Russia, causes refinery fire
Asia|Economy|News|World

Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to China on Thursday where he was greeted by China's Xi Jinping. What are the main takeaways from the visit?

Top takeaways from Putin's trip to China
Europe|News|World

Pope Francis to visit Turkey next year, Ecumenical Patriarch says

Pope Francis is planning to visit Turkey next year to mark the anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, the spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians said on Thursday.

Pope Francis to visit Turkey next year, Ecumenical Patriarch says
Europe|News|World

Top NATO commander says Russian troop numbers insufficient for Kharkiv breakthrough

NATO's top commander said on Thursday he did not believe Russia's military has deployed enough troops to make a strategic breakthrough in the region around Kharkiv in northeastern

Top NATO commander says Russian troop numbers insufficient for Kharkiv breakthrough
Americas|Asia|News|US|World

US defense chief plans to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore, US official says

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is expected to meet with China's defense minister during a conference in Singapore later this month, a U.S. official said on Thursday.

US defense chief plans to meet with Chinese counterpart in Singapore, US official says
MidEast|News|Political|World

The key people in Israel's government

More than seven months into the war in Gaza, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant publicly demanded a clear "day after" strategy in Gaza from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

The key people in Israel's government

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