Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
Europe|News|World

Ukraine racks up gains with Russia incursion, faces challenge holding territory

Ukraine has chalked up a string of victories more than a week since blindsiding Russia with a lightning cross-border assault, but the risks are piling

Ukraine racks up gains with Russia incursion, faces challenge holding territory
MidEast|News|Political|World

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal

The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal
Health|News|World

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?

The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for

Why is mpox an emergency again, and how worried should I be?
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks say the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
MidEast|News|World

Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues

The Israeli army ordered people in south and central Gaza areas it had previously designated humanitarian safe zones to leave on

Israeli army orders fresh evacuations in Gaza as fighting continues
MidEast|News|World

US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance

A U.S. official says mediators are preparing for a possible cease-fire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, in a sign that mediators believe an agreement to end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war might be imminent

US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance
Europe|News|World

War-hit Kyiv hospital is scrutinised over reconstruction effort

After a Russian missile tore through Ukraine's largest children's hospital last month, fundraiser Yevhen Vember sprang into action, marshalling more than $9 million

War-hit Kyiv hospital is scrutinised over reconstruction effort
Europe|News|Opinion|Political|World

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities

A daring Ukrainian military push into Russia’s Kursk region has seen Kyiv’s forces seize scores of villages, attack air bases and force the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II

Ukraine’s swift push into the Kursk region shocked Russia and exposed its vulnerabilities
News|Political|World

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia

An influential aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance had helped to plan

Kremlin accuses the West of helping Ukraine attack Russia
Asia|News|World

Palau's president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties

Palau's President Surangel Whipps Jr. says Beijing weaponizes tourism to the Pacific Island archipelago in an effort to force it to sever ties with Taiwan

Palau's president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties
Australia|News|World

Australia, NZ say AUKUS deal to boost security amid strategic challenges

The leaders of Australia and New Zealand said on Friday the AUKUS trilateral defence pact would boost regional security and stability, as both countries warned they

Australia, NZ say AUKUS deal to boost security amid strategic challenges
World

Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week

Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel

Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
Asia|News|World

North Korea's Kim and Russia's Putin vow deeper ties on Korean liberation day

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reaffirmed a pledge to deepen cooperation with Russia in a message to President Vladimir Putin as Pyongyang marked an anniversary of

North Korea's Kim and Russia's Putin vow deeper ties on Korean liberation day
Crime|News|World

US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $52 donation to Ukraine

A U.S.-Russian dual national has been convicted of treason in a Russian court and sentenced to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a donation of about $52 to a charity aiding Ukraine

US-Russian dual national jailed for 12 years on treason charges for $52 donation to Ukraine
MidEast|News|World

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, drawing condemnation from top officials

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, drawing condemnation from top officials

Israeli settlers attack West Bank village, drawing condemnation from top officials
Asia|News|World

A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say

A float in Sunday’s upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim

A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say
News|World

Nick Paton Walsh reports from Russia's border, says it’s ‘completely undefended’

CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh reports from Ukraine’s border with Russia as Ukraine’s forces advance farther into Russia following their surprise incursion.

Nick Paton Walsh reports from Russia's border, says it’s ‘completely undefended’
Europe|News|Political|World

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says

Ukraine captures Russian town of Sudzha as Kyiv’s forces advance, Zelensky says
Health|News|World

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says

The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry says
News|Political|World

Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump says he told Netanyahu to end Gaza war but criticizes ceasefire call
Americas|News|World

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto on Thursday strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it barreled toward Bermuda threatening major damage over the weekend from powerful

Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 storm as it barrels toward Bermuda
Health|News|World

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says

More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in 10 months of war in Gaza, health ministry says
MidEast|News|Political|World

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks

The White House says talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war have resumed in Doha and are expected to run into Friday

Israel-Hamas war latest: Palestinian death toll surpasses 40,000 as mediators hold cease-fire talks
Europe|News|World

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny's death, his widow says

Alexei Navalny's widow Yulia says Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of her opposition leader husband

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny's death, his widow says

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