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Today: September 22, 2024

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In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war

In Beirut, shops are open and traffic is as snarled as ever

In Israel and Lebanon, life goes on even as the region teeters on the edge of all-out war
Sports|World

Referee injured in Morocco-Spain semifinal soccer game at Paris Olympics

The first substitution made in the Olympics men’s soccer semifinal match between Morocco and Spain was the referee

Referee injured in Morocco-Spain semifinal soccer game at Paris Olympics
News|World

US commends Bangladesh army for 'restraint' after PM Sheikh Hasina flees

The U.S. government commended Bangladesh's army on Monday for its "restraint" and urged the democratic formation of an interim government

US commends Bangladesh army for 'restraint' after PM Sheikh Hasina flees
Business|Economy|Finance|World

Financial markets around the world stabilize after recent rout. Here's what to know

Markets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last week through Monday

Financial markets around the world stabilize after recent rout. Here's what to know
News|Political|World

What are Israel's Iron Dome and Arrow missile defences?

Israel has been bracing for possible retaliation for the assassination of Iran's close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

What are Israel's Iron Dome and Arrow missile defences?
Technology|World

As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of 'digital fascism'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.”

As Instagram remains blocked in Turkey, Erdogan accuses social media companies of 'digital fascism'
News|Political|World

Strong Iran ties emerge as factor in Hamas leader choice, analysts say

In choosing its next leader, Hamas will be looking for a candidate who can safeguard deep ties with Tehran at a time when Iranian

Strong Iran ties emerge as factor in Hamas leader choice, analysts say
Asia|News|World

Strategically important Myanmar military HQ appears to fall to the resistance, in a blow to regime

Myanmar’s military regime says it has lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast

Strategically important Myanmar military HQ appears to fall to the resistance, in a blow to regime
News|World

Over 113,000 Florida customers still without power due to Hurricane Debby

More than 113,000 homes and businesses in Florida were still without power on Tuesday, a day after Hurricane Debby slammed into the state's Gulf Coast, according to data from PowerOutage.us

Over 113,000 Florida customers still without power due to Hurricane Debby
MidEast|News|World

What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?

If Iran retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, its regional allies - known as the "Axis of Resistance" to Israel and U.S.

What is Iran's 'Axis of Resistance'?
Africa|News|World

U.S. military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger

The United States military has completed its withdrawal from air base 201 in Niger, officials said on Monday, after Niger's ruling junta ordered nearly 1,000 U.S. military

U.S. military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger
MidEast|News|World

Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war

Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war

Middle East braces for week that could determine the course of the Gaza war
MidEast|News|World

Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure

Israel returned the bodies of more than 80 Palestinians killed in its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli airstrikes killed at

Israel returns bodies of over 80 Palestinians to Gaza, keeps up military pressure
Americas|News|World

US hands over its last military base in Niger to the ruling junta

The U.S. has handed over its last military base in Niger — one of two crucial hubs for American counterterrorism operations in the country — to local authorities

US hands over its last military base in Niger to the ruling junta
News|Political|World

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina falls from grace in nation her father founded

Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of protests, has been one of the dominant figures in its

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina falls from grace in nation her father founded
MidEast|World

No respite for the dead in Gaza

In war-ravaged Gaza, even the dead cannot rest.

No respite for the dead in Gaza
News|Political|World

Iran's Revolutionary Guards: powerful group with wide regional reach

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards are likely to play a central role if the country retaliates for the assassination of its close ally Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards: powerful group with wide regional reach
Americas|Crime|News|World

Farmers attack Indigenous people reclaiming land in Brazil

Armed men backed by farmers in trucks and tractors attacked Indigenous people reclaiming land in Brazil's farming state of Mato Grosso do Sul at the weekend, injuring 11 of them,

Farmers attack Indigenous people reclaiming land in Brazil
News|World

In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries

Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries
Asia|News|World

Reaction to resignation and flight of Bangladesh prime minister

Here are some reactions to the news that Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister and fled the country following violent street protests.

Reaction to resignation and flight of Bangladesh prime minister
News|World

German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction

A German federal court says it has rejected a former Syrian secret police officer’s appeal against his conviction for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail in his homeland

German court rejects a former Syrian secret police officer's appeal against his conviction
Asia|News|Political|World

Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee

Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, has resigned and fled the country, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government

Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee
MidEast|News|Political|World

Iranian president, in talks with Putin ally, calls for expanded ties with Russia

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told a senior ally of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Monday that Tehran was determined to expand

Iranian president, in talks with Putin ally, calls for expanded ties with Russia
Americas|News|Uncategorized|World

Pope Francis' main adviser on clergy abuse, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán O’Malley as archbishop of Boston and named the current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the United States

Pope Francis' main adviser on clergy abuse, Cardinal Seán O'Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston
MidEast|News|Political|World

G7 nations urge de-escalation in Middle East amid threat of broader conflict

The Group of Seven major democracies urged restraint and de-escalation in the Middle East on Monday, saying that recent events "threatened to ignite a broader conflict in the region

G7 nations urge de-escalation in Middle East amid threat of broader conflict

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