Pakistani schools for Afghans close as deportations loom

ISLAMABAD (AFP): Schools teaching Afghan children in Pakistan began to close on Monday as families went into hiding ahead of…

7 months ago

Indonesia says arrests militants suspected of plotting to disrupt election

JAKARTA (Reuters) : Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit has arrested 59 suspected militants including some loyalists of the Islamic State-inspired Jamaah Ansharut…

7 months ago

Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault

GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Reuters): Hamas group said its fighters in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles at Israel’s invading forces early on Tuesday…

7 months ago

Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company

TOKYO (Reuters) : Japan has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on individuals and a company connected to the Gaza-based…

7 months ago

Drones target Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, no casualties, damage

ANBAR (Reuters) : Two armed drones targeted Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, which hosts US forces and other international forces in…

7 months ago

Canada bans Chinese app WeChat from government devices

OTTAWA: Canada has announced it will ban WeChat on government devices. The Chinese-owned app is sometimes referred to as the…

7 months ago

Lionel Messi wins record eighth Ballon d’Or for best player in the world

PARIS (Reuters) :  Argentina captain Lionel Messi won a record eighth Ballon d’Or for the best player in the world…

7 months ago

Hong Kong leader defends new election rules that effectively barred biggest pro-democracy party

HONG KONG (AP) : Hong Kong’s leader defended the rules for upcoming local elections as open and fair Tuesday after…

7 months ago

Will Israel-Hamas war in Gaza drag Iraq back into quagmire of conflict?

Paul Iddon IRBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN: With its coffers swelled by high oil prices and its politicians laying enmities aside, Iraq…

7 months ago

Preventing aid getting to Gaza could be ‘a crime’: ICC prosecutor

CAIRO (AFP) : The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor warned Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza could constitute…

7 months ago

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