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As Pakistan, Afghanistan attack each other, what’s next for neighbours? 

Islamabad, Pakistan – A sharp escalation in hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past week has resul...

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How did South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash? Here’s what we know 

South Korea is in a state of mourning after a plane crash killed 179 people in what is now being called one of the count...

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Sixth baby dies from severe cold in Gaza as Israel raids hospitals 

Cold weather in Gaza has claimed the life of a baby, the sixth to die in a week, according to medical sources, as Israel...

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Serbia charges 13, including ex-minister, in train station roof collapse 

30 December 2024

News|Crime Serbian prosecutors have charged 13 people, including a former transport minister, over the fatal collapse of...

Why has Russia rejected Trump’s Ukraine truce plan? 

30 December 2024

Russia has trashed a plan pitched by US President-elect Donald Trump’s team to end the Russia-Ukraine war by deferring...

Syria and Ukraine seek ‘strategic partnerships’ as senior officials meet 

30 December 2024

Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa and other officials have held talks with Ukraine’s foreign minister in o...

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,040 

30 December 2024

News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Monday, December 30: Fighting: Ukraine’s Air Force reported on Monday...

Three foreigners die in Bangkok hotel fire, authorities say 

30 December 2024

News|Tourism Three foreigners have died in a hotel fire in a popular tourist area of Thailand’s capital Bangkok, accor...

How the world voted in 2024 

30 December 2024

A significant number of countries brought back incumbent leaders, of whom some, like South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa an...

Photos: No privacy, constant struggles for women in Gaza’s tent camps 

30 December 2024

For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliat...