Sandbank collapse in Deir el‑Balah kills five amid Gaza flooding.
Heavy rain and flooding in the central Gaza Strip last week triggered the collapse of a sandbank in the town of Deir el‑Balah, killing at least five people
Houthi missile intercepted after striking Aramco Tower, no injuries.
A Houthi‑launched ballistic missile struck several floors of Aramco Tower in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District, but Saudi air‑defence units interce
Iran reports explosions on Qeshm Island after U.S. fires projectiles.
Iranian state media on Thursday reported that explosions were heard on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz after the United States military fired projecti
Kurdistan gas field temporarily shut after drone hits LPG tank
Production at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan was halted on Tuesday after a drone struck a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage tank on the site
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Kraków Main Square gunman dies after police shootout.
The 24‑year‑old man who opened fire in Kraków’s Main Square has died after sustaining serious injuries in a shoot‑out with police. He was taken to a hospit
Mexican Forces Arrest CJNG Cell Leader Rafael Álvarez Ayala in Zapopan Shootout
Mexican security forces have arrested Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the suspected leader of "Los Rs," a prominent cell within the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJ
Nvidia Launches Probe Into CEO Jensen Huang Following Spy Intelligence Briefing
Nvidia Corporation announced on Tuesday that it is launching an independent corporate investigation into co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huan
Seven Dead and 125 Injured in Passenger Train Derailment Near Cairo
At least seven people were killed and 125 others wounded on Tuesday when a passenger train derailed near the town of El Ayyat in Egypt’s Giza Governorate,
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan, injuring 22 people and halting transport.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan, centered in Shizuoka Prefecture and sending strong tremors across several neighboring prefectures, includi
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Sandbank collapse in Deir el‑Balah kills five amid Gaza flooding.
Heavy rain and flooding in the central Gaza Strip last week triggered the collapse of a sandbank in the town of Deir el‑Balah, killing at least five people
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Houthi missile intercepted after striking Aramco Tower, no injuries.
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Kurdistan gas field temporarily shut after drone hits LPG tank
Production at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan was halted on Tuesday after a drone struck a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) storage tank on the site
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Mexican security forces have arrested Rafael Álvarez Ayala, the suspected leader of "Los Rs," a prominent cell within the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJ
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Nvidia Launches Probe Into CEO Jensen Huang Following Spy Intelligence Briefing
Nvidia Corporation announced on Tuesday that it is launching an independent corporate investigation into co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huan
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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes central Japan, injuring 22 people and halting transport.
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck central Japan, centered in Shizuoka Prefecture and sending strong tremors across several neighboring prefectures, includi
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