Hong Kong Court Convicts Pro‑Democracy Leaders for Tiananmen Commemoration
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance handed down guilty verdicts on 23 May 2024 against veteran pro‑democracy figure Lee Cheuk‑yan and former legislator Cho
USS George Washington Replaces Abraham Lincoln in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions
The nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN‑73) entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday, taking over the forward‑deployed duties of the US
IDF claims Hamas turned Gaza's Nasser Hospital into interrogation site.
On Wednesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement alleging that Hamas militants have been using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the s
HRW says Mali’s Africa Corps killed nine civilians, including four children, in Kidal
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that forces of the Africa Corps, a militia aligned with the Malian government, summarily executed nine civilians – incl
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Supreme Court directs India’s states to safeguard elephant corridors, halt fire drives
India’s Supreme Court on Thursday issued a sweeping directive ordering every state to safeguard designated elephant corridors, to map and clear any physica
SPLM‑N rebels recapture Kauda in South Kordofan after two days of fighting
Sudan’s rebel movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement‑North (SPLM‑N) under the leadership of Abdelaziz al‑Hilu, announced on Tuesday that it had r
French carrier to deliver first wheat shipment to Sudan since 2008.
A French-flagged bulk carrier was observed loading wheat at the port of Rouen on Tuesday, marking the first shipment from France to Sudan since August 2008
Eight Killed When Security Aviation Cessna 441 Crashes at Alaska Radar Site
A Cessna 441 Conquest II operated by Security Aviation as Flight 45 crashed into the Cape Newenham Long‑Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Tuesday, kill
Four Railway Workers Killed in Tōbu Nikkō Line Train Collision in Tochigi
Four railway workers were killed on Tuesday when a limited‑express train on the Tōbu Nikkō Line struck them near Kanuma in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, offic
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Hong Kong Court Convicts Pro‑Democracy Leaders for Tiananmen Commemoration
Hong Kong’s Court of First Instance handed down guilty verdicts on 23 May 2024 against veteran pro‑democracy figure Lee Cheuk‑yan and former legislator Cho
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USS George Washington Replaces Abraham Lincoln in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions
The nuclear‑powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN‑73) entered the Persian Gulf on Thursday, taking over the forward‑deployed duties of the US
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IDF claims Hamas turned Gaza's Nasser Hospital into interrogation site.
On Wednesday the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a statement alleging that Hamas militants have been using the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the s
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HRW says Mali’s Africa Corps killed nine civilians, including four children, in Kidal
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that forces of the Africa Corps, a militia aligned with the Malian government, summarily executed nine civilians – incl
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SPLM‑N rebels recapture Kauda in South Kordofan after two days of fighting
Sudan’s rebel movement, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement‑North (SPLM‑N) under the leadership of Abdelaziz al‑Hilu, announced on Tuesday that it had r
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French carrier to deliver first wheat shipment to Sudan since 2008.
A French-flagged bulk carrier was observed loading wheat at the port of Rouen on Tuesday, marking the first shipment from France to Sudan since August 2008
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Eight Killed When Security Aviation Cessna 441 Crashes at Alaska Radar Site
A Cessna 441 Conquest II operated by Security Aviation as Flight 45 crashed into the Cape Newenham Long‑Range Radar Site in western Alaska on Tuesday, kill
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Four Railway Workers Killed in Tōbu Nikkō Line Train Collision in Tochigi
Four railway workers were killed on Tuesday when a limited‑express train on the Tōbu Nikkō Line struck them near Kanuma in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, offic
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