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Gaza airstrike kills 29 as displaced gather for soccer match
An Israeli missile slammed into a tent encampment in southern Gaza on Tuesday just as displaced people had gathered to watch a football match at a school, eyewitnesses said on Wednesday.
At least 29 people, mostly women and children,…
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UN Aviation cCouncil initiates audit of US air safety supervision
The U.N. aviation council this week will launch the first audit of the U.S. civil aviation safety oversight system since 2007, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration official told reporters on Tuesday.
The International Civil Aviation…
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Reform UK candidate denies AI bot accusations
Reform UK candidate Mark Matlock found himself embroiled in an unusual controversy when social media users accused him of being an AI bot after he missed election night due to pneumonia.
Matlock, who ran for the Brixton and Clapham Hill…
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Tragic bus-tanker crash in Uttar Pradesh leaves 18 dead
At least 18 people died and 19 were injured when a bus collided with a milk tanker in northern India's Utter Pradesh state early Wednesday, police said.
"The bus rammed into the tanker from behind killing 18 people and leaving 19 others…
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Houthis target American and Israeli ships in the Arabian Sea
Yemen’s Houthi group said late Tuesday that they targeted a total of three ships in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden using missiles and drones.
The vessels included an American ship, an Israeli ship and a third ship whose identity…
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More Democrats in Congress express doubts on Biden’s electability
WASHINGTON/LAS VEGAS:
A growing number of Democrats in the US Congress said they worried that President Joe Biden could not beat Donald Trump in the November 5 election, though they emerged from closed-door meetings on Tuesday with no…
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India renews 5-year ban on Sikh separatist group based in US
NEW DELHI:
India on Tuesday extended the ban on a US-based Sikh separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for another five years, according to an official notification.
The group was first banned in 2019.
The SFJ outfit “propagates…
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UN experts say widespread famine has gripped Gaza Strip
GENEVA:
The recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition shows that famine has spread across the entire Gaza strip, a group of independent experts backed by the UN said Tuesday.
The experts said that 34…
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Israel says Egypt-hosted talks yield progress on ceasefire, prisoner swap
JERUSALEM:
Israeli officials on Tuesday reported progress in Egypt-hosted talks aimed at reaching a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap with Hamas.
Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing officials, said progress had been made on…
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Copenhagen offers incentives to tourists for eco-friendly tasks
COPENHAGEN:
The tourism office of the Danish capital said on Tuesday that the city will reward tourists who take part in climate-friendly tasks.
“Copenhagen attractions reward climate-friendly actions,” the office said in a statement.…
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