08-04-2024 KIGALI: Rwandans are marking 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by armed Hutu tore apart their country, as neighbors turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century. President Paul Kagame led the commemoration on Sunday by placing wreaths on the mass graves in …
Read More »Gaza death toll hits 33175 after 6 months of Israeli attacks
08-04-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry says 33,175 Palestinians have been killed and 75,886 wounded since Israel launched its war on the coastal territory in October. The toll includes at least 38 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said. More than 14,000 children and about 9,220 women …
Read More »2 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at Florida shopping mall
08-04-2024 TALLAHASSEE: Two people have died and seven have been wounded following a shooting at a popular shopping mall in Florida. A fight broke out at the Martini Bar located in the CityPlace Doral early on Saturday morning, according to Miami-Dade police. The altercation resulted in a security guard, who …
Read More »Tens of thousands rally across Israel against Netanyahu
08-04-2024 TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Israelis have rallied against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding a Gaza hostage deal. The rallies in Tel Aviv and other cities came after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the body of hostage Elad Katzir. Protesters chanted “elections now”, and “Elad, we’re sorry”, …
Read More »UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus
08-04-2024 DUBAI: The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai’s signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he owns in Belarus, a country targeted by Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he collaborates with Jared Kushner on a possible investment in …
Read More »Myanmar Army loses border town in another big defeat
08-04-2024 NAYPYIDAW: The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of …
Read More »Israeli military recovers body of hostage from Gaza
07-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: The Israeli military said Saturday that it had recovered the body of an Israeli hostage during an overnight raid in the Gaza Strip. The body of Elad Katzir was returned to Israel after an operation in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense …
Read More »Warnings of more flooding in Sydney as dam spills
07-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies SYDNEY: Flood waters are expected to rise in Sydney after torrential rainfall on Friday caused flash flooding in parts of Australia’s second-largest city, the authorities have warned. Heavy rain pummelled parts of the city for 24 hours, forcing thousands to evacuate the city’s outskirts. The …
Read More »Netanyahu shows no signs of losing his grip on power
07-04-2024 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers …
Read More »Dozens killed in Nigeria after herdsmen attack villagers
07-04-2024 ABUJA/ KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen have killed dozens villagers in Nigerian state of Kogi, residents said on Friday, the latest clash between herders and farmers in Africa’s most populous nation fueled by growing pressure on land resources. Edibo Ameh Mark, chairman of Omala local government area of Kogi, where the …
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