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02-09-2024 BERLIN: Voters in Germany’s two eastern states are due to cast their ballots in elections in which the far right is expected to perform strongly. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been polling top in Thuringia ahead of Sunday’s vote, while the party has been running neck-and-neck for first …

02-09-2024 BANGKOK: It has been described as the “most invasive species” to ever hit Thailand one which risks enormous damage to the environment, according to officials. Attempts to control it have seen crowds wading out into lakes, and genetic modification and yet the blackchin tilapia continues to spread through Thailand’s …

02-09-2024 WASHINGTON: Vice-President Kamala Harris is criticizing former president Donald Trump over a recent controversy involving his campaign at Arlington National Cemetery, saying the military burial site is “not a place for politics”. Harris took aim at Trump on Saturday in a post on social media, writing that he “disrespected …

02-09-2024 MOSCOW: In early August, Pablo Gonzalez was taken from a prison in Poland and flown to Moscow on a plane carrying Russian deep-cover agents, hackers and a hitman for the FSB intelligence service. The group was met at the airport by a military guard, red carpet and Vladimir Putin …

01-09-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel says its forces have recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the bodies were located on Saturday in an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of southern Gaza. The IDF named the …

01-09-2024 WEST ALLIS, WISCONSIN: In Michigan this year, where dairy workers and herds have fallen ill from bird flu, a pair of unlikely prized cows are being prepped to take the state fair stage. State fair organizers are this year featuring Milkshake and Buttercup, two life-sized fiberglass cows complete with …

01-09-2024 BAGHDAD: A US military-led raid in western Iraq killed at least 15 Islamic State (IS) militant group “operatives” who fought back with numerous weapons including grenades and explosive “suicide” belts, US Central Command said late Friday. The joint operation with Iraq’s security forces took place early Thursday. Some of …

01-09-2024 OCCUPIED WEST BANK: At least 12 Palestinians have been killed in recent Israeli attacks across Gaza, including in Jabalia in the north and Khan Younis in the south, Gaza’s civil defence reports. Siege of Jenin city by Israeli forces leaves Palestinian residents without food, water, electricity or internet access, …

01-09-2024 TOKYO: Almost 40,000 people died alone in their homes in Japan during the first half of 2024, a report by the country’s police shows. Of that number, nearly 4,000 people were discovered more than a month after they died, and 130 bodies went unmissed for a year before they …

01-09-2024 KUALA LUMPUR:  An extensive search for an Indian woman who disappeared into a pavement sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur hit a snag on its eighth day, as authorities now say it is “too risky” to continue deploying divers. The incident has gripped Malaysia, with some 110 rescuers working around the …