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New York governor names special prosecutor in Cornell rape case
NEW YORK, Oct 2 — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed a special prosecutor to look into an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, she said on Thursday, shunning […]
Yemen fighting in Taiz kills 80 combatants, sources tell AFP
DUBAI, Oct 2 — Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi-backed forces fought over an area located not far from a waterway that is crucial to global energy flows, killing 80 combatants over […]
As seas rise, world powers gather in Pacific for climate action talks
WELLINGTON, Oct 2 — World powers are flying delegates to the Pacific to haggle over the fight against global warming, and to see the plight of island nations surrounded by […]
In wake of Flydubai attack, Israeli airline scraps repatriation flights after UAE landing clearance fails to come
JERUSALEM, Oct 2 — Israel’s flag carrier El Al said it was forced to cancel repatriation flights today from Dubai which it had planned due to flydubai suspending service to […]
Two new islands appear in Indonesia after major Anak Krakatau eruption
JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Two new islands have emerged in waters surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau following a major eruption last month that grounded flights for days, the head of Indonesia’s […]
South Korea warns ‘further measures’ if Ukraine refuses public apology
SEOUL, Oct 2 — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said today Seoul would take “further measures” if Ukraine refuses to publicly apologise over what he called its unilateral disclosure […]
Amnesty urges Iran to halt flogging of singer, musicians over YouTube concert sans hijab
PARIS, Oct 2 — Amnesty International said yesterday that Iran must halt any plans to punish a singer and eight other musicians with dozens of lashes each after they livestreamed […]
Plumber who helped overpower Flydubai attacker says TV series taught him what to do
TEL AVIV, Oct 2 — One of the passengers who overpowered the attacker on a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv and prevented a crash said a TV series […]
Female US inmate in critical condition after botched execution
WASHINGTON, Oct 2 — A condemned female murderer who survived two lethal injections during a botched execution by the US state of Tennessee was in critical condition and receiving “life-saving […]
Putin says ‘all types of weapons’ on table if Kaliningrad attacked
MOSCOW, Oct 2 — Russia would consider using “all types of weapons”, if its exclave of Kaliningrad was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday, while insisting that Moscow had […]