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UN says Gaza is suffering the world’s worst economic collapse ever recorded
GENEVA, Sept 25 — Gaza is suffering the world’s worst economic crisis ever recorded, with nine in 10 businesses destroyed and hundreds of thousands of people unemployed, a top UN […]
Pope cautions that humanity is at risk in AI ‘paradise of machines’ during France trip
PARIS, Sept 25 — Pope Leo XIV today warned against losing humanity in a “paradise of machines”, after church bells rang and thousands gathered to welcome him to France amid […]
Trump sex‑assault accuser Carroll finally gets US$5.6m payout after Supreme Court rejection and failed injunction
PARIS, Sept 25 — American journalist and writer E. Jean Carroll, the only person to successfully sue Donald Trump for sexual assault, told AFP she is finally free to spend […]
Fires scorch nearly 660 hectares at two Indonesian national parks as firefighting enters fourth day
JAKARTA, Sept 25 — Forest and land fires have scorched nearly 660 hectares across two national parks in Indonesia, as firefighting operations continued for a fourth day today, according to […]
Ethiopian army battles Tigray rebels in north as fears of wider war grow
ADDIS ABABA, Sept 25 — Ethiopian forces battled overnight to repel an assault by Tigray rebels in the Afar region, a humanitarian source said today, with reports of an internet […]
Finland, Sweden scramble jets to intercept Russian aircraft
HELSINKI, Sept 25 — Finland’s air force said today that Swedish and Finnish fighter jets had been scrambled to identify Russian fighter jets flying over the Gulf of Finland. The […]
Iran proposes to reopen Strait of Hormuz in seven days
NEW YORK, Sept 25 — Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister […]
Migrants ‘contemplating suicide’ amid hunger, poor hygiene at Greek camp
PROMACHÓNAS, Sept 25 — A migrant camp championed by Greece’s conservative government as a “model” for Europe has been rocked by repeated protests, with asylum seekers describing conditions so desperate […]
Philippines pardons drug mule after nearly 15 years on Indonesia’s death row
MANILA, Sept 25 — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said today that he has pardoned Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia’s death row for drug […]
Canada’s capital to erase Trump Avenue from map as relations with US sour
MONTREAL, Sept 25 — Canada is answering US President Donald Trump’s obsession with renaming things by unveiling a name change of its own — Trump Avenue in Ottawa will soon […]