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World - 2024-07-28

Israeli forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas-led...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:03pm

Hezbollah evacuates positions ahead of expected Israel raids: source close to group

BEIRUT: Hezbollah has evacuated positions in south and east Lebanon after Israeli threats of reprisals for a deadly...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:28pm

Middle East

Blinken says ‘every indication’ Golan rocket fired by Hezbollah

TOKYO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that there was “every indication” that Lebanese group...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:39pm

Europe

Russia claims two new villages in Donetsk region

MOSCOW: Russia said on Sunday its forces had captured two villages in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, as they...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 05:56pm

Middle East

Israel forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say

CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas raged,...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:51pm

Europe

Vladimir Putin warns the United States of Cold War-style missile crisis

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Asia

Eleven killed in central China landslide

SHANGHAI: A landslide caused by flooding in central China’s Hunan province destroyed a local guesthouse and killed...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:55am

South Asia

Bangladesh students vow to resume protests unless leaders freed

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi student group has vowed to resume protests that sparked a lethal police crackdown and...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 08:38pm

South Asia

Iran warns of ‘consequences’ of Israeli attacks on Lebanon after Golan strike

Hezbollah denies responsibility for the rocket fire that Israeli authorities say killed 12 people including children in the Druze town of Majdal Shams

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:19pm

USA

Kamala Harris says she is ‘underdog,’ Trump goes on offense

Vice President Kamala Harris cast herself as the “underdog” in the presidential race and called her Republican...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 10:44pm

Asia

US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says

TOKYO: The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:31am

Asia

Remnants of Typhoon Gaemi trigger flash floods in northeast China

BEIJING: Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered flash floods in northeast China on the border...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 11:07am

Middle East

Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:57am

Australia prime minister rejigs cabinet ahead of election expected in 2025

SYDNEY: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday announced a cabinet reshuffle after two senior...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:40am

Europe

Oil depot in Russia’s Kursk region on fire after Ukraine drone attack, local governor says

Three tanks at an oil storage depot in Russia’s Kursk region caught fire as a result of a Ukraine-launched drone...

Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:35am

Gaza: 170 killed in days-long Israeli attacks

GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Gaza’s civil defence agency said Saturday that Israel’s military ...