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Saudi-led coalition downs Houthi ballistic missile amid fierce Yemen counter-offensive
SANAA, Oct 7 — The Saudi-led coalition said today it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis at Saudi Arabia, as government forces backed by the kingdom battled to retake territory seized by the group in a lightning offensive.
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Israel marks October 7 anniversary under ceasefire — and weeks before election
JERUSALEM, Oct 7 — Israel marks the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack today, just weeks before an election in which the deadliest day in the country’s history will be front and centre. Commemorative events will also be
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France’s student protests explode into nationwide unrest with nearly 500 arrests
PARIS, Oct 7 — Mass protests over decrepit conditions at France’s high schools descended into sporadic violence yesterday, leading to nearly 500 arrests and prompting President Emmanuel Macron to call an emergency meeting. The protests started in late September with
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Kim Jong Un calls Russia’s war ‘sacred’ in birthday message to Putin
SEOUL, Oct 7 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged his “invariable support” for Russia in a birthday letter to President Vladimir Putin, while hailing Moscow’s war in Ukraine as “sacred”, state media reported today. Since Russia launched its
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‘Bibi could have prevented it’: War shakes Netanyahu support in Israel’s north ahead of polls
NAHARIYA (Israel), Oct 6 — On Israel’s border with Lebanon, where Hezbollah fired thousands of rockets and drones, previous backers of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they are rethinking how they will vote in the first election since the war.
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Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddies
JAKARTA, Oct 6 — Indonesia said today it will halt a project to raze several million hectares of forest to clear land for rice production, saying it had reached self-sufficiency levels of the staple grain. The government launched a programme
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Teenager loses hand picking up grenade in France school protests
PARIS, Oct 6 — A 15-year-old lost a hand yesterday in the latest round of French high school protests that have erupted into clashes with police, with more than 200 students injured in the violence. France has been shaken by a
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Leaders visit Pacific atoll at frontline of climate change
FUNAFUTI (Tuvalu), Oct 5 — Over a dozen leaders touched down on the tiny Pacific atoll nation of Tuvalu today for a first-hand look at a once-vibrant ecosystem wiped out due to climate change. The getaway comes on the sidelines of
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UN chief calls for Gaza ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary
NEW YORK, Oct 6 — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres yesterday called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza ahead of the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. “It is time for the ceasefire to
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Samoa PM apologises after video shows him making Nazi gesture, saying Heil Hitler
SYDNEY, Oct 5 — Samoa’s prime minister apologised today after video surfaced showing him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture. Prime Minister La’auli Leuatea Schmidt said the footage was from a family gathering almost 20 years old and was
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