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Saudia pilot among three dead after Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport
RIYADH, Oct 9 — Saudi Arabia said today that three people were killed including a pilot were killed in attacks on Riyadh’s international airport, after Yemen’s Houthis claimed a series of attacks targeting the facility. The conflict between the Houthis
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Japan tells China to ‘show respect’ after PM Takaichi addressed by name only
TOKYO, Oct 8 — Japan has told Beijing to “show appropriate respect” after a Chinese spokesman addressed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi only by her name with no title. Japanese foreign ministry spokesman Toshihiro Kitamura said Wednesday that Tokyo had relayed
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Myanmar leader vows to take back migrants from Malaysia ‘as soon as possible’
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 8 — Myanmar’s leader Min Aung Hlaing said Thursday that migrants from his war-torn country held in Malaysian detention centres will be returned home “as soon as possible”. Min Aung Hlaing has been a pariah in many capitals
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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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