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The ruling follows Austria’s refusal to recognise the refugee status of two Afghan women. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that gender and nationality alone are “sufficient” for a country to grant asylum to Afghan women. The ECJ ruled on Friday that discriminatory measures adopted by the Taliban towards women “constitute acts of … Read more
Hezbollah launchers 100 rockets into Israel, Khamenei threatens Israel during Nasrallah funeral The Jerusalem Post Updates: New strikes on Beirut, Hezbollah says Israeli troops killed Al Jazeera English IDF: 180 rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, totaling 700 since Wednesday Haaretz Reports of interceptions as rocket barrage fired at Haifa The Times of Israel Hezbollah Targets Israeli Forces … Read more
A barrage of rockets was launched at northern Israel on Friday morning, the IDF confirmed shortly after. Following the sirens that sounded between 7:01 and 7:04 in the Haifa Bay and Western Galilee areas, approximately 20 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon, the military confirmed. Most of the aerial attack was intercepted by the … Read more
US President Joe Biden welcomes agreement to end three-day strike, saying dockworkers ‘deserve a strong contract’. US dockworkers and port operators have reached a tentative agreement that will end a three-day strike that shut down shipping on the east and Gulf coasts of the United States – and had threatened to incur billions of dollars … Read more
At least 58 rescued, as official warns death toll could rise after boat carrying 278 people sinks. At least 78 people have died after a boat capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a provincial governor said. Governor of South Kivu province Jean Jacques Purisi told the Reuters news agency … Read more
Supporters of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah carry his pictures as they gather in Sidon, Lebanon, following his killing in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 28, 2024. Reuters Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told CNN that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah had agreed to a 21-day ceasefire just days before he was assassinated … Read more
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are escalating after Iran’s major missile attack on Israel. Middle East tensions are ratcheting up, bringing the region closer towards an all-out war. The geopolitical risk rose after Iran launched a major ballistic missile attack targeting sites across Israel. The escalation comes almost a year after Israel started its … Read more
Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations. Dozens of tigers, three lions and a panther have died in zoos in southern Vietnam, with subsequent tests detecting cases of bird flu. The country’s Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday that two samples taken … Read more
TOKYO — An unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II that had been buried at a Japanese airport exploded Wednesday, causing a large crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights, Japanese officials said. No one was hurt, and there were no aircraft nearby when the bomb exploded at Miyazaki Airport … Read more
Stargazers in Chile and Argentina turned their eyes to the horizon on Wednesday to catch the final solar eclipse of 2024: a “ring of fire” that blazed across the sky. Also known as an annular eclipse, the celestial phenomenon occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun, darkening the centre of the orb. … Read more