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Indonesia flood death toll rises to 883, more than 500 still missing
Indonesia's disaster agency on Saturday reported a rise in the death toll from floods and landslides on the island of Sumatra, saying at least 883 people have been confirmed...
Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — When Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn’t see a combat role she could do. But that...
Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange heavy fire as tensions flare
Afghanistan and Pakistan’s forces have exchanged heavy fire along their border as tensions between the South Asian neighbours escalate after peace talks in Saudi Arabia failed to produce a...
Lured by lucrative job offers and sent to fight for Russia. Kenyans want their sons back
David Kuloba's mother warned him about going to Russia after he accepted a job as a security guard advertised by a recruitment agency in Kenya.At first the family, who...
Ran Gvili’s sister Shira asks Phase Two of deal not be implemented until brother’s remains returns
Ran's sister, Shira, asked that Phase 2 of the US-brokered hostage-ceasefire deal not be implemented until the return of her brother's remains.Demonstrators gathered at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv...
Single women risk rape and exploitation in search for better life in Europe
Esther was sleeping on the streets of Lagos when a woman approached her with the promise of a route out of Nigeria to a job and a home in...
Zelensky confidant dismissed from further posts amid bribery scandal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has removed his former chief of staff Andriy Yermak from the National Security Council amid a sprawling corruption investigation that has rocked Kiev.Yermak is also...
Ghassan Al-Duhaini to replace Abu Shabab as Popular Forces leader in Gaza
The deputy for the slain Yasser Abu Shabab, Duhaini was documented walking among the militia’s operatives and boosting their morale after his predecessor's death.Ghassan Al-Duhaini, deputy official to the...
‘More should be done’: UN pushes Syrian regime on justice for Druze, Alawites and minority groups
The UN condemned continued incidents of summary executions, arbitrary killings, abductions, sexual violence, arbitrary detentions, looting and the destruction of homes.The Syrian regime needs to take more steps to...
Bitcoin momentum builds in Abu Dhabi as global interest surges
Covering the rapidly expanding world of digital assets often means tracking the next major center of innovation. Right now that center is increasingly the Middle East, where Bitcoin MENA...
