North Korea fires 23 missiles, prompting air-raid alert in South Korea
SEOUL, Nov 02,2022: Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents there evacuated to underground shelters after North ...
Elon Musk fires Twitter board, making himself sole director
Nov 01,2022:Elon Musk has fired Twitter’s board of directors, giving himself unfettered control over the social media giant, ...
North Korea demands the U.S., South Korea halt joint military drills
WASHINGTON,Nov 01,2022: North Korea yesterday demanded that the US and South Korea stop large-scale military exercises, calling them a ...
Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro to win Brazil presidency
Sao Paolo,Oct 31,2022: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked ...
Russia halts Ukraine Black Sea grain exports, prompting food crisis concerns
Oct 30,2022:Russia pulled out of a key United Nations-brokered grain deal, provoking international outrage and dealing a blow to ...
At least 100 killed, 300 hurt in ‘heinous’ Mogadishu car bombings
Oct 30,2022:At least 100 people have been killed and 300 wounded in two car bomb explosions in the capital Mogadishu, Somali President ...
Halloween crowd crush in Seoul’s Itaewon killed 151 people, including 19 foreigners
Oct 30,2022: The crowd crush disaster, which happened shortly after 10pm local (13:00GMT) when a huge crowd thronged a narrow alley ...
Death toll at 45 as Tropical Storm Nalgae drenches Philippines
Oct 29,2022:The Philippines has officially recorded 45 deaths from Tropical Storm Nalgae, which has brought flash floods and ...
Elon Musk takes over Twitter in $44bn deal
Oct 28,2022:Elon Musk has officially taken control of Twitter after finalising a $44bn deal to buy the social media network.
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Clashes as thousands attend Mahsa Amini memorial in Iran’s Saqqez
Oct 27,2022:Iranian security forces have clashed with people taking part in a memorial for Mahsa Amini, according to a semi-official ...