Death toll climbs to 199 in Vietnam as typhoon’s aftermath brings flash floods and landslides
HANOI, Vietnam (TIP): Nearly 200 people have died in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi and 128 are missing…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Israeli strike on tent camp in Gaza ‘safe zone’ kills at least 40 Palestinians
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed…
Read MoreSpain’s Constitutional Court to examine Catalan amnesty
MADRID (TIP): Spain's Constitutional Court said September 11 it will examine the constitutionality of an amnesty law for Catalan separatists,…
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France slams Azerbaijan’s ‘arbitrary’ jailing of graffiti sprayer
PARIS (TIP): France on September 12 accused Azerbaijan of inflicting "arbitrary and discriminatory treatment" on one of its citizens, jailed…
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Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible; Ending the war is another story
The United States, along with mediators Egypt and Qatar, has been working for months to broker a cease-fire to end…
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Adani deal protest: Flights grounded at Kenya’s main airport as workers go on strike
NAIROBI (TIP): Hundreds of workers at Kenya's main international airport demonstrated on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, against a planned deal…
Read MorePutin says India, China, Brazil could mediate Russia-Ukraine peace talks
Istanbul (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 5 said that he was ready for talks with Ukraine, on the…
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Macron names EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister
PARIS (TIP): President Emmanuel Macron named the EU’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, as France’s new prime minister on September 5…
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Israel military launches retaliatory strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
TEL AVIV (TIP): In response to the barrage of rockets fired at Israel, the country's military launched attacks against Hezbollah…
Read MoreA French woman whose husband is accused of inviting over 50 men to rape her testifies in court
AVIGNON (TIP): A woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband so that she could be raped while unconscious…
Read MoreHamas urges US pressure on Israel as Netanyahu says ‘no deal in the making’
Hamas (TIP): Hamas called on the United States on Sept 5 to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a…
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China’s Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years
BEIJING (TIP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged on September 5 more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the…
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Israeli forces launch strikes across Gaza Strip, 34 killed
Cairo (TIP): Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip and launched strikes across the…
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North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees tests of ‘suicide drones’
Seoul (TIP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watched as new "suicide drones" took off and destroyed test targets, including…
Read MoreManslaughter probe opened into yacht sinking
Termini Imerese (Italy) (TIP): An Italian prosecutor has opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of British tech magnate Mike…
Read MoreTyphoon Shanshan lashes Japan with torrential rain, strong winds causing 3 deaths
Tokyo (TIP): A typhoon lashed southern Japan with torrential rain and strong winds August 29, causing at least three deaths…
Read MoreJapan scrambles jets as Chinese plane breaches its airspace
Tokyo/Beijing (TIP): Japan’s defence ministry said it had scrambled jets against a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft that had briefly breached its…
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French authorities issue preliminary charges against Telegram messaging app CEO Durov
Paris (TIP): French authorities handed preliminary charges to Telegram CEO Pavel Durov on August 28 for allowing alleged criminal activity…
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Russia bans 92 more Americans from country, including journalists in response to ‘Russophobia’
Moscow (TIP): Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced 92 additions on August 28 to its list of Americans banned from entering the…
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Spanish woman believed to be the oldest person in the world dies at age 117
Madrid (TIP): Maria Branyas, an American-born Spaniard considered the world’s oldest person at 117 years old, has died, her family…
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French destroyer in EU mission rescues 29 mariners from oil tanker stricken in Red Sea attacks
Dubai (TIP): A French destroyer rescued 29 mariners from an oil tanker that came under repeated attack in the Red…
Read MoreUK tech tycoon Mike Lynch missing after yacht sinks
Palermo (Sicily) (TIP): One man died and six people were missing, including British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, after a luxury…
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China lodges ‘serious protest’ with US over top American officials meeting Dalai Lama
Beijing (TIP): China on August 22 lodged a “serious protest” with the US after a top Biden administration official met…
Read MorePutin: Kyiv trying to strike nuclear plant
Moscow (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 22 accused Ukraine of trying to strike Russia's Kursk nuclear power plant…
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Zelenskyy visits area bordering Russia amid offensive in Kursk
Kyiv (TIP): President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the capture of another Russian village as he visited a border area from which…
Read MoreIsraeli strikes leave 50 dead in Gaza; truce deal remains elusive
Cairo/Jerusalem (TIP): Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours, Palestinian health officials said…
Read MoreRocket engine explodes during test at Scottish spaceport
London (TIP): A rocket engine exploded in flames during a test at the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland, which last year…
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Disbanded Thai opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
BANGKOK (TIP): Thailand's main opposition party relaunched on August 9 with a new name and leader, after its old version…
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For freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against Putin is his priority
BERLIN (TIP): All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in…
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Plane carrying 62 people crashes in fiery wreck in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, no survivors
Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil (TIP): A plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew crashed on August 9 in Brazil's…
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