‘Carry your son and run’: Gaza families describe fleeing Rafah under Israeli fire
RAFAH (TIP): Displaced Palestinian families in Gaza's south have fled what they said was intensifying Israeli fire in northern areas…
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(Update 12 minutes ago)Mauritania heads to polls with incumbent tipped to win
NOUAKCHOTT (TIP): Mauritanians go to the polls to decide whether to re-elect President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani as head…
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Kenya’s president says he won’t sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI (TIP): Kenyan President William Ruto said on June 26 he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new…
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China’s Communist Party expels former defence minister for corruption
BEIJING (TIP): Former Chinese defense minister Li Shangfu was expelled from the ruling Communist Party and is being investigated for…
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Gaza’s summer of despair: Sewage, garbage, and rising health risks amid ongoing conflict
DEIR AL-BALAH (TIP): Children in sandals trudge through water contaminated with sewage and scale growing mounds of garbage in Gaza’s…
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Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA (TIP): Led by a top general vowing to "restore democracy," armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's…
Read MoreWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA (TIP): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched…
Read MoreA Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat
JENIN, West Bank (TIP): When Mujahid Abadi stepped outside to see if Israeli forces had entered his uncle’s neighborhood, he…
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Ambitious Tory hopefuls could learn from Lady Macbeth’s fate ahead of leadership battle
London (TIP): Stefan Stern, City, University of London. Grant Shapps is running. The Tory MP has held what seems like…
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Navigating through darkness: Ukraine’s emergency blackouts return after Russia pounds infrastructure
KYIV (TIP): During daytime, entire districts of Ukraine's capital are disconnected from the power grid to save energy. Traffic lights…
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Historic flooding in China’s Guangdong kills nine, warnings issued for other parts of country
BEIJING (TIP): Nine people have died and six are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong…
Read MoreJapan’s ‘beat poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, pioneer of modern performance poetry, dies at 93
TOKYO (TIP): Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese “beat” poetry, known for her dramatic readings, at times with…
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South Korea will consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Russia and North Korea sign strategic pact
SEOUL (TIP): South Korea said on June 20 that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change…
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Earthquakes shake Japanese region, collapse two homes damaged in deadly January quake
Tokyo (TIP): Earthquakes early on June 4 again struck Japan's north-central region of Ishikawa, still recovering from the destruction left…
Read MoreChina pressuring other nations not to attend Ukraine peace talks: Zelenskyy
Singapore (TIP): President of Ukrainian Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused China of helping Russia to disrupt a Swiss-organised peace conference on the…
Read MoreNorth Korea sends hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons to South Korea
Seoul (TIP): North Korea launched hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons toward the South after a similar campaign a few days…
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Mexico elects Sheinbaum as first woman president
Mexico City (TIP): Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist with a PhD in physics, has been elected by a huge margin as…
Read MoreANC in talks with 5 parties for coalition govt in S Africa
Johannesburg (TIP): Top officials in South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) have had initial talks with representatives of five other…
Read MoreUkraine hits Russian oil facilities
Kyiv (TIP): In Kyiv’s ongoing effort to disrupt the Kremlin’s war machine, Ukrainian drones struck an oil refinery and a…
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40 killed in Israel’s ‘targeted’ strike on UN school in Gaza
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (TIP): Israel hit a Gaza school on June 6 with what it described as a targeted airstrike on up…
Read MoreTaiwan Parliament passes ‘pro-China’ Bills, sparking protest
Taipei (TIP): Taiwan’s opposition-controlled legislature passed changes on May 25 that are seen as favouring China and diminishing the power…
Read MoreUK’s July General Election: Impact on India FTA, Indo-Pacific tilt
London (TIP): The prospect of an India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) has been kicked into the long grass after British…
Read More10K asylum seekers entered UK on small boats since Jan: Govt
London (TIP): Over 10,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain in small boats so far this year, updated government data…
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Iran opens registration for June presidential election after Raisi died in helicopter crash
Dubai (TIP): Iran opened a five-day registration period on May 30 for hopefuls wanting to run in the June 28…
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Nuclear envoys of South Korea, US, Japan condemn North Korean spy satellite launch attempt
Seoul (TIP): Nuclear envoys of South Korea, the US and Japan on May 28 strongly condemned North Korea's latest attempt…
Read MoreCops search European Parl over suspected Russian interference
Brussels (TIP): Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee…
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Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong (TIP): Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on May 30 by a…
Read MoreXi pledges more Gaza aid at summit with Arab leaders
Beijing (TIP): Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian…
Read MoreA Canadian serial killer who brought victims to his pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
MONTREAL (TIP): Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree…
Read MoreFive dead and nearly 3 dozen hurt in tornadoes that tore through Iowa, officials say
GREENFIELD, Iowa (TIP): A deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead…
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