Europe vows retaliation if energy network attacked
Brussels (TIP): Suspecting that the damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was a sabotage, the European Union has warned…
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Finland will shut border to Russian tourists from midnight
Helsinki (TIP): Finland will close its border to Russian tourists from midnight local time (2100 GMT), which is expected to…
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Western leaders fear Putin planning huge escalation of Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine
London (TIP): Western leaders fear that Vladimir Putin is planning a huge escalation of Russias faltering invasion of Ukraine with…
Read MoreUK may fine TikTok $29 million for failing to protect children’s privacy
London (TIP): Britain could fine TikTok 27 million pounds ($28.91 million) following an investigation that found the short-form video app…
Read MoreNorthern Kenya faces hunger crisis as drought wipes out livestock
Lodwar, Kenya (TIP): In a dry river bed in Kenya's arid northwest, pastoralists dig ever-deeper pits in an anxious search…
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Ukraine pays tribute to Russian woman who fought on its side
Kyiv (TIP) : An honour guard fired a three-gun salute toward cloudy skies as friends and comrades-in-arms gathered in Kyiv…
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Chinese factory churns out British flags after queen’s death
Shaoxing (China) (TIP): Ninety minutes after Queen Elizabeth II died, orders for thousands of British flags started to flood into…
Read MoreStrong earthquake rocks southeast Taiwan, no reports of damage
Taipei (TIP): A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shook southeastern Taiwan on September 18 but there were no immediate reports…
Read More9 killed in stampede at concert in Guatemala
Guatemala City (TIP): At least nine people were killed and nearly 20 were injured after a stampede at the end…
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22-year-old Iranian woman dies after being detained by morality police over her dress code
Tehran (TIP): Controversy sparked on social media after a 22-year-old woman, MahsaAmini, died after falling into a coma following her…
Read MorePressure on Russian forces mounts after Ukraine’s advances
Kyiv (TIP): Western defence officials and analysts on September 18 said they believed the Russian forces were setting up a…
Read MoreTyphoon batters S Korea, 3 dead
Seoul (TIP): The most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in years on september 4 dumped 3-feet rain, destroyed roads…
Read MoreRussia buying rockets, artillery shells from N Korea: US intel
Washington (TIP): The Russian Ministry of Defence is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from…
Read More33 cities in China under lockdown
Beijing (TIP): China locked down 65 million citizens under tough Covid-19 restrictions and is discouraging domestic travel during upcoming national…
Read More14 killed in fire at karaoke parlour in Vietnam
Hanoi (TIP): At least 14 people died in a fire that broke out at a karaoke parlour in southern Vietnam,…
Read MoreBlinken visits Kyiv; more aid for Ukraine
Kyiv (TIP): The Biden administration announced major new military aid worth more than $2 billion for Ukraine and other European…
Read More14 die, 26 missing after boat sinks off northern Brazil
Rio de Janeiro (TIP): At least 14 people died and 26 were missing after a boat sank on September 8…
Read MoreSuspect in deadly Canada stabbings has long criminal record
James Smith Cree Nation (TIP): As a Canadian indigenous community comes to grips with a deadly stabbing rampage by two…
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Body of missing German found on Swiss glacier after over 30 years
Berlin/Bern (TIP): The body of a man from Germany who had been missing since 1990 was found on a glacier…
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Russia launches war games with China amid tensions with US
Moscow (TIP): Russia on September 1 launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show…
Read MoreJapan PM Kishidaapologises for his party’s links with Unification Church, vows to cut ties
Tokyo (TIP): Amid sliding approval ratings, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidaapologised for his party's links with the controversial Unification Church,…
Read MoreMikhail Gorbachev: Champion of ‘glasnost’, ‘perestroika’ dies at 91
Russia (TIP): Mikhail Gorbachev, the man whose attempt at reforming the Soviet system spun out of control with tragic consequences…
Read MoreMarriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986
Beijing (TIP): The number of marriages in China has hit a 36-year low with registrations of married couples dropped below…
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Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández has a narrow escape as man tries to assassinate her
Buenos Aires (TIP): A man has been detained after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range at Argentina's politically powerful…
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Rishi Sunak takes time out of campaign for Janmashtami temple visit in UK
London (TIP): Britain's prime ministerial candidate, Rishi Sunak, took some time out of a hectic campaign schedule to make a…
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Sunken World War 2 German warships emerge amid low water levels of Danube river in Serbia
Prahovo (Serbia) (TIP): Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels…
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No Tube: London subway hit by strike day after rail walkout
London (TIP): A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital’s transit network to a grinding halt on August…
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China jails Canadian tycoon for 13 years for finance crimes
Beijing (TIP): A Chinese-born Canadian tycoon who disappeared from Hong Kong in 2017 was sentenced on August 19 to 13…
Read MoreAt least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Al-Bab (TIP): Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the…
Read MoreChina sending fighter jets to Thailand for joint exercises
Bangkok (TIP): The Chinese air force is sending fighter jets and bombers to Thailand for a joint exercise with the…
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