UN: Thousands flee as Sudan conflict spreads east from Darfur
PORT SUDAN, Sudan:(Web News) Over 36,000 Sudanese civilians have fled towns and villages in the Kordofan region east of Darfur, according to the UN, as the paramilitary warned that its forces were massing along a new front line.In recent weeks, the central Kordofan
Hegseth visits DMZ ahead of talks on US troops in South Korea
SEOUL:(Web News) US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Demilitarized Zone along the border with North Korea as part of a trip to South Korea on Monday, South Korea’s defense ministry said.His visit to the heavily fortified DMZ came ahead of talks expected
Tanzania president inaugurated as opposition says hundreds dead
NAIROBI:(Web News) Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan was inaugurated as president on Monday, with an Internet blackout still in place after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces.The electoral commission said Hassan won 98 percent of the vote.She
UK police charge man with attempted murder over train stabbing that wounded 11 people
LONDON:(Web News) UK police on Monday charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder over a stabbing attack on train that wounded 11 people.British Transport Police said Anthony Williams is charged with multiple counts of attempted murder as well as actual bodily harm and
Truck rams into bus in southern India, killing at least 20
HYDERABAD, India: (Web News)A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India early Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozens, local authorities said.The state-run transport bus was carrying around 70 passengers en route
Xi Jinping jokes about spying with Chinese phone gift for South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung
SEOUL:(Web News) Xi Jinping joked about spying on South Korea’s president as he gifted him a pair of smartphones, telling him to “check if there is a backdoor” in a rare jest from the Chinese leader that made headlines in Seoul.The lighthearted exchange
Thousands evacuated as typhoon bears down on Philippines
MANIILA:(Web News) Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country’s deadliest storms.Typhoon Kalmaegi is on a collision course with Leyte island, bringing 120-kilometer
Sinner, Alcaraz set for South Korea exhibition ahead of Australian Open
(Web News)Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will play an exhibition match in South Korea in January, organizers said on Monday, as the top two men’s players in the world ramp up their preparations for the Australian Open.The pair, who have won nine of
Australia PM says China’s Premier Li to visit Australia in 2026
SYDNEY (Web News) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that China’s Premier Li Qiang would visit Australia next year on a trip that may include a stop at Uluru, the giant monolith in central Australia. “Premier Li will visit Australia
Turkiye set to call for action on Gaza as soon as possible, source says
ISTANBUL (Web News) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is expected to call at a meeting in Istanbul on Monday for arrangements to be made as soon as possible to ensure the security and administration of Gaza by Palestinians, a foreign ministry source
