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North Korea has reportedly launched at least 10 missiles of various types on Wednesday, prompting the South to urge its citizens on a nearby island to take shelter. “North Korea fired at least 10 missiles of various types today towards the east and west,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff …

A US media report has revealed that the Washington establishment and social media platforms are in collaboration with one another to censor what is referred by them to as online “misinformation”. The Intercept reported on Monday that the US Big Tech firms, namely, Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple, Meta (Facebook) and Microsoft, collaborated …

UK dismisses allegations as false, says they are aimed at diverting attention away from military failures in Ukraine. Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged …

The first Arab League summit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in Algeria, but political divisions continue to rankle among the regional organisation’s members. Arab states are split over issues ranging from support for the Palestinian cause, the regional roles of Iran and Turkey and …

Global factory output weakened in October as widespread recession fears, high inflation, and China’s zero-COVID policy hurt demand, business surveys showed on Tuesday, adding to persistent supply disruptions and darkening recovery prospects. Inflation has soared globally as supply chains still healing from the coronavirus pandemic were hit again by Russia’s …

The monkeypox outbreak continues to represent a global health emergency, which is the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, the UN agency’s Emergency Committee said on Tuesday. The WHO label, a “public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)”, is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock …

As many as 15 people have been injured in a drive-by shooting, including three children, in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood on Halloween night, police say. According to WLS-TV, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said there are three juvenile victims: a three-year-old, an 11-year-old, and a teenager who may be 13 …

The Pentagon wants a new hub for B-52s amid tensions with China The US military has devised a plan which would see nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers deployed in Australia on long-term rotational missions, and turn the country’s Northern Territory into a crucial military hub in Washington’s standoff with Beijing. That’s …

The number of people killed by two car bombs that exploded outside the education ministry in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to at least 120 people, the health minister said on Monday. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for Saturday’s blasts, Somalia’s deadliest since a truck bomb …

In pictures: Halloween stampede in Seoul leaves over 150 dead  

A joint force of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) and National Security forces foiled on Monday, an ISIS attempt to target the Yathrib district of the Saladin governorate. A PMF statement explained that the joint force seized two explosive belts the terrorists attempted to use against people in the Shehabi …

The death toll from a foot bridge collapse in India rose to 134 on Monday, including many children, as police detained nine people as part of a criminal investigation into one of the deadliest accidents in the country in the past decade. CCTV footage from just before the collapse showed …

US President Joe Biden also told his security chiefs in Washington that the US is not seeking conflict with Beijing. President Xi Jinping says China and the United States must “find ways to get along” to safeguard world peace and development, state media reported. The Chinese leader’s conciliatory words follow …

Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has condemned the terrorist attack in Shiraz, declaring that Iran will not allow terrorists to undermine its security. In an Instagram post, Amir-Adbollhian strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in the Shah Cheragh shrine in Shiraz in the southwest Iranian province of Fars last night. …

The Pentagon has reportedly accelerated the delivery of more accurate bombs to Europe The US has brought forward delivery of upgraded B61-12 air-dropped unguided nuclear bombs to NATO bases in Europe, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a US diplomatic cable and two people familiar with the matter. According to the …

Iran has announced tit-for-tat sanctions against institutions and individuals in the European Union (EU) due to their deliberate actions in support of terrorism and terrorist groups. In a statement released on Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry once again strongly rejected and condemned the EU’s October 17 sanctions targeting Iranian individuals and …

Israeli forces detained a number of Palestinians on Wednesday morning before withdrawing from areas near the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin. Occupying Israeli forces on Wednesday morning withdrew from the West Bank cities of Nablus and Jenin after detaining six more Palestinians, including the brother of a slain …

Iraq’s Federal Intelligence Agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State terrorist group in separate operations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Among the arrestees, there is a senior commander of the “Kata’ib of Tawheed and Jihad”, a military group affiliated with the terrorist …

Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani said he is carrying out a multi-layered “final scrutiny” into his cabinet lineup on the eve of an expected confidence vote tomorrow, Thursday. “The Prime Minister’s bureau is holding today a final scrutiny into the names of the candidates nominated for the ministerial posts …

Fracking will be banned in England under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, reversing a decision made by his predecessor Liz Truss, as the new British leader returned to a 2019 Conservative Party manifesto pledge. During her short term as prime minister, Truss had lifted a moratorium on fracking, arguing last month …