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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 …

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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 …

At least 15 people died and a dozen others were injured, after three gunmen opened fire at worshippers in a Shia pilgrimage site in Iran’s city of Shiraz, state media reported on Wednesday, describing the incident as a “terrorist attack.” The incident took place in the Shahcheragh shrine in Shiraz …

African Union-mediated talks have started in South Africa between delegations from the Ethiopian government and Tigray rebel forces in an attempt to establish peace after two years of war in that country. Thousands have died with millions displaced during the conflict – as the Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years …

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 …

The resolution also calls on the global community to support the International Criminal Court in investigating those responsible for alleged war crimes in Ukraine, according to Poland’s financial journal Bankier. “The heroic defense of independence by the citizens of Ukraine aroused the admiration of the entire free world,” the resolution …

Medibank Private Ltd, Australia’s biggest health insurer, said on Wednesday a cyber hack had compromised the data of all of its nearly 4 million customers, as it warned of a A$25 million to A$35 million ($16 million to $22.3 million) hit to first-half earnings. It said on Wednesday that all …

A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives, but the full extent of the casualties and damage …

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 …

A gunman opened fire at a St. Louis high school on Monday morning, killing at least two people and wounding six others before officers fatally shot the suspect, the city’s police commissioner said. When police arrived at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School at 9:10 a.m. local time (1410 …

Ukraine is in the “final stage” of creating a “dirty bomb,” says a senior Russian official, referring to a device that uses explosives to scatter radioactive waste. Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Force, said on Monday that Ukraine had nearly completed …

French President Emmanuel Macron has predicted a “prospect for peace” in Ukraine despite Russian warnings that the conflict may further escalate amid a persisting flow of Western weapons to the country. “There is the prospect for peace, it will come around at some moment,” Macron said on Sunday during a …

Rishi Sunak will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning the leadership race for the ruling Conservative Party, triggered by last week’s resignation of Liz Truss. According to Press TV, Sunak, a former Chancellor of the Exchequer and one of the wealthiest politicians in Westminster, won the leadership contest on …

Former US President Donald Trump has said that he would “probably” have to run for the White House again, indicating a potential 2024 rematch against the incumbent president, Joe Biden. Speaking on Saturday at a rally in Robstown, Texas, where Trump was campaigning for Republicans, he reiterated claims that he …

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent his congratulations to Chinese President Xi Jinping after he secured a third term as the general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s Central Committee. Kim sent a congratulatory letter to Xi on Sunday, expressing hope to further develop ties between the …