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Afghan coal mine collapse traps 32
A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP yesterday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Trump gets $15m in ABC News defamation case
ABC News will pay a $15 million settlement payment to resolve a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump, according to court documents filed Saturday.
15 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain admitted to ICU in critical condition
After multiple reports of his death surfaced online, The Indian Express quoted Hussain’s sister Khurshid Aulia as saying that he is alive and breathing
15 December 2024, 14:39 PM
Oldest Miss France clinches crown at 34
A 34-year-old flight attendant from the French Caribbean island of Martinique on Saturday became the oldest contestant to win the Miss France pageant
15 December 2024, 13:32 PM
South Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon
Lawmakers voted on Saturday to remove Yoon from office over his "insurrectionary" suspension of civilian rule, which plunged South Korea into some of its worst political turmoil in years.
15 December 2024, 06:58 AM
Biden calls alliance with South Korea 'linchpin for peace' in region
South Korean lawmakers voted on Saturday to impeach Yoon over his brief declaration of martial law
15 December 2024, 06:15 AM
Trump taps Truth Social CEO to lead intelligence advisory board
Nunes is a Republican ex-congressman from California who led the US House intelligence committee during the start of Trump's first presidential term.
15 December 2024, 05:11 AM
South Korea’s Yoon impeached: What happens next?
Yoon's future now hangs in the balance as his case proceeds to the Constitutional Court, which has 180 days to decide whether to uphold or overturn his impeachment
15 December 2024, 03:51 AM
Ex-prisoners back in Syria's cells 'of despair'
Darwish was detained for months by one of the most feared branches of the former government's many-tentacled intelligence services.
15 December 2024, 03:36 AM
ABC News settles $15 mn defamation suit with Donald Trump
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15 December 2024, 03:30 AM
Martial law fiasco: South Korea’s President Yoon impeached
South Korean lawmakers yesterday impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, with the opposition declaring a “victory of the people”.
14 December 2024, 19:18 PM
Israeli strike kills 1 in south Lebanon
Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli drone strike in the south killed one person yesterday, the latest deadly raid despite a more than two-week ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Iran won’t impede IAEA access
Iran will not impede the UN nuclear watchdog’s access and inspection of its sites, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization said yesterday.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Russia pulling back but not out of Syria: sources
Russia is pulling back its military from the front lines in northern Syria and from posts in the Alawite Mountains but is not leaving its two main bases in the country after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, four Syrian officials told Reuters.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
18 killed as Israel strikes shelters, aid point in Gaza
At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
US, regional diplomats meet to discuss Syria crisis
Top diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union and Arab nations met in Jordan yesterday for talks on Syria as regional and global powers scramble for influence over whatever government replaces ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
AI with reasoning power will be less predictable: expert
Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, one of the biggest names in artificial intelligence, had a prediction to make on Friday: reasoning capabilities will make technology far less predictable.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Five killed in Greece
Five migrants died early yesterday when a migrant boat sank off Crete, Greece’s coastguard said, leaving 40 people reportedly missing while 39 survivors were rescued. The boat sank 12 nautical miles southwest of the island, according to ERTNEWS, which reported the 40 missing.
14 December 2024, 18:00 PM
The troubled history of South Korean presidents
South Korea's first president, Syngman Rhee, elected in 1948, was forced to resign by a popular student-led uprising in 1960
14 December 2024, 09:31 AM
South Korea's 11 days of turmoil
Here is a recap of events leading to the crucial vote to suspend him from office
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