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Israel bans MSF from Gaza over demand for lists of Palestinian staff
Tel Aviv, Feb 1, (dpa/GNA) – Israel on Sunday said, it intends to stop Doctors Without Borders (MSF) from operating in the Gaza Strip.…
Syria, SDF agree on a comprehensive ceasefire, integration road map
Damascus, Jan 30, (dpa/GNA) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian transitional government, have reached a comprehensive agreement that includes a road…
Sports China CorruptionCorruption: China FA bans 73 people for life, punishes 13 clubs
Beijing, Jan 29, (dpa/GNA) – Former national team coach Li Tie and ex-federation president Chen Xuyuan, are among 73 people banned for life by…
UK expert urges vigilance over deadly Nipah virus found in India
London, Jan 2026, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A deadly infection that has been found in India “is unlikely to pose a significant risk of global…
Iraq’s ex-premier baulks at Trump’s threat over his reinstatement
Baghdad, Jan 29, (dpa/GNA) – Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, on Wednesday accused Washington of “flagrant interference” in his country’s affairs, after President…
Dozens missing, 18 dead, after ferry sinks in the Philippines
Manila, Jan 26, (dpa/GNA) – A ferry carrying more than 359 people, capsized in the southern Philippines on Monday, leaving at least 18 people…
Deadly shelling hits Kurdish village in Syria
Beirut, Jan 26, (dpa/GNA) – Despite an existing ceasefire between Syria’s transitional government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), mutual attacks are continuing…
Remains of final Israeli hostage recovered from Gaza, army says
Tel Aviv, Jan 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military said on Monday all hostages abducted by Hamas have now been accounted for, after the…
Remains of final Israeli hostage recovered from Gaza, army says
Tel Aviv, Jan 26, (dpa/GNA) – The Israeli military said on Monday all hostages abducted by Hamas have now been accounted for, after the…
Seven killed, dozens missing as landslide buries homes in Indonesia
Jakarta, Jan 24, (dpa/GNA) – A landslide triggered by heavy rain has struck a village in Indonesia, leaving several people dead and dozens missing,…
Heavy snowfall and rain kills 61 in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Jan 24, (dpa/GNA) – Heavy snowfall and rain in Afghanistan has killed at least 61 people and injured 110 others, the country’s National…
Pakistani court jails rights activists for anti-state media posts
Islamabad, Jan 24, (dpa/GNA) – A court in the Pakistani capital, on Saturday handed down a sentence of 10 years in prison to prominent…
Syria ceasefire extended by 15 days
Damascus, Jan 24, (dpa/GNA) – A ceasefire between the transitional government in Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria, has been…
South Korea’s ex-prime minister gets 23 years for coup help
Seoul, Jan 21, (dpa/GNA) – South Korea’s former prime minister, Han Duck Soo, was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Wednesday for his…
Concerns grow of Syrian fighting spilling over border into Iraq
Damascus/Baghdad, Jan 21, (dpa/GNA) – As fighting in north-eastern Syria was easing, concerns were growing on Wednesday about an escalation in neighbouring Iraq. An…
Pakistan accepts Trump’s invitation to Gaza’s ‘Board of Peace’
Islamabad, Jan 21, (dpa/GNA) – Pakistan on Wednesday, accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the so-called Board of Peace for Gaza. “Pakistan…
Shopping mall fire in southern Pakistan kills 14, scores missing
Islamabad, Jan 20, (dpa/GNA) – A raging fire at a multi-storey shopping mall in Karachi has killed at least 14 people, with dozens more…
Indonesian plane carrying 11 people vanishes
Jakarta, Jan 18, (dpa/GNA) – Search teams on Saturday combed a rugged stretch of limestone hills in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, after an aircraft…
One body found at turboprop crash site in Indonesia
Jakarta, Jan 18, (dpa/GNA) – Rescue teams have recovered the body of a man from the debris of a turboprop aircraft that lost contact…