Iran executed 975 people in 'horrifying' 2024 escalation
Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.
Source: France 24
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Series of explosions on buses in a parking lot rattles Israel
JERUSALEM — A series of explosions on three buses in a parking lot rattled central Israel on Thursday in what authorities suspected was a militant attack.
Source: NBC News
Read MoreBBC faces questions over Gaza film's Hamas link
The documentary Gaza: How To Survive A War Zone was narrated by the son of a Hamas official.
Source: BBC
Read MoreFrench foreign minister makes rules-based order plea to global south over Ukraine
Jean-Noël Barrot tells G20 to prioritise those who support the law rather than power by force
European powers have made a plea at the G20 …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreHow Will the New Syria Be Governed?
After 14 years of a devastating civil war, Syria is in the process of reinventing itself. One big question is how the country will be governed now that the more …
Source: NPR
Read MorePhilippines officials offer cash for mosquitoes amid rise in dengue cases
People in village near the capital line up with their haul, where a mosquito zapper and some pesos await
Village officials in the Philippines are handing out cash rewards to …
Source: The Guardian
Read MoreFrance returns its sole Ivory coast military base to local authorities
France on Thursday handed its sole Ivory Coast military base back to its former colony. France has been present in the country for decades, and its departure is in line …
Source: France 24
Read MorePassengers on crashed Toronto plane offered US$30,000 each
The gesture to the affected travellers - all of whom survived - comes with no strings attached, the airline says.
Source: BBC
Read MoreNATO US security guarantee, credibility of Article 5 already weakened, former NATO official says
Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said the US president is “obviously very frustrated” with Ukrainian President Zelensky. “Some of the rhetoric coming out of Kyiv, frankly, and insults to …
Source: France 24
Read MoreIsrael receives the bodies of four hostages: 'These deaths could have been prevented'
Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s …
Source: France 24
Read MorePolitico’s owner praises JD Vance for ‘inspiring message’
Mathias Döpfner says many Europeans had ‘intentionally misunderstood’ the US vice-president’s speech that caused widespread horror
Source: Financial Times
Read MoreAnglo American writes down value of diamond firm De Beers by $2.9bn
Sale of the miner, which is now valued at $4bn, may be delayed following ‘really, really difficult’ market
The world’s biggest diamond miner, De Beers, …
Source: The Guardian
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