PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (TIP): Palestinian militant group Hamas on January 21 defended its October 7 attacks on Israel but admitted to “faults” and called for an end to “Israeli aggression” in Gaza, where the health ministry […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Iran-backed militants launched ballistic missiles at a base hosting US forces in western Iraq, causing one Iraqi and possible American casualties, the US Central Command said January 20. “Multiple ballistic missiles and rockets […]
SIDON (TIP): An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in south Lebanon on January 21, killing a Hezbollah member in one car and a woman in the other and wounding several […]
KYIV (TIP): At least 13 people were killed January 21 by shelling at a market on the outskirts of the city of Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine, local officials reported Sunday. A further 10 people were […]
TEHRAN (TIP): Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite January 19, a minister said, putting it into a higher orbit in a new milestone for its aerospace programme that has faced Western criticism. The United […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (TIP): The violent abduction of five young Nigerian sisters near Abuja has sparked a national outcry and raised fears about insecurity in the country’s capital. The sisters were seized at the start of […]
YANSHANPU (TIP): Authorities in central China’s Henan Province were on January 21 looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they slept in a dormitory. The inferno, which took place […]
KHAN YOUNIS (TIP): Bombed-out neighbourhoods, mass graves dug in the sand, spreading hunger and disease — as the bloodiest ever Gaza war nears 100 days, besieged Palestinians have endured ever new horrors. More than three […]
PARIS (TIP): Gabriel Attal was named January 9 as France’s youngest-ever prime minister, as President Emmanuel Macron seeks a fresh start for the rest of his term amid growing political pressure from the far right. […]
TAIPEI (TIP): With Taiwan’s high-stakes presidential election just days away, a nonconformist candidate has been resonating with the island’s youth, seemingly more concerned with the dearth of good jobs and affordable housing than the looming […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Nepal police said January 10 they had arrested a spiritual leader whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha over allegations of disappearances and rape at his ashrams. Ram Bahadur Bomjan, […]
KHAN YOUNIS (TIP): A heavy strike on January 10 brought down a two-story building in the central city of Deir al-Balah, close to its main Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, killing at least 20 people, according to […]
AL-JAZIRA (TIP): Ten civilians were killed on January 11 by artillery fire in a residential area of Khartoum, the capital of war-torn Sudan, pro-democracy activists said. Sudan has been gripped by nearly nine months of […]
BEIRUT (TIP): Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base January 9 in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and the Hamas deputy leader. Hezbollah and its arch-foe […]
THIMPHU (TIP): Bhutanese voters have elected Tshering Tobgay to become prime minister for a second time after his party won nearly two-thirds of seats, the election commission said in results released on January 10. Tobgay, […]
KABUL (TIP): A Taliban official has said several girls and women were detained recently in Kabul for not covering themselves properly, after reports circulated of a crackdown in the Afghan capital. In a video posted […]
PESHAWAR (TIP): At least four people, including three policemen, were killed after terrorists attacked a toll plaza in Pakistan’s northwestern region on January 10, police said. The incident happened when unidentified terrorists attacked Laachi toll […]
LONDON (TIP): A British Sikh senior medical professional with over 30 years of general practice (GP) experience has been knighted by King Charles III in the 2024 New Year Honors list. Dr Amritpal Singh Hungin, […]
PARIS / kabul (TIP): Afghan activist Rita Safi has harsh words for Western governments she said have failed to deliver on promises to help women from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. Safi herself has made it to France […]
DHAKA (TIP): A Bangladesh court sentenced a former air force chief and an ex-minister to prison on Decmember 28 in the latest conviction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s political opponents ahead of elections next month. […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Ten Indian labourers were injured on December 27 when parts of an under-construction factory building collapsed in Western Nepal, the police said. DSP Resham Bohara said the incident took place in Nawalparasi West. […]
Islamabad (TIP): Pakistan on December 27 conducted a successful flight test of indigenously developed guided multi-launch rocket system Fatah-II, which is capable of engaging targets with high precision up to a range of 400 km, […]
Islamabad (TIP) : A Pakistan high court on December 28 halted until January 11 the ongoing trial of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and his close aide ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the […]
BANDA ACEH (TIP): Students in Indonesia’s Aceh province rallied on December 27 demanding the government drive away Rohingya refugees arriving by boat in growing numbers as police named more suspects of human trafficking. Over 1,500 […]
NIGERIA (TIP): The death toll from a series of attacks on villages in central Nigeria has climbed to almost 200, local authorities said December 27, as survivors began to bury the dead. Armed groups launched […]
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