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Abbas denounces Israel’s ‘War of Genocide’ in UNGA speech
United Nations (TIP)- On the third day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the world body via video link, following the Trump administration‘s refusal to issue visas […]
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Israel deepens Gaza City offensive as Netanyahu heads to US
CAIRO/JERUSALEM (TIP)- Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with U.S. President Donald Trump pursuing a deal […]
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China leads nations with new climate plans, defying U.S. climate denial
United Nations (TIP)- China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president’s anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier at the U.N. General Assembly. Addressing a […]
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US has Gaza peace plan and hopes for breakthrough soon, says envoy
The United States shared a 21-point Middle East peace plan at this week’s U.N. meetings and is hopeful for a breakthrough on Gaza in the coming days, its envoy to the region said. U.S. President […]
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Danish officials believe drone flyovers at 4 airports are meant to sow fear and division
Drones flew over four Danish airports overnight Sept 24 into Sept 25, the latest instance of unexplained drone activity that has raised concerns about security in northern Europe amid growing Russian aggression. Defense Minister Troels […]
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Former French president Sarkozy given five-year sentence after Libya case
Paris (TIP)- Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the […]
Canada
With eminent cricket personalities on its Board, ETPL breaks new ground
There is a famous saying that institutions grow taller than the men and women who built them, holding that men and women come and go, but the institutions they build stay forever. How true? See […]
Canada
Changes in bail, immigration laws may dominate the House of Commons when it resumes its sitting after a break
When it comes to law vs. Sentiments, the latter tends to enjoy a slight upper hand. OTTAWA (TIP): Animated debates over demands for changes in bail laws and the scrapping of the temporary foreign worker […]
Canada
aHouse of Commons: Finance Ministers, past and present, hold the sway in Canadian politics on day 2
OTTAWA (TIP): While former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Christina (Chrystia) Alexandra Freeland made public her exit from Federal Politics within hours of the new Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announcing that the new Liberal […]
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Israel army says will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City, urges residents to leave
Tel Aviv (TIP)- The Israeli military warned on Friday, Sept 19, it would operate with “unprecedented force” in Gaza City, telling residents to flee southwards as it pressed its ground offensive on the territory’s largest […]
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UN Security Council nixes resolution to spare Iran from ‘snapback’ sanctions
United Nations (TIP) – The United Nations Security Council on Friday, Sept 19, voted against a resolution that sought to block the reimposition of deep economic sanctions on Tehran over its resurgent nuclear program. The […]
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Kim Jong Un oversees drone test, orders AI development
Pyongyang (TIP)- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an attack drone and ordered greater use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the technology, state media said on September 19. Images shared by […]
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RSF strike kills 75 people in Sudan’s Darfur: Rescuers
The RSF conducted their strike as they pressed a push to capture Darfur’s last army-held city. The attack struck a mosque at the Abu Shouk camp, just outside the North Darfur capital, said the Emergency […]
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‘Italy does not forget’: Giorgia Meloni remembers 9/11 victims, vows to continue fight against terrorism
Rome (TIP)- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday paid tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States, saying the memory of that day continues to guide Italy’s […]
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World’s first AI ‘minister’ Diella takes charge in Albania to combat corruption
Tirana (TIP)- Artificial intelligence, which is rapidly spreading across every sector, has now entered politics. Albania has become the first nation to appoint an AI-generated “minister” tasked with tackling corruption. On Thursday, Sept 11, Albanian […]
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German extremists charged with planning neo-Nazi state
Berlin (TIP)- German federal prosecutors on Wednesday brought charges against eight suspected members of an far-right extremist group based in the eastern German state of Saxony that was broken up in 2024. The members of […]
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Brazil’s Supreme Court finds Jair Bolsonaro guilty of coup charges
The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Thursday, Sept 11, voted to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup to remain in office despite his 2022 electoral defeat. The […]
Canada
When determination of an individual triumphed over the might of the mightiest nation of the world
It is not fiction. It is a real-life drama where an individual, a professional, stood by his ideals and brought the mightiest of the nations of the world on its knees. It is the story […]
Asia
Death toll from Afghan quake jumps to over 2,200 as aid agencies seek funds
Jalalabad (TIP)- Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to over 2,200, a Taliban government spokesman said […]