World reacts to Trump's plan for Gaza peace
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end nearly two years of war in Gaza has received the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while the plan has been shared with Palestinian militant group Hamas.Here are some reactions to the peace plan.Israeli Prime Minister...
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Russian drone strike kills family of 4 in Ukraine
KYIV, Sept 30 (AFP): Ukraine said on Tuesday that a Russian overnight drone strike had killed a family of four in the northeastern Sumy region.Oleg Grygorov, the head of the regional military administration, said Russian forces had hit a residential building in the village of Chernechchyna, in the Krasnopillia community."A...
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Colombia manufactures its first rifles to replace Israeli arms
SOACHA, Sept 30 (AFP): Colombian officials said Monday the country has produced its first combat rifle, a cheaper, lighter weapon aimed at replacing the arms that were once supplied its former military ally Israel.Leftist President Gustavo Petro broke ties with Israel in 2024 to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ongoing...
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Authorities shut down high speed internet connections to prevent ‘vice’
KABUL, Sept 30 (AFP): Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities cut the fibre optic network.Taliban authorities began shutting down high speed internet connections to some provinces earlier in the month to prevent "vice".On Monday night, mobile phone signal and internet...
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Dozens missing, 3 dead in Indonesia school collapse
JAKARTA, Sept 30 (AFP): Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.The building gave way Monday on Indonesia's main island Java where students were gathered for afternoon prayers,...
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Maduro ready to declare state of emergency over US 'aggression'
CARACAS, Sept 30 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he is ready to declare a state of emergency over the threat of US "aggression," following a spate of deadly US strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats."Today the consultation process began...to declare a state of emergency in accordance with the...
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