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Floods, landslides kill over 1,500 in Asia

ACEH TAMIANG, Dec 06 (AP): Emergency crews raced against time on Friday after last week's catastrophic floods and landslides that struck parts of Asia, killing more than 1,500 people. Relief operations were underway, but the scale of need overwhelmed the capabilities of rescuers.Authorities said 883 people were confirmed dead in...

Trump policies leave refugees stranded worldwide

WASHINGTON, Dec 06 (AP): Thousands of refugees around the world have been unable to enter the United States due to new policies under President Donald Trump. Many had prepared for their move, sold belongings, and secured travel documents before the program was suspended.Trump restarted the refugee program in October but...

Four civilians killed in fresh Afghan-Pak border clash

KANDAHAR, Dec 06 (AFP): An overnight exchange of fire at one of the main Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossings killed four civilians, an Afghan official said on Saturday, in the latest flare-up since deadly clashes in October.Four others were wounded, Abdul Karim Jahad, the governor of Spin Boldak district in southern Afghanistan,...

Gaza truce incomplete without 'full withdrawal' by Israel

DOHA, Dec 06 (AFP): The nearly two-month-old ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will not be complete until Israeli troops withdraw from the Palestinian territory under a peace plan backed by Washington and the UN, mediator Qatar's prime minister said Saturday."Now we are at the critical moment... A ceasefire cannot be...

Attacks trigger heating, water cuts

KYIV, Dec 06 (AFP): An overnight Russian drone and missile attack has targeted critical infrastructure, including energy sites and railways, triggering heating and water outages for thousands of households, Kyiv said on Saturday.The latest wave of aerial strikes comes as Ukrainian negotiators are set to meet in Florida with American...

S Africa hostel shooting leaves 11 dead

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 06 (AFP): Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa's capital Pretoria on Saturday, killing 11 people including a three year old child, police said.The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime-weary country of 63 million people."I can confirm that a...

Lebanon urges UNSC team to press Israel to respect truce

BEIRUT, Dec 06 (AFP): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged a United Nations Security Council delegation on Friday to pressure Israel to respect a year-old ceasefire and to support his army's efforts to disarm Hezbollah.Despite a November 2024 ceasefire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between...