Children among 50 killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza IDP site, school
CAIRO/GAZA July 16 (Reuters): Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 50 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas.The Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas has accused Israel of stepping up attacks in...
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28 killed in Pakistan two militant attacks
KARACHI, July 16 (Reuters): Two separate attacks by militants on an army base and a health centre in northwest Pakistan killed 28 people, including 10 soldiers as well as female health workers and children, the military said on Tuesday.The attacks, both of which occurred on Monday, coincide with a resurgence...
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More than 10m people displaced by Sudan war: IOM
CAIRO, July 16 (Reuters): More than 10 million Sudanese, or 20 per cent of the population, have been driven from their homes since the war there began, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday, as the world's largest displacement crisis continues to worsen.The number is the latest dire...
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Trump named Republican candidate, picks right-wing Vance as VP
MILWAUKEE, July 16 (Agencies): Donald Trump won the formal nomination Monday as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for his running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of the weekend's failed assassination attempt.The Milwaukee gathering erupted into cheers as Trump announced 39-year-old Ohio...
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News in Brief -2024-07-17
Four killed in shooting near Oman mosqueMUSCAT, July 16: Four people were killed and multiple others wounded in a shooting near a Shiite mosque in the Omani capital Muscat, police said Tuesday, a rare attack in the otherwise stable Gulf sultanate. Shiites make up a small minority of Oman's overwhelmingly...
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