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Food crises in Gaza, elsewhere put millions of children in danger of lifelong harm

LONDON, Jan 31 (Agencies): A surge in the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip since the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect on Jan. 19 is likely to ease the acute food emergency afflicting people in the war-ravaged territory, especially its children. But even after relief reaches them,...

Indian soldiers kill two near Pakistan border

SRINAGAR (India), Jan 31 (AFP): Indian soldiers killed two fighters in Kashmir along the heavily militarised frontier with Pakistan as they attempted to cross into the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, the army said Friday. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been divided between nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan since their independence...

Russia condemns Trump missile defence shield plan

MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters): Russia on Friday condemned an executive order by US President Donald Trump to build a new missile defence shield, accusing the United States of trying to upset the global nuclear balance and pave the wave for military confrontation in space.Trump on Monday signed an order that...

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

YANGON, Jan 31 (AP): Myanmar's military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.However, it did not announce an exact date for the polls.The military...

US funding freeze forces Cambodia to partially halt mine clearance

PHNOM PENH, Jan 31 (AFP): Cambodia's decades-long effort to clear unexploded munitions has had to partially suspend operations after the United States suddenly halted funding, a minister said Friday, calling on Washington to reverse the order.Cambodia remains littered with unexploded bombs, many of which were dropped by American forces during...

Thai court grants ex-PM Thaksin permission to leave country

BANGKOK, Jan 31 (AFP): A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges.The 75-year-old billionaire was jailed for eight years on graft and abuse of power after he returned...

China says two citizens among US plane crash victims

BEIJING, Jan 31 (AFP): Two Chinese nationals were among the victims of a midair crash in Washington between a US commercial airliner with 64 people on board and a military helicopter, Beijing said Friday.In a statement, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said "preliminary verification" had indicated that two Chinese...

News in Brief -2025-02-01

Japan scrambles jets as Russian bombers fly over high seasTOKYO, Jan 31: Japan scrambled fighter jets after Russian bombers flew over international waters around the country, Tokyo's top government spokesman said Friday. "We confirmed that Russian military bombers and fighter jets flew over the high seas of the Sea of...