11 people die in Israeli strike on Gaza school
GAZA STRIP, Sept 02 (AFP): Gaza health officials said an Israeli air strike targeting a group of policemen in a school sheltering displaced Palestinians killed at least 11 people on Sunday, while the military said it had struck a Hamas command centre."Eleven people, including a woman and girl, were killed...
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Far-right win in state polls shakes Germany's coalition govt
BERLIN, Sept 02 (Reuters/BBC): German state elections that dealt a heavy blow to the parties in Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition.With only a year to go before a national election in Europe's largest...
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Houthis attack ship in Red Sea
DUBAI, Sept 02 (AP): A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, just north of where crews hope to salvage a tanker loaded with oil and still ablaze after another assault by the group.Monday's attack marks the latest in the...
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Russia will make change to nuclear doctrine
MOSCOW, Sept 02 (Reuters): Russia will make changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons in response to what it regards as Western escalation in the war in Ukraine, state media quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Sunday.The existing nuclear doctrine, set out in a...
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News in Brief -2024-09-03
Swathes of China, Japan log recordsummer temperaturesBEIJING, Sept 02: Swathes of China logged the hottest August on record last month, the weather service said, as Japanese authorities announced that 2024 had been its warmest summer since records began. China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say...
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