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China urges world powers to prevent M East war

BEIJING, Oct 02 (AFP/AP/Reuters): China urged world powers on Wednesday to prevent the situation in the Middle East from "further deteriorating" following the latest escalation in the region."The Chinese side calls on the international community, especially major influential powers, to truly play a constructive role and prevent the situation from...

Outrage over White farmer accused of feeding Black women to pigs

LIMPOPO, Oct 02 (BBC): The case of two black women who were allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his workers has caused outrage in South Africa.Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly looking for food on the farm near Polokwane in...

Myanmar govt begins nationwide census

BANGKOK, Oct 02 (AP): Myanmar's military government began a nationwide census Tuesday, saying it will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of the country is engulfed in civil war.The census is widely seen as an effort to gather information...

UN chief banned from Israel in row over Iran

NEW YORK, Oct 02 (BBC/AFP): The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has been banned from entering Israel over his response to Iran's ballistic missile bombardment.In a statement, Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz called Guterres an "anti-Israel secretary-general who lends support to terrorists".Writing on social media site X,...

Ukraine probes allegations Russia killed 16 POWs

KYIV, Oct 02 (AFP): Ukraine is probing allegations the Russian army shot dead 16 prisoners of war near the eastern city of Pokrovsk, Kyiv's prosecutor general said Tuesday.Russia and Ukraine have repeatedly accused each other of killing POWs since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022."This is the...

Israeli strikes on S Gaza kill 51

GAZA, Oct 02 (BBC): Israeli air strikes and a ground operation targeting the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza have killed at least 51 people, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.Tanks reportedly advanced into some parts of the city and its surrounding area on Tuesday night, with residents reporting gunfire...

Pak security forces kill 6 insurgents in raid

ISLAMABAD, Oct 02 (AP): Pakistani security forces have killed at least six insurgents in a raid on their hideout in the country's restive southwest, officials said Wednesday.The raid targeted members of the Baloch Liberation Army in Harnai, a district in Balochistan province, which borders Iran and Afghanistan. It wasn't immediately...