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UN 'extremely concerned' as Mideast conflict moves to new level

GENEVA, Sept 23 (AFP): The United Nations voiced alarm Monday at the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that actions and rhetoric was catapulting the Mideast conflict "to another level"."We are extremely concerned, deeply worried about the escalation in Lebanon," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN rights...

New President takes oath in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sept 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayaka of the People's Liberation Front (JVP) took his oath...

Trump says he will not run again if he loses election

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (BBC): Former President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to run for election again in 2028 if he is defeated in this November's US presidential poll.Trump, 78, has been the Republican candidate for three national elections in a row and has reshaped the party greatly...

Iran walls off main entry point for immigrants on Afghan border

TEHRAN, Sept 23 (AFP): Iran's military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometres (6 miles) of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, local media reported Monday."More than 10 kilometres of walls have been built on the border and another 50 kilometres are ready...

Scholz's party fends off far-right in state vote

BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign, initial official figures showed.The SPD, which has governed the state surrounding the capital...

Three perish as migrant boat sinks off Greece

ATHENS, Sept 23 (AFP): Three people died on Monday and five were rescued when an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea, police said.Accidents involving migrants occur regularly off the coast of Greece-one of the most popular countries through...

News in Brief -2024-09-24

Russian cosmonauts return toEarth after record ISS stayALMATY, Sept 23: Two Russian cosmonauts landed back on Earth on Monday after a record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub spent 374 days in low-Earth orbit at the ISS, the longest time anybody has ever stayed...