Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 10, including senior militant; Palestinians launch rockets
Gaza City, Gaza Strip AP Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes Friday on Gaza, killing at least 10 people, including a senior militant, according to Palestinian officials. Israel said it targeted the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to an “imminent threat” following the recent arrest of another senior militant. Hours later, Palestinian militants launched […]
Shelling hits power lines at Ukraine nuclear plant, both sides trade blame
London, UKReuters Shelling hit a high-voltage power line on Friday at a major Ukrainian nuclear power station captured by Russia, prompting the plant’s operators to disconnect a reactor despite no radioactive leak being detected. Ukraine’s state nuclear power company Energoatom blamed Russia for the damage at the Zaporizhzhia power station, Europe’s largest. Earlier this week, […]
Updated: Flash floods kill over 500 people in Pakistan during heaviest rains in decades
Updated: 8am, 6th August, 2022 (AEST)Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities in the impoverished south-western province of Balochistan among the hardest hit, a government agency said. Government agencies and the army have set up aid and […]
North Korea “paves the way” for more nuclear tests, UN report says
United NationsReuters North Korea made preparations for a nuclear test during the first six months of this year, according to an excerpt of a confidential United Nations report seen by Reuters on Thursday. “Work at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site paves the way for additional nuclear tests for the development of nuclear weapons,” independent sanctions […]
Taiwan slams “evil neighbour” China after missiles fly over island
Taipei, TaiwanReuters Taiwan condemned its “evil neighbour” on Friday after China fired multiple missiles into its surrounding waters, as many as four of which flew over the island’s capital Taipei in an unprecedented escalation during live-fire exercises. China launched its largest ever military drills in the seas and skies around Taiwan on Thursday, a day […]
Snapshot: Aleksanterinkatu, Helsinki, Finland
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India nixes privacy bill that alarmed big tech companies, works on new law
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India’s government on Wednesday withdrew a data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big technology companies such as Facebook and Google, announcing it was working on a new comprehensive law. The 2019 law had proposed stringent regulations on cross-border data flows and proposed giving the […]
UN experts: Rwanda has intervened militarily in eastern Congo
Dakar, Senegal Reuters A United Nations Group of Experts said it has “solid evidence” that Rwandan troops have been fighting alongside the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and providing it with weapons and support. The findings were contained in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Thursday. Rwanda has previously denied […]
Game on: Christians join in prayer and outreach as Birmingham hosts Commonwealth Games
GILLIAN MCDADE-HASTINGS reports on some of the prayer and evangelism activities Christians have been involved in around the Commonwealth Games…