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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza
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Three Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza

Gaza, Oct 2: Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, while Israeli forces unexpectedly advanced in the east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Palestinian security sources told Xinhua news agency that Israeli warplanes targeted a...
Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico
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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico's first female President

Mexico City, Oct 2: Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo has been sworn in as Mexico's first woman serving the presidency during a solemn ceremony in Congress. "I swear to uphold and enforce the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and to loyally and patriotically carry out the office of president...
Nepal disasters: Death toll reaches 224, huge loss estimated
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Nepal disasters: Death toll reaches 224, huge loss estimated

Kathmandu, Oct 2: As many as 224 people were confirmed dead in Nepal and properties worth over 17 billion Nepali Rupees ($127 million) were damaged in recent floods and landslides. A total of 158 people were injured and 24 others remained missing, said the government's Chief Secretary Ek Narayan...
Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures
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Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures

Phnom Penh, Oct 1: Cambodia has seen a remarkable increase in both the number of people arrested and the amount of narcotics seized in the first nine months of 2024, according to an Anti-Drug Department (ADP) report on Tuesday. The authorities had detained 19,655 drug related suspects during the...
Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan
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Lower House choses Shigeru Ishiba as Japan's new Prime Minister

New Delhi, Oct 1: Shigeru Ishiba, 67, leader of Japan's ruling party, was elected as the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives on Tuesday after securing a hard fought victory in the earlier Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential election. Ishiba, who was elected President of the...
PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties
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PM Modi meets Jamaican counterpart Holness, discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi, Oct 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with his Jamaican counterpart Andrew Holness on Tuesday at Hyderabad House, where the two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations between India and Jamaica. Holness' visit to New Delhi is historic, as it marks the...
South Korea to launch Strategic Command amid North Korean threats
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South Korea to launch Strategic Command amid North Korean threats

Seoul, Sep 30: South Korea will establish a new military command this week that will serve as an overarching organ for its key weapons systems to deter evolving North Korean nuclear and missile threats, the defence ministry said on Monday. The South Korean Strategic Command will be launched on...
Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192
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Death toll in Nepal floods, landslides rises to 192

Kathmandu, Sep 30: The death toll in the devastating floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal rose to 192 by Monday morning. The floods and landslides have left 30 missing and 194 others injured, said Rishiram Tiwari, spokesperson for the home ministry."Over 4,500 people...
Taiwan issues typhoon warning as Krathon nears
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Taiwan issues typhoon warning as Krathon nears

Taipei, Sep 30: Taiwan's meteorological agency issued a land warning early on Monday morning as Typhoon Krathon approached the island, following a maritime warning on Sunday. As of 9 a.m. local time on Monday, Krathon was centred about 220 km southeast of Taiwan's southernmost point, moving...
Colombia: Eight killed in helicopter crash
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Colombia: Eight killed in helicopter crash

Bogota, Sep 30: Eight people were killed after a Colombian Air Force helicopter crashed during a humanitarian mission in the eastern department of Vichada, said President Gustavo Petro. Petro offered "a hug of solidarity" for the bereaved families as the country mourns the deceased in the tragedy,...
Ten dead, seven missing in floods, landslides in Nepal
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Ten dead, seven missing in floods, landslides in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 28: Ten people were killed and seven others went missing on Saturday in floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall in Nepal. The casualties occurred in Kavrepalanchowk, Lalitpur, and Dhankuta districts, with houses collapsed or swept away by landslides following days of...
UN releases US$10 million emergency humanitarian funds for Lebanon aid
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UN releases US$10 million emergency humanitarian funds for Lebanon aid

United Nations, Sep 28: The acting UN relief chief allocated $10 million in emergency funding for the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, which the local UN coordinator described as catastrophic. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday said that the Israeli air...
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