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KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) – Kazakhstan held nationwide mourning on Sunday after 42 people died in a blaze at an ArcelorMittal mine, the worst accident in the Central Asian country’s post-Soviet history. The tragedy, which struck at the Kostenko coal mine in the Karaganda region Saturday, came after a series of deadly incidents at ArcelorMittal mines and has prompted the nationalisation of the company’s local affiliate. “As of 3 pm (0900 GMT) the […]
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) – The United Nations warned Sunday that “civil order” was starting to collapse in Gaza after thousands of people ransacked its food warehouses in the war-torn Palestinian territory. The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said wheat, flour and other supplies had been pillaged at several warehouses. “This is a worrying sign that civil order is starting to break down after three weeks of war and […]
JERUSALEM, Oct 29, 2023 (AFP) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly apologised Sunday for accusing security and intelligence officials of failing to see signs of the devastating Hamas attack that set off the Gaza war. Netanyahu, who has faced strong opposition criticism over security lapses before the October 7 Hamas attack, had made his accusations in an overnight posting on X, formerly Twitter, which he later deleted, replacing it with an apology. “Never, under […]
TOKYO, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) – The EU and Japan agreed a deal Saturday on cross-border data flows that will facilitate online trade among businesses and send a strong message against “digital protectionism”, the European Union said. Signed on the sidelines of the ongoing G7 trade ministers’ meeting in Osaka, the agreement is meant to make doing online business “easier, less costly and more efficient”, the European Commission said in a statement. Specifically, it will […]
By Adel Zaaanoun with David Stout in Ashkelon GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) – Israel pounded the Hamas-run Gaza Strip with air and artillery strikes on Saturday after an intense night of attacks when it said 150 “underground targets” were hit. No official toll was immediately given, but a Gaza civil defence official told AFP a “large number” of dead was feared from one of the most intense nights of attacks in […]
YANGON, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) – Myanmar police arrested 95 people during raids this week on an online scam operation in the commercial hub of Yangon, authorities said. The country has been in chaos since a military coup in February 2021, with criminal syndicates taking advantage of the lawlessness to run scam centres, particularly in border regions. Authorities arrested a total of 95 people at three addresses in Yangon on Thursday — most of […]
By Adel Zaanoun GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) – Battles were raging in Gaza early on Saturday, as Israel expanded its ground operations and cut communications to the Palestinian territory, three weeks after the deadliest attack in the country’s history. The United Nations warned of a looming “unprecedented avalanche of human suffering” inside the Gaza Strip, following weeks of relentless bombing by Israel, while the General Assembly pushed for an “immediate humanitarian […]
By Inès BEL AIBA LEWISTON, United States, Oct 28, 2023 (AFP) – The suspect in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine has been found dead after a two-day manhunt that mobilized hundreds of law enforcement agents to find the culprit in the deadliest mass shooting in the United States this year. Robert Card, a 40-year-old Army reservist, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and his body was found at 7:45 pm (2345 […]
PARIS, France, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Numerous foreigners were killed, taken hostage or listed as missing after the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched a major attack on Israel on October 7. More than 1,400 people, mainly civilians, were killed by Hamas militants during the attack launched from Gaza, many of them shot dead, burned alive or mutilated, Israeli authorities say. The militants have also taken nearly 230 people hostage, including Israelis, foreigners and dual […]
MOSCOW, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – Moscow’s Roscosmos space chief warned Friday that most Russian equipment on the International Space Station (ISS) was beyond its warranty, weeks after the station’s Russian segment sprang another coolant leak. The leak, Russia’s third in less than a year, raised new questions about the reliability of the country’s space programme, even as officials said crew members were not in danger. “The International Space Station is approaching the finish line […]
JAKARTA, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – An Indonesian court on Friday handed death sentences to eight Iranian drug traffickers found guilty of smuggling more than 300 kilograms of crystal meth into the Southeast Asian country. Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws but has held off conducting executions for several years. A judge in Banten province on Java island ordered that all eight men be executed by firing squad for the gang’s role […]
JERUSALEM, Oct 27, 2023 (AFP) – The Israeli military said Friday its ground forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a “targeted raid” in Gaza as it prepares for a land invasion. Israel has been carrying out blistering air and artillery strikes against Gaza in response to an October 7 attack by Hamas militants that was the deadliest in the country’s history. “During the last day, IDF (Israeli military) ground forces, accompanied by […]
