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Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, World Health Organization says
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (424+ words) GENEVA: Attacks on healthcare facilities, workers and patients in conflict zones including Ukraine and Gaza have continued to rise in 2026, reaching an average of more than four per day, the World Health Organization said on Friday. There have been more…...
Iran war a boon for China's e-trucks, fuelling export surge
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (672+ words) BEIJING: China's exports of electric trucks to other Asian countries have spiked, adding to a surge in domestic sales as higher fuel costs as a result of the Iran war accelerate regional electrification. China’s rapid adoption of e-trucks — from lighter…...
FIFA crisis timeline: From World Cup final to global standoff
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (1244+ words) HERE is a timeline of events where FIFA president Gianni Infantino introduced a proposal to sell a slice of the World Cup's commercial future that backfired and sparked a global revolt in the sport: July 19 - The first 48-team World Cup…...
650,000 refugees in South Sudan could lose food aid within weeks due to funding squeeze, say UN agencies
9+ hour, 7+ min ago (394+ words) GENEVA: More than 650,000 refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan risk losing food aid access within weeks due to a severe funding shortfall, potentially forcing some to return to war-torn Sudan in search of help, the U.N. warned on Friday (August…...
Taliban have barred 2.4 million Afghan girls from school since 2021, UNESCO says
10+ hour, 8+ min ago (446+ words) PARIS/KABUL: The Taliban have barred an estimated 2.4 million Afghan girls from secondary education since they regained power in Afghanistan in 2021, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said on Tuesday (August 11). The Taliban are preparing to mark the…...
FACTBOX - What's the latest in the trials over claims social media is hurting children?
10+ hour, 58+ min ago (682+ words) META Platforms, Google's YouTube, TikTok parent ByteDance and Snap Inc are facing thousands of lawsuits brought by states, school districts and individuals alleging they intentionally designed their platforms to keep young users hooked. The companies have denied allegations that their…...
Hormuz Strait crisis prompts global energy rethink
12+ hour, 9+ min ago (746+ words) TEHRAN: The impasse over the Strait of Hormuz deepened as Iran said Tuesday (August 11) that the key energy chokepoint will remain closed unless the United States "changes its behavior" and accepts Iran's conditions for ending the war. As it continues…...
ANALYSIS - Saudi Arabia bets on defensive alliances to deter slide into war
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (951+ words) RIYADH: Increasingly dragged into a war it did not choose, Saudi Arabia is building regional defensive alliances that it hopes will keep its enemies at bay and help it respond more robustly to attacks by Iran and its network of…...
Two dead after magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (247+ words) JAKARTA: At least two people died after an earthquake of magnitude 7.7 and dozens of aftershocks struck off eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the authorities said. Tsunami waves of less than 1 metre (3 feet) were recorded in several areas of the Southeast…...
Israeli settlers divert Palestinian water to fill West Bank pool
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (877+ words) FASAYIL, WEST BANK: On a searing summer day, Israeli settlers splashed in a West Bank pool created by siphoning off water that had irrigated Palestinian crops, one of many seizures of water resources across the occupied territory. The spring served…...