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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 961
News|Russia-Ukraine war Here is the situation on Sunday, October 13, 2024. Fighting Kyiv said Russian attacks killed two...
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In a first, casino hub Macau elects chief executive born in mainland China
Former judge Sam Hou Fai has been elected chief executive-designate of Macau, China’s special administrative region, s...
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‘Apocalyptic’: Israel destroys mosque, bombs market in southern Lebanon
A series of Israeli air raids have destroyed a mosque and levelled a marketplace in southern Lebanon, in what has been d...
Read moreMapping one year of cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanon
13 October 2024The Israeli army continues to pound locations across Lebanon, including strikes on Nabatieh, a major city in the south. ...
Muslim politician in India’s Maharashtra shot dead weeks before state polls
13 October 2024News|Crime A senior Muslim politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai has been shot dead weeks before a key state ...
Photos: Israeli attacks destroy Ottoman-era market in Lebanon
13 October 2024Israeli air raids have destroyed an Ottoman-era market in the southern city of Nabatieh overnight, killing at least one ...
Palestine’s UN envoy says ‘genocide within genocide’ going on in north Gaza
13 October 2024A senior Palestinian diplomat to the United Nations has sounded alarm over Israel’s ongoing siege of northern Gaza, in...
What is UNIFIL?
13 October 2024The Israeli military has fired on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), international peacekeepers in Le...
Sudan military’s strike on market in capital kills at least 23: Rescuers
13 October 2024News|Conflict The Sudanese military has carried out an air strike on a marketplace in the capital Khartoum, killing at l...
SpaceX ‘catches’ giant Starship rocket booster in fifth flight test
13 October 2024SpaceX has launched its fifth Starship test flight from Texas and returned the rocket’s towering first-stage booster b...
