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Not my King, Australian senator shouts at Charles

BBC: King Charles faced shouts of “you are not my King” from an independent senator just after he finished an address at Australia’s Parliament House on the second official day of his engagements in the country. Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian woman, interrupted the ceremony in the capital city of Canberra by shouting for about […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy seeks strong reaction to North Korean involvement in war

(Reuters) Oct 20 – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea is becoming more involved in Russia’s more than 2-1/2-year-old war against Ukraine. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelenskiy said there was ample satellite and video evidence that North Korea was […]

Militants kill seven, including six migrant workers, in India’s Kashmir

(Reuters) SRINAGAR, Oct 21 – At least six migrant workers and a doctor were shot dead in India’s Kashmir region on Sunday night when militants opened fire near a tunnel construction site, officials said, days after a new government was formed in the territory. An opposition alliance took power in the region this month after winning its first […]

How hoax bomb threats are hurting air travel in India

BBC: A dramatic and unprecedented surge in hoax bomb threats targeting Indian airlines is wreaking havoc on flight schedules, diverting planes and causing widespread disruptions. A video posted on social media last week showed passengers draped in woollens, walking down the icy ladder of an Air India plane into the frigid air of Iqaluit, a […]

Russian forces storming town in eastern Ukraine, bloggers say

(Reuters) MOSCOW, Oct 20 – Russian forces are fighting street-to-street battles with Ukrainian troops in the outskirts of the eastern Ukrainian town of Selydove as Moscow’s forces push to gain control over the whole of the Donbas region, according to pro-Russian bloggers. Russian forces, which President Vladimir Putin ordered into Ukraine in February 2022, advanced […]

King Charles begins Australia tour with church service

BBC: King Charles and Queen Camillajoined a church congregation in Sydney for a Sunday service on the first day of engagements during their tour of Australia. It is the King’s first visit to Australia since he became the country’s head of state in September 2022 and is the biggest trip the King has made since starting […]

Seven dead as crowded ferry dock collapses during celebration

BBC: At least seven people have died after part of a ferry dock collapsed in Georgia’s Sapelo Island on Saturday, local authorities say. Georgia’s department of natural resources, which operates the dock, said at least 20 people plunged into the water when the gangway collapsed. The incident happened at approximately 16:30 local time (20:30 GMT) […]

At least 73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza, local officials say

BBC: Israeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip’s Hamas-run authorities say. Dozens of others are injured and many are still trapped under the rubble after the bombing late on Saturday night, officials added. Israel said it was checking reports […]