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Was Bruce Willis right? Could a nuclear blast save us from killer asteroid?

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 13:14
Scientists simulated a nuclear explosion using x-ray pulses to push an asteroid-like rock away in space-like conditions.

No place for foreign workers being displaced in Lebanon

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:47
Some of them were born and raised in Lebanon, but in war they have no place in the authorities' support programmes.

Khamenei says Iran and its allies will not back down from Israeli attacks

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 12:11
Supreme leader defends Iran’s attack on Israel as 'legitimate', and calls on Muslim countries to unite.

Intense Israeli attacks on south Beirut leave carnage and terror

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 11:57
Consecutive Israeli attacks devastate areas in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs.

Russia takes Vuhledar, protecting supply line; Ukraine closes firepower gap

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 11:37
Ukraine will produce two million drones this year and at least four million next year, while allies open joint ventures.

Ukraine kills Russian official at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in car bomb

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 11:27
The attack is the latest killing of a pro-Russian figure during the war in Ukraine.

How much of a difference could Iran’s regional allies make in a war?

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 10:13
Yemen's Houthis and armed groups in Iraq have continued to target Israel, amid escalation between Tel Aviv and Tehran.

Israel rocks Beirut with huge attack and cuts off main Lebanon-Syria road

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 09:40
Israel hits Beirut's southern suburbs with its largest attack yet and cuts off a vital escape route into Syria.

Russia-Ukraine war: All the proposed peace plans explained

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 08:45
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has asserted that the plan proposed by Ukraine should be enacted.

New Israeli air attacks in Beirut are among biggest yet

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 08:19
Israel’s military is believed to have again used ‘bunker buster’ bombs on a densely populated area in south Beirut.

Tunisia presidential election: Who is running and what is at stake?

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 07:15
Just two candidates, one recently jailed, have been approved to challenge incumbent Kais Saied in the October 6 poll.

UK parliament to consider assisted dying law this month

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 06:34
Nine years after the failure of the last assisted dying bill, MPs to vote according their conscience.

Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza 10 years after being taken captive by ISIL

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 04:42
The now 21-year-old woman has returned home to her family in Iraq after complex rescue involving Israel, US and Jordan.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 952

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 03:13
As the war enters its 952nd day, these are the main developments.

Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris and condemns Trump’s ‘depraved cruelty’

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 02:54
Republican says the ‘broad coalition’ voting for Vice President Harris is ‘putting patriotism ahead of partisanship'.

US dockworkers union to suspend strike after reaching tentative deal

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 02:22
US President Joe Biden welcomes agreement to end three-day strike, saying dockworkers 'deserve a strong contract'.

US federal jury convicts three officers in fatal Tyre Nichols beating

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 02:09
Officers convicted of witness tampering but cleared of higher charges, in incident that prompted nationwide protests.

Private schools say fewer pupils starting secondary

Education - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 01:58
The Independent Schools Council says some members reported a drop in pupils starting secondary school.

‘Like we are trapped’: Minorities suffer amid conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 01:39
AA and its political wing say it is committed to diversity in Rakhine, but there is scepticism among some minorities.

Melania Trump says she supports right to abortion, in break from husband

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/04/2024 - 00:50
Former US President Donald Trump has most recently supported states determining their own limits to abortion access.

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