Commemorations begin for anniversary of attack on Israel
WEB3 days ago · By. AFP. Thousands of people gathered over the weekend for the first emotional commemorations marking the anniversary of Palestinian militant group Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. The first candlelight vigils, memorials and marches to mark the anniversary were held in cities ranging from Tel Aviv to London, Paris and …
Israel on alert ahead of Hamas attack anniversary
WEB4 days ago · Israel placed its forces on alert Saturday ahead of the anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, after a military official said the country was preparing its retaliation for Iran’s missile attack. The alert came with Israel engaged in an intensifying war with the Lebanese Hezbollah group, which army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi ...
Trump calls would-be assassin a ‘vicious monster’
WEB4 days ago · Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump returned Saturday to the site of a failed assassination attempt against him in July, calling the shooter, who killed one rally-goer, a “vicious monster.”. “Time stopped as this vicious monster unleashed pure evil from his sniper’s perch, not so far away, but by the hand of Providence and ...
Thousands march for ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary
WEB4 days ago · Thousands march for ceasefire ahead of Oct 7 anniversary. Thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world on Saturday calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark. Kicking off a planned wave of demonstrations worldwide, pro-Palestinian supporters gathered in cities …
Latest US-organized flights carry 145 out of Lebanon
WEB4 days ago · AFP. The US State Department said 145 passengers traveled Saturday on two flights that it had organized out of Lebanon, where Israel has pounded Hezbollah targets in recent days. Each of the flights from Beirut to Istanbul, Turkey could carry 300 passengers, for a total capacity of 600, a State Department spokesperson noted.
Essential Macau: Echoes of a Golden Age | Macau Business
WEB4 days ago · A New Zealand enthusiast spent half a century amassing one of the world's largest private ...
UK’s Starmer hails ‘landmark’ carbon capture funding
WEB6 days ago · Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday said planned government investments of nearly £22 billion ($28.8 billion) in the capture and storage of carbon emissions marked a “landmark week” for Britain. Starmer announced the £21.7 billion investment over 25 years to support three carbon capture projects in Teesside and Merseyside in northern ...
Storm flood kills man in western Greece: media | Macau Business
WEB5 days ago · A man was swept away and killed by a flood in western Greece on Saturday after torrential rains driven by Storm Cassandra lashed the region, state-run media reported. News outlet ertnews.gr said the 52-year-old man was found on Saturday afternoon about six kilometres (nearly four miles) away from his post as a guard near the village of Stratos.
India security forces kill 23 Maoist rebels in firefight: police
WEB5 days ago · By. AFP. Indian security forces killed at least 23 Maoist rebels on Friday during a firefight in central Chhattisgarh state, police told AFP. “Confirmed number is 23,” Narayanpur district police superintendent Prabhat Kumar told AFP. “There is (a) minor injury to one guy on our side.”.
Singapore's private economy expands for 19 consecutive months
WEB6 days ago · Singapore’s private economy expands for 19 consecutive months. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was 56.6 in September, marking a continued improvement in private business conditions for 19 straight months, the S&P Global said Thursday. The growth rate eased to a three-month low but …