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Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win the best supporting actor Oscar, has passed away at the age of 87. The New York-born actor achieved this historic milestone in 1982 for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley…

Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said Saturday. “With only 10 hospitals…

The United States government under the leadership of President Joe Biden has approved the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite…

The University of Essex (UoE) has stated its intention to implement a pay freeze for its staff due to a significant 38% decline in international postgraduate applications.  The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof…

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs on Tuesday said raids carried out by federal agents on the rap mogul’s US homes were an “unprecedented ambush” and part of “a witch hunt based on meritless accusations.” Two luxury properties owned by Combs…

An American man has changed his name to Literally Anybody Else and is gearing up to contest for president against President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Formerly known as Dustin Elsey, the 35-year-old Texas man now has…

Ron DeSantis, governor of the US state of Florida, has signed a bill restricting minors from social media. The bill prohibits children under the age of 14 from becoming social media account holders, and allows 14 and…

The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they hope to be swiftly killed to escape the “nightmare”, a spokesman for the UN children’s agency said Tuesday. “The unspeakable is…

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at one of his properties after attending a hearing in his criminal court case on…

The has passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. The new resolution was adopted on Monday after a draft proposed by the United States to end the war in…

Israel reacted angrily on Monday to the first UN Security Council vote to demand an “immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza war, after its closest ally the United States abstained, while fighting raged in the Palestinian…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish all attackers who carried out the assault that killed more than 120 people and injured 140 at Crocus City Hall, Moscow, on Friday evening. In a national address on…

The Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested 11 suspects in connection with the attack on Crocus City Hall, that claimed no fewer than 60 people including children with over 150 hospitalised. The head of FSB,…

Russia has added the “LGBT movement” to a list of extremist and terrorist organisations that will be tracked by the country’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring). Rosfinmonitoring can freeze bank…

Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, joining Arab countries in saying it did not pressure Israel, with Moscow accusing Washington of a “hypocritical…

World leaders denounced a deadly attack by gunmen on a Moscow concert hall on Friday that killed more than 60 people and wounded over 100. Attackers dressed in camouflage uniforms entered the Crocus City venue ahead…

“Iwish i could say we have a very detailed plan,” an Israeli army officer admitted to your correspondent in the chaotic days following Hamas’s brutal assault on southern Israel…

Canada, for the first time, is planning to reduce the number of temporary foreign workers it welcomes, officials announced Thursday, after years of lofty immigration levels. Ottawa is proposing to reduce the number of…

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has welcomed the Canadian government’s decision to halt arms exports to Israel amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. “Israel’s genocide war requires a firm international stance…

A suspect in the theft of about 8.2 million euros (8.9 million U.S. dollars) in cash from a money transport company has returned herself to German police from Turkey. The suspect, a 31-year-old woman, was taken into police…

The UK government has banned 15 dangerous synthetic opioids and classified them as class A drugs. With the development, anyone found with the drugs could face up to seven years in jail, an unlimited fine, or both, while…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken blocked the release of a statement by the Group of Seven (G7) condemning the presidential election in Russia, la Repubblica newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the…

The United Kingdom Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has said that international students may be “undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system” by using university courses as cost-effective means of…

Canada plans to halt arms sales to Israel, its Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told The Toronto Start after the Canadian Parliament passed a non-binding…