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Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners

As Kurdish forces are stretched thin in the wake of a Turkey-led offensive, Iraqi and Kurdish officials are concerned that the Islamic State may attempt to free thousands of terrorists held in Kurdish jails in Syria The Islamic State is likely to take advantage of the spiralling conflict in Syria and free thousands of its terrorists held in numerous prisoners, …

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Cold wave grips North India, mercury dips in Delhi NCR: IMD predicts sharp dip in temperatures in THESE regions

Live Mint

Cold weather conditions continued to grip Punjab and Haryana on Sunday while the minimum temperature dropped to 4.9°C in Delhi. The IMD has also forecast severe cold wave conditions over large swathes of the country for the next few days. According to the India Meteorological Department, cold wave conditions are “likely to continue to prevail over northwest India during next …

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Housebuilding set to surge by 60% as Rayner faces backlash over plans to ‘bulldoze’ countryside

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The deputy prime minister has been accused of planning to “bulldoze” the countryside and waging …

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1 week, 6 days ago

Tamil Nadu, Chennai rains 12 December updates : Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts

The Hindu

Intense rainfall activity may shift to south Tamil Nadu and western ghats districts on Friday as the well-marked low pressure area is expected to move towards that region and weaken gradually. Heavy rainfall pounded various parts of the State on Thursday till 5.30 p.m. Vazhapadi in Salem district received a very heavy rainfall of 18 cm followed by Manalmedu in …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? The Syrian rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad

Hindustan Times

Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, gained international attention after it led a successful blitzkrieg-style assault campaign to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad successfully. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied anti-government factions have pressed a lightning offensive since November 27, sweeping swathes of the country from government control, including major cities Aleppo, Hama and Homs. Origins …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syrian rebels seize control of Damascus palaces as Assad flees to Russia

India Today

Syrian rebels seized control over President Bashar al-Assad's sprawling palaces as the 59-year-old autocratic leader fled the war-hit country and landed in Moscow where he was given asylum following the toppling of his 24-year-old regime by opposition forces in a lightning offensive. The Islamist-led rebels and Syrians rejoiced at the sudden end to the 13-year-old civil war, saying it marked …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Aravalli Green Wall Project: Haryana to revive 35k hectares of degraded land

New Indian Express

CHANDIGARH: With the aim of encouraging an ‘ecological wall’ by restoring vast swathes of hills lost to urbanisation, mining, and other commercial activities, the Haryana Government has launched the Aravalli Green Wall Project. This initiative, spearheaded by the Union Environment Ministry, aims to create a 1,400-km-long and five-kilometre-wide buffer zone around the Aravalli Hill Range across four states to combat …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Storm Darragh: Drivers warned over flooded roads after danger to life alert as UK set for 80mph winds and rain

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Met Office chief forecaster Jason Kelly said Storm Darragh was an “evolving system” that …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Syrian rebels take over Aleppo: What about the rest of the country?

Firstpost

The surprise offensive by rebels in Syria has shifted the front lines settled in 2020. While the opposition forces led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have seized large swathes of Aleppo, the Syrian government continues to control most parts of the country Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military armored vehicle on the outskirts of Hama, Syria, December 3, 2024. …

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The White House struggles to stop Chinese telecommunications hacks

Politico

Still, none of the U.S. telecommunications providers have managed to oust the Chinese hackers from their networks, Neuberger warned, which means that a large number of Americans remain vulnerable to Chinese eavesdropping. “The Chinese access was broad in terms of potential access to communications of everyday Americans.” Salt Typhoon has already used its foothold inside the backbone of several telecommunications …

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3 weeks ago

Mareterra: This $2 billion luxury ‘eco-district’ has grown Monaco in size by 3%

CNN

CNN — Known as a tax haven and playground for the rich, Monaco packs a population of around 39,000 — of whom almost seven in 10 are millionaires, according to property firm Knight Frank — into an area smaller than New York’s Central Park. New “eco-district” Mareterra, which has been built into the Mediterranean Sea, expands the microstate’s land mass …

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3 weeks ago

Extreme weather warning for Australia over the next three days

Daily Mail

Extreme heat will continue to bake swathes of Australia as cold and wet fronts bring a soaking to the other side of the country. Severe thunderstorms and an incoming rain bomb are set to sweep the entire east coast, stretching all the way from Victoria through New South Wales, Queensland and up into northern Australia, according to the Bureau of …

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3 weeks ago

Trump promises 'hell to pay' if Gaza hostages not promptly released

Deccan Chronicle

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday there would be "hell to pay" in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 inauguration.During their deadly 2023 attack on Israel, Hamas-led militants captured more than 250 people, according to Israeli tallies, including dual Israeli-American nationals.Around half of the 101 foreign and …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Top news today: Kerala red alert, Cyclone Fengal and Maharashtra CM updates, UN climate case, IPO news & more

Live Mint

Top news today, December 2: A host of developments and events are expected in India and internationally on December 1 in the markets, political, financial, technology, and general spheres. Globally, the United Nation's top court will hear its biggest climate change case, and in markets, the Rajesh Power Services IPO is in focus. IMD sounds red alert for Kerala, schools …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

IMD sounds red alert for Kerala, forecasts heavy rain on December 2 in THESE states

Live Mint

The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for large swathes of Kerala on Sunday amid torrential rainfall in south India due to Cyclone Fengal. Though the weather agency earlier placed Kottayam and Pathanamthitta under an "orange" alert today, it was changed into a "red alert" later in the day. A red alert indicates heavy to extremely heavy rain of …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Syrian rebels take control of most of Aleppo city

CNN

CNN — Syrian opposition forces have taken control of much of the country’s second-largest city Aleppo after a lightning advance that killed dozens of government soldiers in a major challenge to President Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian army tacitly acknowledged its forces were in retreat, saying “large numbers of terrorists” had forced it to “implement a redeployment operation.” It said reinforcements …

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1 month ago

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin

Daily Mail

European nations are gearing up for an all-out war on the continent as Ukraine launched US-made missiles into Russia for the first time and Vladimir Putin officially lowered the threshold for Moscow to consider a nuclear strike. According to a 1,000-page document entitled 'Operationsplan Deutschland', Germany would host hundreds of thousands of troops from NATO countries if the conflict to …

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1 month ago

Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents

Al Jazeera

Armed gangs attacked a wealthy suburb of the capital, police say, as part of an effort to bring down the government. The Haitian National Police have reported that 28 alleged gang members were killed by state security forces and armed residents in the latest clashes in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. The police say that two vehicles carrying alleged gang …

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Pope Francis calls for investigation into Gaza genocide allegations

CNN

CNN — Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest criticism yet of Israel’s war in the territory. Israel is facing a case brought by South Africa at the United Nations’ International Court of Justice in which Pretoria accuses the Jewish state of genocide, saying Israeli leadership is …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

40, including children, killed as Israel continues pounding Lebanon

India Today

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people, including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. Strikes in nearby towns on Saturday killed 13 people, including seven medics from rescue groups affiliated to Hezbollah and its ally Amal, the health ministry …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, say officials

Hindustan Times

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. Strikes in nearby towns on Saturday killed 13 people, including seven medics from rescue groups affiliated to Hezbollah and its ally Amal, the health ministry …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say

Live Mint

BEIRUT -Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. Strikes in nearby towns on Saturday killed 13 people, including seven medics from rescue groups affiliated to Hezbollah and its ally Amal, the health …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in September. Lebanon’s caretaker Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar told Russia’s Sputnik News last month that the war in Lebanon could yield “a positive benefit, an opportunity to return a large number of displaced …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's former energy regulator offers up plan to purge workers overseeing the power grid

Raw Story

The former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission would like to advise former President Donald Trump on which energy regulation employees can be laid off as part of a widespread MAGA restructuring of the civil service, Politico reported Thursday. These are offices where you really don’t want to tinker, because we’re talking about the reliability of the electric grid.” …

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Amid Turkey's offensive, Iraqis & Syrian Kurds fear Islamic State's attempts to free thousands of prisoners

Cold wave grips North India, mercury dips in Delhi NCR: IMD predicts sharp dip in temperatures in THESE regions

Housebuilding set to surge by 60% as Rayner faces backlash over plans to ‘bulldoze’ countryside

Tamil Nadu, Chennai rains 12 December updates : Rains lash Tamil Nadu, schools closed in many districts

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? The Syrian rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad

Syrian rebels seize control of Damascus palaces as Assad flees to Russia

Aravalli Green Wall Project: Haryana to revive 35k hectares of degraded land

Storm Darragh: Drivers warned over flooded roads after danger to life alert as UK set for 80mph winds and rain

Syrian rebels take over Aleppo: What about the rest of the country?

The White House struggles to stop Chinese telecommunications hacks

Mareterra: This $2 billion luxury ‘eco-district’ has grown Monaco in size by 3%

Extreme weather warning for Australia over the next three days

Trump promises 'hell to pay' if Gaza hostages not promptly released

Top news today: Kerala red alert, Cyclone Fengal and Maharashtra CM updates, UN climate case, IPO news & more

IMD sounds red alert for Kerala, forecasts heavy rain on December 2 in THESE states

Syrian rebels take control of most of Aleppo city

Europe prepares for WW3: Now Germany reveals plans to mobilise national defence and 800,000 NATO troops after Kremlin nuke threat - as US announces new weapon Kyiv can use to stop Russia after allowin

Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents

Pope Francis calls for investigation into Gaza genocide allegations

40, including children, killed as Israel continues pounding Lebanon

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, say officials

At least 40 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon, Lebanese officials say

While Syrian refugees don’t want to return, officials in Lebanon and Syria see exodus as opportunity

Trump's former energy regulator offers up plan to purge workers overseeing the power grid