Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday.…
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Mali: Government wins $160m in gold mining dispute after detaining British businessman
An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali’s military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company’s British boss and two other staff were…
Russia: Putin warns the west that the Ukraine war is going global
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an attack by his forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning was carried out using “a new conventional intermediate-range…
Ukraine: President Putin confirms testing new ballistic missile on city of Dnipro
Ukraine has accused Russia of firing a new kind of missile at the city of Dnipro as Moscow said it tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile in a strike on Ukraine,…
Iraq: Government conducts first national census in nearly 40 years
Iraq is conducting a nationwide census, its first attempt to gather demographic data since 1987 when Saddam Hussein was still in power. The Ministry of Interior announced a two-day curfew…
Thailand: Woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide sentenced to death
A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of cases in which she is accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide. The court…
Syria: Turkish strikes cut water to one million people
Turkish air strikes in drought-struck north-east Syria have cut off access to electricity and water for more than a million people, in what experts say may be a violation of…
Pakistan: Military preparing major offensive against Balochistan separatists
Pakistan has announced a “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, which has seen a surge of deadly attacks in recent months. Prime Minister…
Israel: Military hit part of Iran’s nuclear programme-Netanyahu
Israel’s prime minister says it hit part of Iran’s nuclear programme last month, despite pleas from the US not to do so during the strikes it carried out in response…
Hungary: Authorities to deploy air defence system near Ukraine border
The Hungarian defence minister has announced the country will install an air defence system near its border with Ukraine, citing a “greater than ever” threat of an escalation in the…