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India’s rowdy winter parliament session ends in police probe

Shawdesh Desk: India’s winter parliament session ended Friday after chaotic arguments and allegations of violence by lawmakers across the board, earning a stiff rebuke from the vice president for ‘destructive

War death toll in Gaza rises to 45,097

Shawdesh desk: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 45,097 people have been killed during more than 14 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The

Syria’s first flight since Assad’s fall takes off

Shawdesh desk: The first commercial flight since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad took off from Damascus airport on Wednesday, offering Syrians a glimmer of hope after years of war

Germany’s Scholz loses confidence vote, triggering early elections

Shawdesh desk: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote on Monday, spelling the effective end of his troubled government and putting Europe’s biggest economy on the path to elections on February

Israel continues strike on Syria military sites

Shawdesh desk: A Syria war monitor said Israel launched strikes early Saturday targeting military sites in Damascus and its countryside, in the latest such raids since rebels brought down Bashar

Gaza rescuers say at least 22 killed in overnight Israel strike

Shawdesh Desk: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Wednesday that an overnight Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Palestinian territory killed at least 22 people, including women and

Russia calls for rapid Syria stabilisation, criticises Israel

Shawdehs Desk: The Kremlin said Wednesday that it wanted to see rapid stabilisation in Syria, criticising Israeli strikes and its creation of a “buffer zone” along the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.

Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts

Shawdesh Desk: A volcano briefly erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of surrounding villages. Rising