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Duterte offers ‘no apologies, no excuses’ for deadly Philippine drug war

Shawdesh desk: Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte strongly defended his deadly drug war as he testified on Monday at a senate probe of the crackdown. Police said the campaign left

Japan PM vows to stay on despite election debacle

Shawdesh desk: Japan’s prime minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed Monday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with his party’s ruling coalition falling short of a majority

Ghana minister new C’wealth secy general

Shawdesh desk: The 56-nation Commonwealth announced Ghana’s foreign minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey as the new secretary general of the organisation at a rancorous summit in Samoa on Saturday. Botchwey was

Israel hits Iran military sites

Shawdesh Desk: Israel bombed military targets in Iran on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers, fulfilling a vow to avenge a missile barrage and stirring fears of a full-scale Middle

Israeli forces detain hundreds at Gaza hospital

‍ূবৃযডিুব ীডুত; Gaza’s health ministry said on Friday hundreds of patients and staff were detained in north Gaza’s last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was on the

Lebanon says Israeli strike that killed media workers a ‘war crime’

ূবৃযডিুব ডিুত: Lebanon accused Israel of targeting journalists in a ‘deliberate’ attack that killed three media workers in the country’s south on Friday, calling the incident a ‘war crime’. Asked

Israel launches attack on Iran

Shawdesh Desk: Israel announced the launch of ‘precise strikes’ on military targets in Iran on Saturday, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around

Hezbollah drone hits Netanyahu residence

Shawdesh desk: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in Caesarea on Saturday, after the military reported a drone from Lebanon had ‘hit