Three Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in border gunfire incident

Three Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in border gunfire incident

  • Egypt confirms security force member killed in Israel border shooting while "chasing a drug smuggler"
  • The exchange of fire reportedly took place around the Nitzana border crossing between Israel and Egypt
  • Egypt and Israel coordinating on border incident; fighting along their shared border is rare
By Reuters ·

Update Turkiye’s Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president

Turkiye’s Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president

  • Erdogan’s inauguration in parliament will be followed by a lavish ceremony at his palace in Ankara
By AFP ·

Special BRICS sees strength in numbers as it envisions a multipolar world order

BRICS sees strength in numbers as it envisions a multipolar world order

  • BRICS foreign ministers’ summit sets stage for a more ambitious role for five-nation bloc
  • Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi minister of foreign affairs, joins ministerial meeting of the ‘Friends of BRICS’
By Alex Whiteman - Robert Edwards ·

King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered their condolences to the President of India Droupadi Murmu

Saudi king, crown prince offer condolences to president of India after deadly train crash

  • Nearly 300 people have died and hundreds of others were injured in the disaster
By Arab News ·

Egypt population reaches 105m

Egypt population reaches 105m

  • On Oct. 1, 2022, the database put the population at 104 million
  • Increase of 1 million in 245 days — eight months and five days
By Mohammed Al-Shamaa ·

Nearly 300 killed in one of India’s worst rail disasters in history

Nearly 300 killed in one of India’s worst rail disasters in history

  • Two trains carrying thousands of passengers collided with a freight train
  • Odisha observes day of mourning after the disaster of ‘unimaginable scale’
By Sanjay Kumar ·

Kremlin: Western journalists won’t get accreditation for Russian economic forum

Kremlin: Western journalists won’t get accreditation for Russian economic forum

  • “It has indeed been decided this time not to accredit publications from unfriendly countries to the SPIEF,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS
  • “Interest in SPIEF is always great, all other journalists will work on the site“
By Reuters ·

Kremlin: Western journalists won’t get accreditation for Russian economic forum

Kremlin: Western journalists won’t get accreditation for Russian economic forum

  • “It has indeed been decided this time not to accredit publications from unfriendly countries to the SPIEF,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS
  • “Interest in SPIEF is always great, all other journalists will work on the site“
By Reuters ·

Nadal faces ‘five months recovery’ after keyhole surgery on hip

Nadal faces ‘five months recovery’ after keyhole surgery on hip

  • The 22-time Grand Slam title winner, who celebrated his 37th birthday on Saturday, could in theory be back in time for the Davis Cup finals in November
  • Nadal said last month that the hip injury had not healed as well as he had hoped and therefore he was taking more time out of the sport
By AFP ·