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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Police found the remains of a 12-year-old girl on Thursday, two days after she was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in Australia’s remote north. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl disappeared, in the Indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of Darwin, the […]

Erdoğan offered to mediate in the war between Russia and Ukraine, but the Kremlin rejected the proposal. Turkey’s pro-Western leanings and support for Ukraine have strained relations between Erdogan and Putin. Economic problems and defense relations with Ukraine pose a challenge to the Turkey-Russia partnership. Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan has long considered being a peace

Gartex Texprocess India apparel and textile trade fair will take place from 1 to 3 August at Yashobhoomi (IICC), Dwarka, New Delhi. Expectations of a boost to the manufacturing sector, the signing of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), the recent growth in textile exports and the Indian government’s focus on making India a ‘global manufacturing hub’

The pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah has fired some 200 rockets and drones into areas in northern Israel, it said on Thursday, seeking revenge for the killing of one of its commanders the day before. “As part of the response to the attack and killing by the enemy in the Al-Housh area of ​​the city

PARIS (AP) — Just days before a key parliamentary election, French government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot was attacked during the campaign, officials said Thursday. Thevenot, a candidate for the Macron-led centrist Ensemble alliance, her deputy and a party activist were hanging election posters near Paris on Wednesday night ahead of the July 7 parliamentary elections when

Dramatic footage of plumes of smoke rising from a cargo ship shows an incident in 2017, contradicting social media reports that wrongly linked it to a Houthi attack in the Arabian Sea, when the rebels targeted commercial shipping after the war broke out in Gaza. The video shows a fire engulfing a massive container ship

PARIS (AP) — Just three weeks before the Olympic Games, the excitement in the host city is now mixed with concern about France’s political future. The strong showing of the far-right Rassemblement National in the first round of the snap election has left the mood bleak for many in Paris, a left-wing stronghold and one

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Australian retail sales grew slightly by 0.6% in May 2024. The increase follows a marginal 0.1% increase in April and a 0.4% decrease in March of the same year. Robert Ewing, head of business statistics at ABS, said: “Retail sales rose this month as vigilant consumers took

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters breached security at Australia’s parliament building on Thursday to unfurl banners from the roof, after a senator quit the government over its course in the Gaza war. Tensions over Israel’s war on Hamas dominated parliament’s final day of session before a five-week recess. The four protesters were arrested after

The Chinese auto industry is growing even faster, not only in electric cars for everyday use, but also in commercial vans. While everyone is watching BYD, Nio and the like, brands like Maxus are forging ahead with battery-powered vans for business owners and delivery drivers. Now the subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer SAIC is launching