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A commander with ties to the Palestinian faction Fatah was killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. According to the Lebanese army, Khalil al-Makdah was killed in a drone strike in the port city of Sidon, 40 kilometers south of Beirut. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fatah, also reported […]

Many Nigerians reacted with outrage after a new plane was purchased for President Bola Tinubu, while the economy is going through its worst crisis in a generation. The purchase comes less than two weeks after thousands of people across the country took to the streets to protest rising hunger and the cost of living. Mr

ACWA Power has started construction of a 200 MW wind power plant in Beruniy and a 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The project, with an investment value of $260 million, is a partnership with JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan (NEGU). The Beruniy wind farm will generate 800

The German military has tightened security measures around barracks in the country in response to reports of possible intruders. A spokeswoman for the Territorial Command told dpa that the Bundeswehr, as the German military is known, “responded quickly and comprehensively to the incidents of the past week throughout Germany with increased controls, increased patrols, inspections

China’s State Council has approved the construction of 11 nuclear reactors spread across five sites in Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Guangxi provinces. The total investment is 220 billion yuan (US$31 billion) and construction is expected to take about five years. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is reportedly building the world’s first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor,

PULSE, launched by the Government of Punjab, uses advanced geospatial technologies to delineate and map urban and rural areas. Better Cotton plans to leverage PULSE’s capabilities to validate farm-level data and strengthen its Assurance Programme. The collaboration addresses a key challenge in smallholder farming countries like Pakistan, where the large number of small farms –

The number of people suspected of having migrated illegally to Germany rose significantly in 2023, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) reported on Wednesday. According to the BKA, the police suspected 266,224 people of illegal entry and residence in 2023, an increase of 33.4% compared to the previous year. Most of the suspects were arrested

Gingerbread production in Germany fell slightly last year, according to government figures published on Wednesday. At 86,800 tonnes, the volume of gingerbread produced in Germany was around 1% lower than the previous year, the German Federal Statistical Office reported. About a quarter of the gingerbread, 22,500 tons, was exported. The biggest buyers were Austria, Poland

The German military has tightened security measures around barracks in the country in response to reports of possible intruders. A spokeswoman for the Territorial Command told dpa that the Bundeswehr, as the German military is known, “responded quickly and comprehensively to the incidents of the past week throughout Germany with increased controls, increased patrols, inspections

A small town in Japan that gained international attention for its controversial decision to block views of Mount Fuji has quietly reversed its decision. Fujikawaguchikoat the foot of Mount Fuji, became popular because of a specific photo opportunity where the mountain could be seen behind a branch of the supermarket chain Lawson’s on the city’s