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Israel targets missile sites in Iran amid escalating tensions/in /by
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its "fighter jets completed a series of strikes on military targets in western Iran".
Chinese city of Xuchang is world’s biggest producer of wigs/in /by
With over 4,100 hair product companies and 300,000 people working in the industry, it produces about 60 per cent of them worldwide.
Father of shooting victim calls for Kenyan police to be held accountable/in /by
Activists joined the father of a Kenyan civilian who was shot at close range by police during the latest protests over the alleged killing of a blogger in custody on Wednesday in demanding accountability and called for the officer who shot him to be charged.
Tyler Perry accused of sexual assault in a $260 million lawsuit/in /by
US TV giant Tyler Perry has been sued for $260 million by an actor alleging the mogul leveraged his industry power to assault and harass him while keeping him quiet, repeatedly sexually.
Pix of the Day: June 18, 2025/in /by
Pix of the Day: June 18, 2025
Kenyan police officer arrested for shooting unarmed man in the head/in /by
The man, later identified as Boniface Kariuki, has since undergone surgery and is in intensive care.
Aid for hire: For-profit contractors deliver aid in war zones, alarming humanitarian groups/in /by
Private companies, operated by military veterans, are being used to deliver aid in war zones including South Sudan and Gaza. Aid groups say it's a militarized, politicized and profit-seeking trend that could allow warring parties to use life-saving aid to control desperate civilian populatio
Iran urges citizens to delete WhatsApp, alleges spy links to Israel/in /by
Iranian state television on Tuesday urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
Imprisoned singer R. Kelly alleges “murder plot” against him in prison/in /by
The American R&B star R. Kelly was convicted of child abuse in 2021 and is currently serving two sentences in a North Carolina prison. His allegations have been dismissed by government attorneys as a "fanciful conspiracy".
US president Trump renews extension for TikTok to avoid nationwide ban/in /by
A US law requires Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face its nationwide ban in the United States. Trump has however vowed to "not let TikTok go dark", and the US government has attempted to negotiate a solution with China.