Madrid&s trains and international airport among facilities hit by power outagesMadrid’s trains and international airport among facilities hit by power outages

Severe power outages have affected the Spanish capital, Madrid, as well as other major cities across the country, including Barcelona, Seville and Valencia, CNN reported.

Speaking on state television, Madrid’s mayor José Luis Martinez Almeida asked people to minimize their movements and only call emergency services in the case of extreme em

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Mahmoud Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president and likely successorMahmoud Abbas names Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president and likely successor

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has named a deputy and likely successor, Middle East Eye reported.

Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed vice president of the state of Palestine and the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) - two newly created positions. 

His appointment was approved during a session of the

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Israel&s foreign minister blasts ICJ hearing on GazaIsrael’s foreign minister blasts ICJ hearing on Gaza

The Israeli foreign minister says the top UN court’s hearing on humanitarian aid to Gaza was part of a “systematic persecution and delegitimization” of his country.

In a live briefing, Gideon Saar claimed the court was “becoming completely politicized”. He called the proceedings being held in The Hague “shameful”.

The ICJ opened hearings into

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130 nuclear warheads, missiles targeted at India: Pakistan minister130 nuclear warheads, missiles targeted at India: Pakistan minister

Pakistani Railway Minister Hanif Abbasi, in a dramatic escalation of tensions, threatened India with nuclear retaliation, claiming that Pakistan’s missile arsenal, including Ghori, Shaheen, and Ghaznavi missiles, along with 130 nuclear warheads, has been kept “only for India,”

The new Indian Express reported. Abbasi issued this threat in a reply to

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Canadians vote in an election upturned by TrumpCanadians vote in an election upturned by Trump

Canadians head to the polls in a federal election overshadowed by fury at Donald Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty and fears over his escalating trade war.

In the final days of a month-long campaign – described by all party leaders as the most consequential general election in a lifetime – the US president yet again re-inserted himself in

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