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Japan executes three on death row, first since 2019: media
file picture TOKIYO: Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry. The executions were the first under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,...
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Putin to attend UNSC debate chaired by PM Modi!
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix- Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, who is also president of the African Union, and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken are among several heads of states and governments...
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Jan. 6 panel asks GOP Rep. Scott Perry to turn over info
WASHINGTON: The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has asked Rep. Scott Perry (R-Penn.) to meet with the committee and turn over information, a remarkable request that stops short of subpoenaing a sitting lawmaker. The move...
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China foreign minister Wang Yi says will not fear confrontation with US!
BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that China would not fear confrontation with the United States, but would welcome cooperation if it was mutually beneficial and competition should be positive, according to a speech he made in Beijing on...
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Arab Coalition conducts strikes against military targets at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
Riyadh: The Arab Coalition conducted on Monday precision aerial strikes against legitimate military targets in Yemen’s Sana’a airport. The Coalition lifted the protection off certain sites at Sana’a airport according to international and humanitarian...
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US expresses concerns over China's growing nuke arsenal
Washington: The US has expressed its concerns over China's growing nuclear arsenal on Saturday. US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken noted serious concerns over the rapid growth of the PRC's nuclear arsenal which highlights how Beijing has sharply deviated...
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Amid nuclear submarine contract row, Biden seeks early talks with Macron to clear air!
PARIS: In an apparent effort to clear air after a row over a submarines contract sparked rare tensions between the allies, US President Joe Biden has requested for early talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, France said on Sunday. The announcement...
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E-bike explosion presumed fire in China… 5 dead - A fire in a residential area in Beijing has left five people dead, the municipal government said Monday.
Beijing : A fire in a residential area in Beijing has left five people dead, the municipal government said Monday. A fire that is believed to have exploded in an electric bicycle in Beijing, the capital of China, has killed five people. According to a...
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Small crowd gather at rally in support of US Capitol rioters : Law enforcement and protestors gather for 'Justice for January 6th' rally : Law enforcement and protestors gather for 'Justice for January 6th' rally
Washington: A small crowd of protesters turned up on Saturday (local time) in Washington to rally in support of the pro-Trump rioters who ransacked the US Capitol on January 6 . The crowd was outnumbered by the presence of the news media and police forces...
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Afghan embassies fate unclear with few even breaking contacts with Taliban govt!
Kabul: After a month has passed since the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan on August 15, the fate of Afghan embassies are unclear and some have even broken contact with the Taliban 's Islamic Emirate government. A former official of the Ministry of...
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Russian Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov diplomat says. Taliban’s territorial grabs in Afghanistan to be discussed in Doha!
Moscow: On Friday, the Taliban took control over the city of Zaranj, capital of the Nimruz Province that borders Iran. On Saturday, the militants captured Sheberghan, the administrative center of the Jowzjan Province located in north Afghanistan Russian...
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The Catalan independence movement "red letter day" of October 1st, 2017 - the referendum - was, in fact, accompanied by another key date: October 3rd. This year the ANC holds events on both dates!
Barcelona: After the success of the Catalan independence movement rally on the Diada of September 11th, a new appointment is approaching: October 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and the organizers, the Catalan National Assembly (ANC), have a three-day plan ready to...
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Sexual assault case: Top aide to New York Governor Cuomo resigns!
New York: A top aide to New York governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday, US media reported, as the net closed further around a once-influential politician now facing the possibility of criminal charges over claims he sexually harassed 11 former and...
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Cuba offers its COVID-19 vaccines to Celac Members States, acknowledge Mexico’s solidarity amid US blockade!
Mexico: Speaking at the VI Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Cuba’s president Miguel Diaz-Canel offered Cuban-produced COVID-19 vaccines to fight the pandemic in the region; meanwhile, during the celebrations of the...
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European Parliament’s attempts to lecture Russian people are insulting - envoy Vladimir Chizhov
Brussels: European Parliament’s (EP) attempts to lecture the Russian people are being perceived as an insult to its intelligence and its ability to think independently, Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told journalists, commenting...
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Australia says it was 'upfront' about concerns on submarine deal with France amid diplomatic crisis!
Canberra: The French defence minister accused the US and Australia of 'duplicity, a major breach of trust and contempt' after the project was scrapped. Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton said on Sunday said that the country had been "upfront, open...
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Voter turnout in Russia's parliamentary elections equals 31.51% as of 8:00 pm, says CEC : This data do not include the distance electronic voting
Moscow: Overall voter turnout in Russia's parliamentary elections was 31.51% as of 8:00 pm Moscow time on Saturday, the press service of the Central Election Commission (CEC) reported. "As of 8:00 pm on Russian territory excluding the distance electronic...
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Britney Spears engaged to Sam Asghari : ICYMI: Britney Spears says she is engaged to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari
Los Angeles: Pop superstar Britney Spears, who has been fighting a conservatorship that governs her personal life and finances, announced on Sunday that she is engaged to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari. The "Stronger" singer posted a video of herself...
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Qatar Airways carries nearly 30 Americans out of Afghanistan
Washington: The US State Department on Saturday announced that nearly 30 more Americans were evacuated from Afghanistan via a Qatar Airways charter flight. "We can confirm that a Qatar Airways charter flight departed from Kabul yesterday with 28 US citizens...
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Facebook costliest outage caused $160 million loss: NetBlocks!
Washington: It wasn't the small matter of a social networking website going offline for a short period. When Facebook went offline globally for almost 6 hours in the early hours of October 5, it resulted in a mad scramble to find a fix and the cause of...
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Biden nominates new US ambassadors for Argentina, Guinea, Switzerland!
Washington: President Joe Biden has named his three choices to serve as the next US ambassadors to Argentina, Switzerland and Equatorial Guinea, along with seven other administration posts, the White House announced on Friday. "Today, President Joe Biden...
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Saudi-led airstrikes destroy 2 workshops in Yemen's capital
SANAA: Overnight airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition destroyed two workshops near a private hospital in the Yemen i capital Sanaa, residents said on Monday. Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported that six airstrikes hit what it called the "maintenance" workshops...
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Action-packed week of UN General Assembly to begin. Here's what's on agenda!
New York: The 76th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) is set to kick off its high-level week, where discussions will be held on expanding access to Covid-19 vaccines and confronting the rising dangers of climate change. After being held virtually...
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Antony Blinken speaks with new UK Foreign Secy Elizabeth Truss, discusses Afghanistan, China!
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday and discussed issues including Afghanistan, China and Iran. In a press statement, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price informed...
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Covid-19: WHO says Omicron spreading faster than Delta, infecting those vaccinated
GENEVA: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday....