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China objects to US-India military drills; says firmly opposed to third party meddling on border issue
NEW DELHI: Beijing on Thursday protested against the ongoing and forthcoming military drills between India and the United State in the Himalayas - invoking the same border agreements New Delhi accused it of flouting. 'We firmly oppose any third party...
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Israeli settlers clash with Palestinians in aftermath of West Bank killing!
Jerusalem: The Associated Press news agency said one of its photographers, Mahmoud Illean, was “pushed and beaten by Israeli police in an unprovoked attack” while covering the protests, requiring hospital treatment. The United Nations Mideast peace envoy...
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Southern Europe wildfires: Which countries are affected?
Berlin: Eight people have died and thousands have been evacuated from their homes as extreme wildfires continue to rage in parts of southern Europe. A child on a beach watches smoke from wildfires in Turkey The deaths occurred in Turkey, where for the...
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Here’s all the weapons the US is sending to Ukraine
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Wednesday unveiled $800 million in military equipment to Ukraine as Russia prepares to launch an offensive in the eastern part of the country. The U.S. has rushed over $3.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine...
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Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing
CHAUTAUQUA,NEW YORK: Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New...
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Somalia: Al-Shabab claims responsibility for latest blast in Somalia: killed at least eight people, including school children!
Mogadishu: Extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an explosion outside a school in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday killed at least eight people, including school children, witnesses say. The blast sent a cloud of smoke above...
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Ex-UN prosecutor Carla Del Ponte urges global arrest warrant for Putin
GENEVA: The former chief prosecutor of United Nations (U.N.) war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda has called for an international arrest warrant to be issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Putin is a war criminal,” Carla Del...
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Ukraine crisis: PM Narendra Modi conveys to Sergey Lavrov India's readiness to contribute to peace efforts
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that India stands ready to contribute in any way to the peace efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and called for early cessation of violence in...
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Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests outside President Rajapaksa's home turn violent
COLOMBO: Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday after protests over the government's handling of the country's worst economic crisis in decades turned violent, an official said. Hundreds...
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Ukraine tight-lipped on alleged attack on Russian oil depot Russian governor said two Ukrainian helicopters hit an oil depot overnight
MOSCOW: Civilian and military officials in Ukraine declined to either confirm or deny on Friday that their military helicopters conducted a successful cross-border raid and attacked an oil depot on the outskirts of the Russian city of Belgorod. The non-admisson...
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Pope Francis apologises to Indigenous People in Canada after mass graves of children were discovered in Christian schools: Here is everything you need
BERLIN: Days after meeting the Indigenous leaders of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis delegations, Pope Francis tendered an apology on Friday (April 1) for the “cultural genocide of indigenous children committed by the Catholic Church in Canadian residential...
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan: Key quotes surrounding her visit
SINGAPORE: It was a whirlwind of diplomatic activity in Taiwan on Wednesday (Aug 3) with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting parliament, meeting President Tsai Ing-wen and holding a joint news conference during a controversial visit that has sparked...
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More than 20 Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan’s airspace as Nancy Pelosi visit panics Beijing
TAIPEI: More than 20 Chinese fighter jets flew into Taiwan’s air defense area on Tuesday, shortly after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on an autonomous island that Beijing considers its territory. “Twenty-one PLA aircraft entered #Taiwan’s southwest...
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Biden briefed on powerful tornadoes in US that left 74 dead, to visit Kentucky on Wednesday
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Monday (local time) was briefed by top officials on the federal response to the tornadoes and storms that impacted multiple American states this weekend. The President on Wednesday will visit Kentucky where the most...
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Biden signs bill named after Emmett Till making lynching a hate crime
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act on Tuesday, making lynching a federal hate crime after more than a century of failed efforts in Congress to pass similar legislation. The bill is named after Till, a 14-year-old Black...
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by hitting the barracks with prisoners in Yelenovka, the United States could be trying to kill witnesses to their war crimes
MOSCOW: by hitting the barracks with prisoners in Yelenovka, the United States could be trying to kill witnesses to their war crimes What the United States tried to hide by destroying the barracks with the prisoners who surrendered at Azovstal in the...
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The internet is confused by Julia Fox’s extremely low rise pants: ‘So unhinged, a literal genius’
NEW YORK: Julia Fox’s unique style is stirring up conversation on the internet again – this time about her extremely low-rise trousers. Fox has been a huge advocate for the return of the low-rise, lest we forget those leather pants, which she was frequently...
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Three dead, two injured in university campus shooting in Manila, Philippines
MANILA: Three people were killed and two others injured in a shooting incident Sunday afternoon on a university campus in Manila. The Metro Manila Development Authority confirmed that the shooting took place at 14:55 local time (0655 GMT) at the gate...
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WNBA US star Brittney Griner had a doctor’s note for cannabis, lawyer says
KHIMKI: Russia, A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial in Russia on Friday gave the court a U.S. doctor’s letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and standout for...
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Biden on Wednesday announced $800 million in new lethal aid for Ukraine: Here's everything the US is sending to Ukraine's military
WASHINGTON: President Biden on Wednesday announced $800 million in new lethal aid for Ukraine, bolstering U.S. support to the ex-Soviet nation as it ends the third week fighting Russian forces. The latest tranche — part of the nearly $14 billion Congress...
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The defense of Kyiv will be led by Zelensky's personal favorite: Kyiv. what are they famous for, what are their military merits - and what can they oppose to the Russian operation in Ukraine?
MOSCOW: The President of Ukraine has reshuffled those persons who are personally responsible for the key military areas of the current time - the front in Donbass and the upcoming defense of Kyiv. Who are these people, what are they famous for, what are...
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Russian troops take control of Kherson region: According to the official, Russian air defences shot down 16 Ukrainian military aircraft, including 13 drones, in the past 24 hours.one Su-24 and Su-25 of the Ukrainian Air Force, as well as an Mi-8 helicopter.
MOSCOW: A top official from Russia's Defence Ministry has claimed that troops have taken control of the entire region of Kherson, after the territory's namesake capital city was first captured on March 3. Confirming the takeover, Major General Igor Konashenkov,...
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Russia-Ukraine War Updates | Kyiv, Moscow begin talks in Turkey; US calls for war crimes investigation of Russia
Kyiv/ Moscow/ Washington: To help Ukraine meet urgent spending needs and mitigate the economic impact of Russia's military invasion, the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday had approved $1.4 billion in emergency financing. "The Russian military invasion...
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Gunmen kill 15 people ‘randomly’ at Soweto bar in South Africa: Police
JOHANNESBURG: Gunmen armed with rifles and pistols opened fire at people in a bar in the South African township of Soweto in the early hours of Sunday, killing 15 and wounding nine, police said. The carnage took place shortly after midnight, according...
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As Boris Johnson may be on the verge of moving out of Downing Street, who might replace him?: Why Boris Johnson Is on the Brink of Losing Britain
LONDON: Boris Johnson’s position as prime minister of the United Kingdom was teetering on the edge on Wednesday, after more than 30 members of his government resigned in protest against a series of ethics scandals. On Tuesday, Johnson’s finance minister...