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This video grab taken from an AFPTV video on September 17, 2024 shows a plume of smoke rising in Bamako as shots and detonations were heard. | Photo Credit: AFP An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali’s capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday (September…
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This video grab shows a walkie-talkie that was exploded inside a house, in Baalbek, east Lebanon, on September 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that blew up in Lebanon this week found that they were implanted with explosives before arriving in the country, according to…
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) meets President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. File. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Germany is set to approve close to 400 million euros ($450 million) in additional military aid to Ukraine, according to a Finance Ministry letter seen by Reuters on Thursday (September 19, 2024). The funds are in addition to…
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Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel will keep up military action against Hezbollah. Jerusalem: Israeli fighter jets pounded Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon late on Thursday, striking hundreds of rocket launcher barrels that were set to be used to immediately fire toward Israeli territory, the military said. It said that since the afternoon,…
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The Algerian airline suspended flights to and from Lebanon until further notice. Jerusalem: Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have adjusted services to and from the region: AIR ALGERIE…
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India A’s Shashwat Rawat. File. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Under a blue sky, in front of an excellent crowd, India-A and India-C produced an engrossing day of cricket. The runs may have been hard to come by — at under three an over for much of the time — but those among the…
Supporters of Sri Lanka’s president Ranil Wickremesinghe attend his final election campaign rally. Colombo: Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. The cash-strapped island nation is currently being led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is seeking a re-election to continue with bold…
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Biden believes there can still be a diplomatic resolution between Israel and Hezbollah. Washington: US President Joe Biden believes there can still be a diplomatic resolution to escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah following a series of pager and walkie-talkie bombings, his spokeswoman said Thursday. “He believes it’s achievable,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a…
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The reason why the family took this extreme step is not yet clear, police said. (Representational) Dhule, Maharashtra: Four members of a family, including two children, were found dead in their house in the Pramod Nagar area of Dhule on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as agricultural fertilizer seller Praveen Mansingh Girase, his…
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Kolkata: West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Swapan Debnath’s comment about women drinking during the mega protest in the state has sparked a huge controversy. A video is being circulated on social media in which the minister is heard saying that during the “Reclaim the night” protest in his area Purbasthali, a woman…
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