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US NSA Talks With Bangladesh’s Interim PM Amid Rising Minority Violence

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Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting the human rights of all. Sullivan also thanked Yunus for his leadership of Bangladesh during a challenging period, according to a press release issued by the US…

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Israeli Defense Minister claims responsibility for first time for Hamas leader Haniyeh’s assassination

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Israeli Defense Minister claims responsibility for first time for Hamas leader Haniyeh’s assassination

Iranians follow a truck, center, carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s Defense Minister has confirmed that Israel assassinated Hamas’ top leader last summer and is threatening to take similar…

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Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier

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Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier

We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the 16 cuttlefish in the pool, but because anyone with the audacity to scoop him into a separate tank to study him was likely to get soaked. Squirt had notoriously accurate aim. As a comparative psychologist, I’m used to assaults from my experimental…

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Former US President Bill Clinton Hospitalised With Fever

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Former US President Bill Clinton Hospitalised With Fever

“He is in good spirits and grateful for the care he is receiving,” the hospital said. Washington: Former Democratic U.S. President Bill Clinton, 78, was hospitalized on Monday with a fever, according to his deputy chief of staff. It is not an emergency situation, NBC News reported. “President Clinton was admitted to Georgetown University Medical…

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Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal

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Netanyahu tells Israel parliament ‘some progress’ on Gaza hostage deal

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that “some progress” had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war. His comments in parliament come two days after Palestinian militant groups said in a rare joint statement that a deal for a…

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France’s Macron announces fourth government of the year

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France’s Macron announces fourth government of the year

French President Emmanuel Macron named a new government Monday evening, putting together a team under Francois Bayrou, his fourth Prime Minister of the year, to drag the second-largest EU economy out of political crisis. Mr. Macron named former Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, 63, education minister in a new Cabinet under centrist Mr. Bayrou, announced Elysee…

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Over 1,000 North Koreans killed or wounded fighting for Russia: Seoul

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Over 1,000 North Koreans killed or wounded fighting for Russia: Seoul

More than 1,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s war with Ukraine, South Korea said Monday (December 23, 2024), while Kyiv put the total at over 3,000. Pyongyang has sent thousands of troops to reinforce the Russian military, including to the Kursk border region, where Ukrainian forces seized territory earlier this…

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U.S. House Ethics Committee accuses Matt Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with minor girl

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U.S. House Ethics Committee accuses Matt Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with minor girl

The House Ethics Committee on Monday (December 23, 2024) accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress, as lawmakers released the conclusions of a nearly four-year investigation that helped sink his nomination for attorney general. The 37-page report by…

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US, UK, EU Condemn Pak Military Courts Over Sentencing Of Civilians

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US, UK, EU Condemn Pak Military Courts Over Sentencing Of Civilians

Washington: The U.S., UK and EU criticized Pakistan’s military courts on Monday over the sentencing of 25 civilians in connection with attacks on military facilities in 2023 after the arrest of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The civilians were sentenced by a Pakistani military court to periods of two to 10 years in a…

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Israel Acknowledges It Killed Ex-Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran

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Israel Acknowledges It Killed Ex-Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran

Washington: Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, as he warned the military would “decapitate” the leadership of Yemen’s Huthi rebels. “We will strike hard at the Huthis… and decapitate their leadership — just as we did with Haniyeh, (Yahya) Sinwar,…

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