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Israel launched its assault on Gaza after Hamas fighters entered southern Israel on October 7. Dubai/Beirut: Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has…
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Iranians follow a truck, centre, carrying the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Square in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Tuesday (August 13, 2024) rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for…
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Mr Lugner was a successful entrepreneur who built his fortune in construction and real estate Richard Lugner, an Austrian billionaire known for bringing celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson to the Vienna Opera Ball, has died at 91. According to People, he died at his villa in Vienna on Monday, just two months after marrying…
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Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last…
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Students chant slogans as they protest to demand accountability and trial against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AFP Reaching out to the distressed Hindu community members at the famous Dhakeshwari Temple here, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (August 13) urged the people to “exercise patience” before judging his government’s…
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Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which…
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Sheikh Hasina’s government was accused of widespread human rights abuses. (File) Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in her administration Tuesday over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Hasina, 76, fled by helicopter to neighbouring India a week…
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Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in the previous government face murder case. (File) Dhaka: A court in Bangladesh opened a murder investigation into ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina and six top figures in the previous government over the police killing of a man during civil unrest last month. Mamun Mia, a lawyer who brought the…
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A murder case has been filed against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AP A murder case has been filed against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six others over the death of a grocery shop owner during last month’s violent clashes that led to the fall of her government, media…
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The colour, shape, thickness of the tongue can reveal a litany of health conditions. (Representational) New Delhi: Researchers have developed a novel computer algorithm that can predict various diseases like diabetes or stroke, just by analysing the colour of the human tongue with 98 per cent accuracy. The imaging system developed by Middle Technical University…
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