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Saudi Netflix show creator says convicted by anti-terrorism court

July 4, 2024 admin

Saudi TV creator Abdulaziz Almuzaini, whose animated Netflix show has made waves for breaking social taboos, said he had been convicted by an anti-terrorism court, prompting condemnation from rights advocates. The kingdom’s Specialised Criminal Court, established in 2008 to try suspects accused of terrorism, “issued against me (a sentence of) 13 years, followed by a…

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Rajnath Singh, Australian Minister discuss closer collaboration in Indo-Pacific

July 4, 2024 admin

Richard Marles congratulated Rajnath Singh for taking charge as the Defence Minister for a second consecutive term. File | Photo Credit: ANI Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephone conversation with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles on July 4 and the discussions focused on closer collaboration between the two countries in…

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Zero chance Biden will withdraw from U.S. Presidential race: White House

July 4, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden claps hands next to U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris while hosting a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Joe Biden is “absolutely not” pulling out of the U.S. presidential race, his spokeswoman said on July 3, as…

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UK Woman Murdered Parents, Lived With Their Dead Bodies For Several Years

July 4, 2024 admin

She will be sentenced on October 10 and 11. A woman from the United Kingdom pleaded guilty to murdering her parents and living in their home for several years after, as per a report in the Independent. Virginia McCullough, 36, entered a guilty plea to the murders of Lois McCullough, aged 71, and John McCullough,…

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UN expert warns of looming ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar

July 4, 2024 admin

This photo taken on May 21, 2024 shows people rebuilding temporary homes near a destroyed building following fighting between Myanmar’s military and the Arakan Army (AA) ethnic minority armed group in a village in Minbya Township in Rakhine State. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar’s Rakhine State is facing a terrifying situation similar to the run-up…

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Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander

July 4, 2024 admin

Smoke billows after a hit from a rocket fired from southern Lebanon over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel on July 4, 2024. Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it launched more than 200 rockets and explosive drones at Israeli military positions on July 4 as tensions have soared amid the almost nine-months-old war raging in Gaza….

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Philippines hopes to sign key defence pact with Japan

July 4, 2024 admin

Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines’ military chief said on July 4 he hoped a key defence pact with Japan allowing for the deployment of troops on each other’s territory will be signed at security talks next week. Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa…

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U.K. Elections 2023: Britons vote, as Labour projected to oust Rishi Sunak’s government

July 4, 2024 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, take part in the BBC’s Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, Wednesday June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Millions went to the polls in the U.K. on Thursday, to vote for 650 MPs in the House of Commons, with the Labour…

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U.K. Elections 2024: Labour Party projected to oust Rishi Sunak government

July 4, 2024 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer, left, take part in the BBC’s Prime Ministerial Debate, in Nottingham, England, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Millions went to the polls in the U.K. on Thursday, to vote for 650 MPs in the House of Commons, with the Labour…

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Man’s Death Goes Unnoticed For 30 Hours In China Internet Cafe

July 4, 2024 admin

As per the local police, the case is still under investigation. In a bizarre incident, staff at an internet cafe in China’s Wenzhou failed to notice that one of their customers had died and instead assumed that he was simply sleeping. According to the South China Morning Post, the man, whose identity remains unknown, had begun…

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