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People take part in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in Berlin, Germany, on December 10, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded…
Israel-Hamas war erupted on OCtober 7 after the Paletinian group attacked Israel. (File) Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Sixteen Palestinian journalists have been killed in the war in Gaza since Israel began bombarding the coastal enclave, the Palestinian journalists’ union said Thursday. Dozens of other journalists have been wounded in the war since it erupted on October…
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Motorcyclists drive past welcoming banners for Pakistan’s self-exiled former PM Nawaz Sharif, installed along a highway in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on October 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP A Pakistan court granted bail Thursday to former prime minister and graft convict Nawaz Sharif, removing the threat of arrest when he returns to the country from self-imposed…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised the “unprecedented” energy cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as the Kremlin seeks to strengthen its Asian partnerships…
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The barbecue brush pierced her daughter’s oesophagus An Australian woman is warning other parents about a cleaning tool for barbecues after her nine-year-old daughter almost died after eating a bacon and egg roll. Kristen Saunders from Newcastle shared on social media that her nine-year-old daughter was served the sandwich at a venue in July. Along…
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France, Germany, Canada and Australia have also warned against travel to Lebanon. (File) Beirut, Lebanon: The US and British embassies in Beirut on Thursday advised citizens to leave Lebanon while flights “remain available” as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. Both countries had already warned citizens against travel to…
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Interview | Israeli ambassador to India Naor Gilon in coversation with Suhasini Haidar The war between Israel and Hamas that began on October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said that 3,478 Palestinians have been killed and more than 12,000 injured in the past…
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Turkish Foreign Minister said 55 Turkish civil servants were among those waiting. (File) Ankara: Some 700 people, including Turkish, Palestinian, and northern Cypriot citizens, have applied to Turkey to be evacuated from Gaza, Deputy Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz said on Thursday. Speaking in parliament’s foreign affairs commission, Ahmet Yildiz said 322 Turkish citizens, 104…
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that Israel has suffered an “unspeakable horrific act of terrorism” as he became the latest western leader to carry out a solidarity visit. “I want you…
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Suspected North Korean-made F-7 rocket-propelled grenades, many with a distinctive red stripe on their warhead, are seen at an Israeli military base in southern Israel, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. Hamas fighters likely used North Korean-manufactured rocket-propelled grenades during their unprecedented assault on Israel that killed over 1,400 people and saw scores taken hostage, despite Pyongyang…