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US Announces $150 Million In New Military Aid For Ukraine

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The package also includes air defense missiles, night vision devices (File) Washington: The United States on Thursday announced a new $150 million military assistance package for Ukraine that includes artillery and small-arms ammunition as well as anti-tank weapons. Washington is by far Kyiv’s biggest donor of security aid, committing $43.9 billion since Russian forces invaded…

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The (same) road ahead for Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan

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The (same) road ahead for Nawaz Sharif in Pakistan

Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif leaves after appearing in a court in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Three names have haunted Nawaz Sharif in his political career – Abdul Waheed Kakar, Pervez Musharraf and Qamar Javed Bajwa. All three former Army chiefs in Pakistan sent Mr. Sharif packing as Prime…

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Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees once again: Ambassador of Palestine Adnan Abu Al-Haija

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Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees once again: Ambassador of Palestine Adnan Abu Al-Haija

Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu Al-Haija speaks during an interview with the The Hindu at the Palestine Embassy in New Delhi, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Palestinians will choose death over becoming refugees in other countries despite the threat of Israeli bombing, said Palestinian Ambassador to India Adnan Abu…

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Iran Court Orders US To Pay Damages For 1980 Hostage Rescue Bid

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Iran Court Orders US To Pay Damages For 1980 Hostage Rescue Bid

An Iranian court ordered US to pay $420 million in compensation to victims (Representational) Tehran, Iran: An Iranian court ordered the US government Thursday to pay $420 million in compensation to victims of an abortive 1980 operation to free hostages held at the US embassy, the judiciary said. Shortly after the 1979 Islamic revolution toppled…

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Rishi Sunak calls for joint global stand on AI safety

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Rishi Sunak calls for joint global stand on AI safety

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI at Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Projecting Britain as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for a joint global statement on AI safety. His speech coincided with the release of…

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Testify At His US Crypto Trial

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FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Testify At His US Crypto Trial

Sam Bankman-Fried was once one of the most respected figures in crypto. (File) New York: Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, plans to make another high-stakes gamble and testify in his own defense at his criminal fraud trial. Sam Bankman-Fried’s decision to take the stand comes after three weeks of devastating testimony…

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US Woman Leaves Children In Unlocked Car To Go Into Bar, Arrested

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US Woman Leaves Children In Unlocked Car To Go Into Bar, Arrested

Gunn has a criminal history consisting of contempt of court A Florida woman was arrested after she left her two young children inside an SUV parked outside a local bar over the weekend in Melbourne, Australia. The police arrested Jamie Leigh Gunn, 33 on Sunday after they found her children, 2-year-old and 8-year-old sleeping in…

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Pakistan sets up deportation centres to hold migrants who are in the country illegally

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Pakistan sets up deportation centres to hold migrants who are in the country illegally

Local residents and Afghan nationals during a protest rally in the southwestern border town of Chaman, Pakistan, on October 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan is setting up deportation centres for migrants who are in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans, officials said on October 26. Anyone found staying in the…

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Customer Freed After Being Locked Inside Vault For 10 Hours In US

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Customer Freed After Being Locked Inside Vault For 10 Hours In US

Crews maintained communication with the trapped individual by phone A 23-year-old customer had to spend nearly 10 hours inside a giant vault in Manhattan’s Diamond District. The customer got trapped inside the building at 580 Fifth Avenue around 7 p.m. and was finally freed around 6 a.m. on Wednesday, as reported by ABC News. It…

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Al Jazeera Anchor Chokes Up As He Announces Colleague’s Family’s Death In Gaza

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Al Jazeera Anchor Chokes Up As He Announces Colleague’s Family’s Death In Gaza

The host who announced the news was seen choking up live on television. New Delhi: Tragic stories have been emerging from the Gaza Strip where civilians every day are becoming the collateral damage of an all-out war between its ruler Hamas and Israel. Yesterday, the family of an Al Jazeera journalist was killed in an…

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