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Texas influencer Ashley Grayson has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to hire someone to murder three people- including a business rival and someone who trashed her on social media, the New York Post reported. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee,…
Beirut, Lebanon: A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people. The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds…
The story so far:- Last week, Norway’s Parliament, the Storting, issued an unreserved apology for its assimilation policies towards Sami, Kven and Forest Finn peoples. It also laid out a series of resolutions to address the continuing discrimination faced by these communities, The New York Times reported. A century-long process of Norwegianisation of indigenous peoples…
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Australia’s House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize…
An alleged animal-rights extremist on the U.S. most-wanted terrorist list since 2009 in connection with the bombing of a California biotechnology firm has been arrested in the United Kingdom, the FBI said on Tuesday. The suspect, Daniel Andreas San Diego, was arrested in Wales on Monday in an operation carried out by Britain’s National Crime…
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Washington: An appeals court on Tuesday granted a request by prosecutors to drop the case against US President-elect Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents. Special Counsel Jack Smith had asked the court on Monday to dismiss the case because of a long-standing Justice Department policy of not prosecuting a sitting president. A Trump-appointed district court…
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The ceasefire deal was announced after more than a year of hostilities. (Representational) Beirut: Hezbollah announced attacks on troops in north Israel late on Tuesday amid news of a ceasefire between the Lebanese group and Israel after more than a year of hostilities and two months of all-out war. In separate statements, the Iran-backed Hezbollah…
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Paris: A ceasefire to end hostilities between Israel and Lebanon will protect Israel from the threat of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and create the conditions for a “lasting calm”, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. “The announcement today will cease the fighting in Lebanon, and secure Israel from the…
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in Hamra, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, November 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least one Israeli airstrike shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut moments after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to ceasefire deal. At least 24 people…
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A powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government, according to witnesses. The apparent loss of Kanpaiti to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) leaves Myanmar’s military in control of only…
