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Dubai: The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday that death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli…
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Manila: The Philippines justice department on Monday labelled Vice President Sara Duterte the “mastermind” of a plot to assassinate the country’s president, giving her five days to respond to a subpoena. Duterte is being asked to explain herself in the wake of a blistering weekend press conference where she said she had instructed that President…
A South Korean man was sentenced to one year in jail for deliberately binge-eating to avoid mandatory military service. Ahead of his military physical exam, the 26-year-old, whose name has not been disclosed, intentionally gained significant weight, reaching over 102 kg (225 lbs), to be categorised as unfit for combat roles and assigned to a non-combat…
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London: Britain’s King Charles III is reportedly planning an official visit to India early next year. Queen Camilla will accompany the King on the royal tour to the Indian subcontinent, which is part of a government-led charm offensive, and a personal health boost following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, according to UK media. King…
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A new research studying the impact of climate change on our planet has revealed a shocking discovery – earth’s axis has tilted by 31.5 inches (nearly 80 centimetres). Researchers attribute this change to pumping of Earth’s groundwater by humans, which they say can not only change the planet’s rotation but also impact sea-level rise. The…
Lithuanian Emergency Ministry employees work near the site where a DHL cargo plane crashed into a house near the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Lithuania, on November 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A DHL cargo plane crashed into a house on Monday (November 25, 2024) morning near Lithuania’s capital, killing at least one person. The head…
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A British woman has died during a ‘wellness retreat’ in the remote Bolivian rainforest of South America. Maureen Rainford, a mother of three, consumed ‘ayahuasca’ — a supposed wonder plant-based psychedelic drug but complained of feeling ill, 10 minutes after consuming it. Ms Rainord soon started experiencing breathing troubles and despite attempts to resuscitate her,…
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South African writer and anti-apartheid activist Breyten Breytenbach receives the 2017 Zbigniew Herbert International Literary Award, named after the anti-communist Polish poet and philosopher, at a ceremony in Warsaw, Poland on May 25, 2017. | Photo Credit: AFP South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy…
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Rescuers search for missing people after a landslide that killed a number of people and left some others missing in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, November 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside…
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Toilet tissue hanging on a holder element vector | Photo Credit: rawpixel.com / Aew Set against the tense backdrop of the Cold War, a period when the United States and the Soviet Union were constantly trying to outsmart each other, intelligence operatives had to get creative. Each side sought any advantage, even if it meant…
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