07-10-2025 MOGADISHU: All seven attackers who stormed a major prison complex in Mogadishu have been killed following an hours-long gun battle in the largest such assault on the capital in recent months, the Somali government has said. The al-Shabab group attacked Godka Jilow, an underground prison complex known to hold …
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07-10-2025 KATHMANDU: Landslides and flash floods, triggered by heavy rains, have killed over 50 people, blocked roads and washed away bridges in Nepal. Thirty-five people were killed in separate landslides in the Ilam district in the east bordering India, Kalidas Dhauboji; a spokesperson for the Armed Police Force, said on …
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07-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Negotiators converge on Egypt ahead of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war on Gaza. As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu express hope the captives held in Gaza would be released in days, its army continues bombing Gaza, with the attacks having killed at …
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06-10-2025 TBILISI: Police in Georgia have clashed with anti-government protesters trying to storm the presidential palace in the capital, Tbilisi. Security forces used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse demonstrators. The Caucasus country has been in crisis since the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in last year’s parliamentary …
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06-10-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria will hold its first parliamentary elections on Sunday since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, amid concerns over inclusivity and successive delays. There will be no direct vote for the People’s Assembly, which will be responsible for legislation during a transitional period. Instead, “electoral colleges” will select representatives …
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06-10-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”. In a televised statement, he also said “Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized either the easy way or the hard way, but …
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06-10-2025 ROME: Hundreds of thousands of people marched through central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People with banners and flags, chanting “Free Palestine” and other slogans, filed …
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06-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for “Made in India” products amid trade tension with the United States. After the United States imposed …
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06-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Several international activists deported from Israel after joining a Gaza aid flotilla have accused Israeli forces of mistreating climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The 137 deportees landed in Istanbul on Saturday, including 36 Turkish nationals alongside activists from the United States, Italy, Malaysia, Kuwait, Switzerland, Tunisia, Libya, …
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06-10-2025 WASHINGTON/ ILLINOIS: United States President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, issuing the order after weeks of threatening to do so over the objections of local leaders. “President Trump has authorized 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers and assets,” White House …
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