24-08-2024 CAIRO/ JERUSALEM: Israeli negotiators have reportedly arrived for the next round of ceasefire talks in Cairo, where the issue of the Egypt-Gaza border is expected to be discussed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports suggesting Israel is considering agreeing to an international force being deployed along the Philadelphi …
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24-08-2024 SANA’A: Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers. The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas under control of the Houthis, a rebel group backed by Iran and proscribed as terrorists …
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24-08-2024 CHICAGO: Donald Trump isn’t in Chicago but his presence hangs over everything and he is clearly following events here. A couple of aides told me, a little implausibly, that the former president is not tuning into the Democratic National Convention because he has no interest in watching a Democratic …
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24-08-2024 CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: A transgender woman from Australia has won a discrimination case against a women-only social media app, after she was denied access on the basis of being male. The Federal Court found that although Roxanne Tickle had not been directly discriminated against, she was a victim of indirect …
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24-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Ukraine on Friday, just weeks after he met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The visit is significant because Kyiv and some Western capitals had reacted sharply to Modi’s visit to the Russian capital in July. …
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Harris to make pitch to ‘all Americans’ in biggest speech of career 23-08-2024 CHICAGO: Kamala Harris will soon deliver the biggest speech of her life on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. You can watch live at the top of this page. Harris will formally accept …
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23-08-2024 SYDNEY: Google opens new tab and Australia’s national science agency said they will work together to develop software that automatically detects and fixes network vulnerabilities for operators of critical infrastructure, seeking to contend with a surge in cyberattacks. The software for organizations such as hospitals, defence bodies and energy …
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23-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India is likely to begin conducting a long-delayed population census in September, two government sources said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to plug important data gaps in his third term after years of criticism. India’s once-a-decade census was due to be completed …
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23-08-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel’s outgoing head of military intelligence took responsibility for his country’s failures to defend its border on Oct. 7 at his resignation ceremony on Wednesday. Major General Aharon Haliva, a 38-year veteran of the military, announced his resignation in April and was one of a number of senior …
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23-08-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies LAHORE/ LONDON: A Pakistani man has appeared in court to face charges of cyber-terrorism after allegedly spreading disinformation on his clickbait website thought to have fueled anti-immigration riots in the United Kingdom. Farhan Asif was accused of publishing an article on his Channel3Now website …
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