12-04-2024 GAZA CITY: An Israeli attack in northern Gaza has killed three sons of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh as Israel continues its bombardment of the besieged enclave on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In an interview with media, Haniyeh confirmed the killing of his children Hazem, Amir and Mohammad …
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12-04-2024 BRUSSELS: After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU’s migration and asylum rules. The EU Asylum and Migration Pact has been in the works since 2015. It will come into force in two years’ time. It is designed to speed up the …
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12-04-2024 HANOI: It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old property developer stands accused of looting one of Vietnam’s largest …
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12-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: President Joe Biden has promised Israel “ironclad” US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a “significant attack” after Israel struck the Iranian consulate in Syria 10 days ago. “We’re going …
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11-04-2024 TAIPEI: Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te appointed Cho Jung-tai, a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be his premier on Wednesday, with appointments for other roles such as foreign minister due to be announced soon. The new premier and his cabinet will not assume their roles …
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11-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India is expected to see a normal monsoon in 2024, private weather forecasting agency Skymet said on Tuesday, promising some respite after a prediction of more-than-normal heat wave days in the summer preceding the June-September rainy season. Monsoon rains are expected to be …
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11-04-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ KABUL: Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General, once again mentioned the ongoing efforts to appoint a special representative for Afghanistan. Without providing details on the timeline, Stephane Dujarric said that the process of selecting a special representative for Afghanistan is ongoing. “The process is …
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11-04-2024 ITBAYAT, PHILIPPINES: Eleuterio Malupa still remembers December 7, 1941. On the same day as the Japanese military attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, it launched coordinated attacks across the Philippines, then a colony of the United States. On Itbayat, the tiny island of 3,100 that Malupa calls …
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11-04-2024 PRETORIA: A South African (SA) court has ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the country’s upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The Electoral Court decision on Tuesday paves the way for Zuma to run for …
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11-04-2024 LONDON: The United Kingdom will not halt arms sales to Israel by British companies after reviewing the latest legal advice on the matter, Foreign Minister David Cameron has said. Six months into the Israeli assault on Gaza, triggered by the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, British Prime Minister …
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