29-03-2024 MOSCOW: Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic States or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin said late on Wednesday. Russia’s invasion of …
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28-03-2024 BEIJING: Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched its first electric vehicle (EV) and will begin taking orders. Its chief executive Lei Jun said this week that the Speed Ultra 7 (SU7) would be priced below 500,000 yuan ($69,186; £54,836). The move sees the technology giant taking on rivals like …
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28-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine. It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfil its legal responsibilities to protect Palestinian civilians, and to allow adequate supplies …
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28-03-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A court has extended Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal’s custody until Monday in a corruption case. The Delhi chief minister has denied allegations that he received kickbacks in a now-scrapped alcohol policy. The ruling comes a day after the US reiterated that it …
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28-03-2024 QUEENSLAND: An Australian state premier has backed a campaign to return an Instagram-famous magpie to its human careers after it was seized by wildlife authorities. The bird, dubbed Molly, was rescued as a chick by a Queensland couple and formed an unlikely bond with their bull terrier, Peggy. More …
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28-03-2024 BALTIMORE: The bodies of two people have been recovered from a red pickup truck, which was under water where the Baltimore Bridge collapsed. Eight construction workers were on the bridge when a ship struck it, plunging them into the waters below. Two of the workers were rescued on the …
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28-03-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: Attacks continue and the situation on the ground remains dire despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan. Hamas says Israel is “losing political cover and protection even in the Security Council” and “the US is unable to impose …
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28-03-2024 GAZA CITY: Dozens people drowned trying to reach aid dropped by plane off a Gaza beach, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, amid growing fears of famine nearly six months into Israel’s military campaign. Video of the airdrop obtained by media showed crowds of people running towards the beach, …
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27-03-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: There are “reasonable grounds” to believe Israel is committing genocide in the besieged Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip, according to a report issued by a United Nations-appointed expert. In the report, issued late on Monday, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories …
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27-03-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Five Chinese nationals and a Pakistani man have been killed after a suicide attacker rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into their convoy near Besham city in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan. The incident happened on Tuesday when …
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