12-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has hailed ties with “big brother” Australia in a historic and closely watched speech in Canberra. James Marape’s address to Australia’s parliament – the first by a Pacific Island leader comes as Australia and China race …
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12-02-2024 GAZA CITY/ JERUSALEM: Videos of Gazan detainees stripped, bound and blindfolded that were filmed and uploaded online by Israeli soldiers could breach international law, legal experts say. International law says detainees must not be exposed to unnecessary humiliation or public curiosity. Media looked at hundreds of videos openly shared …
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12-02-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: Pakistan’s powerful army chief has urged the country to leave “anarchy and polarization” behind as two ex-prime ministers declared victory in an election that has defied expectations. With most results in, independent candidates linked to jailed former PM …
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12-02-2024 DAKAR: Violent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported. A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said. In the capital Dakar, …
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12-02-2024 WASHINGTON/ RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: The US has warned Israel that staging a military offensive into Gaza’s southern city of Rafah without proper planning would be a “disaster”. Some 1.5 million Palestinians are surviving in the city bordering Egypt in dire humanitarian conditions. The White House said it would not …
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12-02-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: I’d rather be writing this story in the Gaza Strip, not Jerusalem. After many years of covering wars, since El Salvador in 1989, I’m convinced that nothing beats first-hand reporting. Unfortunately, in this terrible war, international journalists can’t do that. Israel and Egypt, the two countries …
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12-02-2024 BUDAPEST: The president of Hungary has resigned live on television over a decision to pardon a man convicted of covering up a child sexual abuse case. It was revealed last week President Novak had given clemency to a man jailed for forcing children to retract sexual abuse claims against …
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11-02-2024 NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Israel’s Tower Semiconductor (TSEM.TA), opens new tab has submitted a proposal to India’s government to build an $8 billion chipmaking facility in the South Asian nation, national daily Indian Express reported on Sunday. Tower, seeking government incentives for its plan, is looking to manufacture 65 nanometre …
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11-02-2024 SANA’A/ DOHA /JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: Yemen’s Houthi militia held a funeral on Saturday for at least 17 militants killed during joint US-British airstrikes targeting the Iran-backed militants, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said. The Houthis have launched waves of exploding drones and missiles at commercial ships since Nov. 19 in …
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11-02-2024 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has a dual-track legal system with …
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