17-01-2024 WASHINGTON: Pentagon said Monday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital as he was facing prostate cancer complications, days after being secretly hospitalized. The doctors of the former military general said he is expected to make a full recovery with no treatments planned so far. The …
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16-01-2024 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said. It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 hours. Tuesday’s incident …
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16-01-2024 BERLIN: Far-right groups have discussed toppling the German government as they seek to harness the anger of ongoing farmer protests over subsidy cuts. A protest took place in Berlin on Monday amid fears extremists are infiltrating the agricultural movement. A team has been working with a media outlet verify …
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16-01-2024 SYDNEY: Australia’s foreign minister called on Monday for a “sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza as she left for a Middle East tour that includes a visit to the occupied West Bank and meetings with the families of Israeli hostages. Penny Wong said she would use the visits to Jordan, Israel, …
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16-01-2024 TAIPEI: Taiwan lost one of its few remaining diplomatic allies Nauru to China on Monday, just days after it elected a new president, and accused China of attempting to pressure it while it affirmed the will of Taiwanese to go out into the world. China claims Taiwan as its …
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16-01-2024 COPENHAGEN: Tens of thousands of people turned out to watch King Frederik X succeed his mother as the monarch of Denmark, in a historic moment for the nation. Blinking back tears, King Frederik told a cheering crowd outside Christiansborg Castle that he hoped to become “a unifying king” for …
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16-01-2024 SANA’A/ JERUSALEM: A US-owned ship has been hit “in response to strikes by the US and UK on Houthis in Yemen”, a maritime security firm says. The master of the vessel reported being hit by a missile near Yemen’s port city of Aden. The Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking …
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16-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies MALE/ NEW DELHI: Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has issued a deadline for India to withdraw its military personnel from the island nation, emphasizing that Indian troops must leave by March 15. This announcement comes in the wake of Muizzu’s recent state visit to China, marking …
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16-01-2024 GAZA CITY: Israeli attacks continue unabated overnight martyring and wounding dozens of civilians in northern, central and southern Gaza. US aircraft shoot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis at an American destroyer in the Red Sea. Numerous overnight raids on the occupied West Bank with two Palestinian …
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16-01-2024 NAIROBI, KENYA: The world’s top five richest people have more than doubled their wealth since 2020, while five billion people around the globe have become poorer, media reported citing a report by Oxfam. According to the annual inequality report by Oxfam, published just before the start of the annual …
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