10-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation “to pick cotton”. Black Americans, including school and college students, were among the recipients in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. “The FBI is …
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10-11-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: The UN’s Human Rights Office has condemned the high number of civilians killed in the war in Gaza, saying its analysis shows close to 70% of verified victims over a six-month period were women and children. The agency said the high number was largely due …
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10-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi, one of the most powerful politicians in Washington told the New York Times that “had the president gotten out sooner, …
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09-11-2024 By SJA Jafri QUETTA/ KARACHI: At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a railway station in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, police and other officials told media. Pakistan is grappling with a surge in strikes by separatist ethnic militants …
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09-11-2024 WASHINGTON: The US government has brought charges against an Afghan national in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as the next president. The Department of Justice on Friday unsealed an indictment against Farhad Shakeri, 51, alleging he was tasked with “providing …
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09-11-2024 AMSTERDAM: The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic behavior”. Youths …
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09-11-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, to which Palestinians fear they will not be able to return. Palestinian health officials said at least 10 people had been killed and …
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09-11-2024 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet US President-elect Donald Trump in the United States this month, four sources said, in an attempt to emulate then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s close ties during Trump’s first term. The US is Japan’s most important economic and security partner, while Tokyo …
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09-11-2024 PARIS: France accused Israel on Thursday of harming bilateral ties after Israeli security forces entered a holy site under French administration in Jerusalem and briefly detained two French officials with diplomatic status. The incident occurred as French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot was due to visit the compound of The …
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09-11-2024 BUDAPEST: European leaders gathered on Thursday in the shadow of Donald Trump’s election victory and said they agreed on the need to take more responsibility for their security and rely less on the United States. Trump’s reelection is a major challenge for Europe, opening an era of huge uncertainty …
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