06-10-2025 DAMASCUS: Syria will hold its first parliamentary elections on Sunday since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, amid concerns over inclusivity and successive delays. There will be no direct vote for the People’s Assembly, which will be responsible for legislation during a transitional period. Instead, “electoral colleges” will select representatives …
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06-10-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to announce the release of hostages being held in Gaza “in the coming days”. In a televised statement, he also said “Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized either the easy way or the hard way, but …
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06-10-2025 ROME: Hundreds of thousands of people marched through central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People with banners and flags, chanting “Free Palestine” and other slogans, filed …
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06-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet for “Made in India” products amid trade tension with the United States. After the United States imposed …
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06-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Several international activists deported from Israel after joining a Gaza aid flotilla have accused Israeli forces of mistreating climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. The 137 deportees landed in Istanbul on Saturday, including 36 Turkish nationals alongside activists from the United States, Italy, Malaysia, Kuwait, Switzerland, Tunisia, Libya, …
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06-10-2025 WASHINGTON/ ILLINOIS: United States President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, issuing the order after weeks of threatening to do so over the objections of local leaders. “President Trump has authorized 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers and assets,” White House …
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05-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ HYDERABAD: Indian authorities said on Saturday they are investigating if contaminated cough syrup caused the deaths of nine children in a central state after a batch of the medication was found to contain dangerous levels of a toxic chemical. The Health Ministry said samples of …
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05-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas has submitted its response to US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, with the group agreeing to hand over administration of the enclave to Palestinian technocrats and free all Israeli captives. The Palestinian group’s response did not address the crucial issue of its disarmament, but it said …
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05-10-2025 TOKYO: Sanae Takaichi has been elected as the head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and is therefore likely to become the next prime minister and the first woman to lead the country. Takaichi beat Shinjiro Koizumi, the son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, in a run-off …
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05-10-2025 ROME: Workers in Italy joined a general strike on Friday, not for better pay or conditions, but in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Large crowds took to the streets of multiple cities amid a growing wave of protest across Europe at Israel’s bombardment and blockade of the Gaza …
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