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‘Earthquake’ as Israeli bombs shake Gaza

01-05-2025 GAZA STRIP/ THE HAGUE: Residents of Nuseirat in central Gaza describe an “earthquake” as an Israeli attack on a building killed at least eight people. At least 35 have been killed across Gaza in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. Day three of International Court of Justice …

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Columbia protest leader released from US custody

01-05-2025 NEW YORK: A United States judge has ordered the release of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine protestors Mohsen Mahdawi as a case challenging his deportation proceeds. In Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled Mahdawi could leave the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where he had been …

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Pakistan claims India is planning an imminent military strike

01-05-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s information minister says that the country has ‘credible intelligence’ that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours. Attaullah Tarar’s comments come after India accused Pakistan of supporting militants behind an attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists …

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Australian food blogger alleges plagiarism in $4M cookbook

01-05-2025 SYDNEY: Two cookbook authors have accused TikTok influencer Brooke Bellamy of copying their recipes. Nagi Maehashi, the Australian founder of popular food website RecipeTin Eats, said Ms Bellamy’s cookbook contains recipes with “word-for-word similarities to mine”. Bellamy, who owns the popular Brooki Bakehouse, has rejected her allegations, saying her …

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South Africa sets up inquiry into apartheid prosecutions

01-05-2025 PRETORIA: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a judicial inquiry into allegations of political interference in the prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The announcement comes three decades after the end of white-minority rule and after a group of survivors and victims’ relatives sued Ramaphosa’s government over a perceived lack …

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India & Pakistan exchange small arms fire

30-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ SRINAGAR: India said on Monday it had responded to ‘unprovoked’ small arms firing from Pakistan along the de facto border for the fourth consecutive night, as it deepens its search for militants in the region following last week’s deadly attack on tourists …

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Power outage hits Spain and Portugal

30-04-2025 MADRID/ LISBON: Major power outages across large areas of Spain and Portugal, as well as parts of southern France, knocked out traffic lights and disrupted public transportation and airport operations on Monday. Officials did not say what caused the outages, but several denied any foul play. “Grid operators in …

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ICJ opens hearings on Israeli obligations

30-04-2025 THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has opened hearings to gauge Israel’s responsibility for the humanitarian crisis engulfing Gaza during its war against Hamas. The hearings, which began on Monday in The Hague and will run throughout the week, follow a request last year from the United …

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