29-06-2023 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Salwan Momika strutted into view behind rows of police officers outside the picturesque Stockholm Central Mosque, waving two Swedish flags as the national anthem blasted over a speaker system. With white AirPods in his ears and a cigarette hanging nonchalantly from his mouth, he then desecrated the …
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29-06-2023 OTTAWA: Presumed human remains have been discovered within the wreckage of the Titan, the submersible that tragically imploded during a voyage to the Titanic, US Coast Guard announced on Wednesday. US medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of the remains, providing critical insights into the cause of the …
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28-06-2023 MAKKAH: Over 2.5 million Muslims are headed to Makkah, Islam’s holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, to perform the pilgrimage of Hajj, which is expected to be the biggest in history as massive crowds could break attendance records despite high prices. With the minimum cost for Hajj soaring to 26,000 …
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28-06-2023 BEIJING: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to visit China for the fourth time with the authorities in Tel Aviv intimating about their leader’s anticipated trip to Beijing. The projected visit’s announcement was made when US-Israel relations are tense, with President Joe Biden not inviting Netanyahu for …
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28-06-2023 OTTAWA: EU’s Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service said Tuesday that wildfires burning through thousands of square kilometres of land in eastern and western Canada have released a record 160 million tonnes of carbon, as their smoke just reached Europe. This year’s wildfire season is the worst on record in Canada, …
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28-06-2023 MOSCOW: As part of a deal brokered by Belarus between Russia and Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin following the recent revolt in Moscow, the rebel leader will leave for Minsk. As per details, Belarus prepared to welcome rebel Wagner leader into exile on Tuesday as Russia’s President Vladimir Putin sought …
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28-06-2023 NEW YORK: In a significant legal setback for former President Donald Trump, a New York appeals court has rejected his attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit accuses Trump and his family business, the Trump Organization, of engaging in “staggering” fraud by …
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27-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India’s finance minister has derided comments by former US President Barack Obama that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government should protect the rights of minority Muslims, accusing him of being hypocritical. During Modi’s state visit to the United States last week, Obama told CNN …
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27-06-2023 UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations expert has called on the United States to apologize for the torture of Guantanamo Bay prison inmates, to ensure accountability for abuses, and to close down the infamous US-run detention facility in Cuba. In a report released on Monday, UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ni …
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27-06-2023 MOSCOW: Amid growing tensions between Russia and the West, Kremlin on Monday claimed that it had scrambled two fighter jets as British warplanes approached its border above the Black Sea. According to a statement issued from defence ministry, “As the Russian fighter jets approached, the foreign warplanes turned around …
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