18-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Nancy Pelosi, the trailblazing Democrat who as the first woman US House of Representatives speaker shepherded landmark legislation and led two impeachments, said on Thursday she will give up her leadership role a day after Republicans secured control of the chamber. Pelosi’s allies quickly rallied around Representative Hakeem …
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18-11-2022 WASHINGTON: The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain journalist’s former fiancee. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, …
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18-11-2022 PYONGYANG/ EOUL/ TOKYO: North Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that Japanese officials said had sufficient range to reach the mainland of the United States and that landed just 200 kilometres (130 miles) off Japan. The launch, reported by both South Korean and Japanese officials, …
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18-11-2022 GAZA: At least 21 people have been killed and several others injured after a fire ripped through a residential building in the densely-populated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, according to local sources. Ambulances rushed several injured people to local hospitals, and Israel, which together with Egypt …
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18-11-2022 DOHA: The moment Qatar has been waiting for since 2010, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is ready for kickoff but ahead of Sunday’s opening game, the excitement is palpable across the Gulf nation. Fans are dancing on the streets, replica football jerseys are selling out like sugary karak (milk …
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18-11-2022 AMSTERDAM: Dutch judges on Thursday convicted three men of murder for their role in the 2014 shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine, and sentenced them to life in prison in absentia. A fourth man was acquitted. MH17 was a passenger flight that was shot down over …
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17-11-2022 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report MELBOURNE: Secessionist pro-Khalistan group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced that voting in the Australian Phase of the Punjab Independence Referendum will be held on January 29, 2023, in Melbourne. Terming the ongoing global Khalistan Referendum as the last battle to “Kill The …
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17-11-2022 WASHINGTON: Republicans on Wednesday took control of the US House of Representatives from Democrats, networks said, narrowly securing a legislative base to oppose President Joe Biden’s agenda for the final two years of his term and leaving power in Congress split. The slim Republican majority in the lower house …
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17-11-2022 YENAGOA, NIGERIA: A Nigerian court has charged 26 men, including crew members from Pakistan and other countries, with conspiracy to commit a maritime offence and attempt to illegally deal in crude oil. The court charged the men after authorities accused their supertanker of sailing in Nigerian waters without authority. …
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17-11-2022 TEHRAN: Reports that the Iranian state has sentenced approximately 15,000 people to death for participating in the now two months of protests in the country have circulated widely on social media and in news. First reported by Newsweek, they were so widespread that even Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime …
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