07-11-2025 KHARTOUM: Scores of people have been killed in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during their recent capture of the city of el-Fasher in Sudan’s western Darfur region, according to a medical group and researchers. The RSF, which has been fighting Sudan’s military for control of the country, …
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06-11-2025 OSLO: Norway’s parliament on Tuesday voted in favor of pausing ethical divestments by its $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, while it updates the fund’s ethical guidelines. The move, proposed by the minority Labor government early on Tuesday, came at a time of intense international scrutiny on …
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06-11-2025 KABUL/ TANGI TASHKURGAN: Residents of northern Afghanistan were sifting through rubble and treating their injured on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and destroyed hundreds of houses. The quake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, injuring almost 1,000 …
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06-11-2025 BERLIN: Syrians no longer have grounds for asylum in Germany now the civil war in their country is over, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said, as his conservatives seek to fend off a surging far-right ahead of a slew of state elections next year. Germany was the EU country that …
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06-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: An Indian appeals tribunal on Tuesday set aside an antitrust watchdog’s five-year ban on Meta-owned, opens new tab WhatsApp sharing user data with other Meta entities for advertising, but upheld a fine, marking a partial win for the US tech major. WhatsApp had challenged the …
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06-11-2025 GAZA STRIP: Constant Israeli artillery shelling witnessed in southern Gaza while farms and houses being destroyed in eastern parts of Gaza City, report our colleagues on the ground. There have been heartwarming scenes in Gaza as five Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of the ceasefire with Hamas …
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06-11-2025 MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his cabinet to draw up a roadmap for the extraction of rare-earth minerals by December 1, as global interest in the metals heightens due to their use in modern technologies and a desire to reduce reliance on the Chinese-dominated market. In a …
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06-11-2025 LONDON: One in five children globally lived in active conflict zones last year, according to ‘Save the Children’. In a report released on Tuesday, the charity said 520 million children in 2024 were exposed to war, marking a record high for the third consecutive year. Save the Children verified …
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Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayoral election 05-11-2025 NEW YORK: Zohran Mamdani, 34, has won New York City’s race for mayor in a contest that rallied young voters and sparked debate about the future direction of the US Democratic Party. Ugandan-born Mamdani, a Democrat, beat former New York Governor …
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05-11-2025 JERUSALEM: Israeli police have arrested a former military prosecutor after she leaked a video appearing to show soldiers abusing a Palestinian detainee. Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was detained overnight on Monday, according to the country’s national security minister, following a scandal that erupted after she leaked a video, resigned …
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