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Israel ends three-week offensive in north Gaza town

01-06-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces have pulled out of Jabalia in northern Gaza, after a three-week offensive there which saw tens of thousands of civilians flee the area. The military said “hundreds of terrorists (had been) eliminated” and 10km (6 miles) of tunnels destroyed during the operation. Pictures from …

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ANC loses ground in South Africa elections

01-06-2024 PRETORIA: South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority in this week’s election for the first time in 30 years of democracy. With results in from 57.3 per cent of …

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Pakistan launches 2nd communication satellite into space

31-05-2024 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ BEIJING: Pakistan launched its latest modern communication satellite, the PAKSAT MM1, into space on Thursday, weeks after its ICUBE-Qamar (ICUBE-Q) entered lunar orbit. ICUBE-Q was launched into space on May 3 aboard China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission from Hainan, China. A major milestone in Pakistan’s space exploration …

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Hong Kong convicts 14 activists of subversion

31-05-2024 VICTORIA: Hong Kong has found 14 pro-democracy activists guilty of subversion in the largest use yet of a China-imposed National Security Law. They included former lawmakers Leung Kwok-hung and Helena Wong, journalist-turned-campaigner Gwyneth Ho, and ordinary Hong Kongers who joined the mass protests of 2019 such as nurse Winnie …

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Pressure on Biden to let US weapons strike Russia

31-05-2024 WASHINGTON/ MOSCOW: Pressure is growing on US President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use West-supplied weapons to strike Russian territory. A number of US allies this week signaled they were open to this possibility. Russia’s Vladimir Putin has warned of “serious consequences”, especially for what he called “small …

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Australia looking into alleged Ticketmaster hack

31-05-2024 CANBERRA: Australia’s Department of Home Affairs says it is working with Ticketmaster after hackers allegedly stole personal details of more than half a billion customers. The ShinyHunters hacking group is reportedly demanding a $500,000 (£400,000) ransom payment to prevent the information being sold to other parties. Australia said it …

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