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26-11-2024 TEHRAN: Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom this week, amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear program. The meeting, which is set to happen on Friday, was announced by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, and UK officials also confirmed …

26-11-2024 WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about shutting down the United States Department of Education. Vice President-elect JD Vance has called universities the “enemy” and “hostile institutions” and while Trump’s pick for education secretary, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, stands out primarily for having no apparent experience in …

26-11-2024 BEIRUT/ TEL AVIV: Hezbollah fires 340 missiles and drones at Israel, wounding 11 people and causing “severe damage” in Tel Aviv, as its fighters put up fierce resistance against invading Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. Israeli air attacks cause “massive destruction” in the Lebanese capital, according to local media, …

26-11-2024 LONDON: A number of unidentified drones have been spotted over three airbases in Britain, the United States Air Force (USAF) has confirmed. The incidents, which occurred between Wednesday and Friday, saw “small unmanned aerial systems” spotted over RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, in Suffolk, and RAF Feltwell in the …

25-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Agencies PESHAWAR/ KURRAM/ KARACHI: Pakistani authorities say they have negotiated a seven-day ceasefire after more than 80 Shia Muslims were martyred in renewed sectarian violence in the north-west of the country during last 72 hours. Another 156 are said to have been wounded in three …

25-11-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation’s richest state, television channels reported on Saturday, a boost for the Hindu-nationalist leader after a disappointing general election. In Maharashtra, opens new tab home …

25-11-2024 NAYPYIDAW/ THAILAND BORDER: At a secret gathering above a cafe in a town on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Ko Aye examined the inside of an Android phone alongside 10 fellow defectors from Myanmar’s military and police forces. The trainer, an ex-captain in the Myanmar army, guided the group through the …

25-11-2024 COLOMBO/ WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout but warned that the South Asian island nation’s economy remains vulnerable. The global lender said on Saturday that it would release about $333m, bringing total funding to $1.3bn, to the crisis-hit nation. …

25-11-2024 PARIS: Thousands of people have taken to the streets across France to protest against sexual violence. The protests on Saturday come two days before the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. In the capital, Paris, large crowds of women and men marched waving purple placards that …

25-11-2024 BRIRUT/ GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces killed at least 38 people across Gaza on Saturday, including in attacks on the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the al-Faruq Mosque in Nuseirat. Rescuers are combing the rubble after an Israeli attack destroyed an eight-storey building in central Beirut, killing at least 20 people …