28-10-2024 DHAKA: Since early August, Fahmi*, 24, who used to be a dominant figure on the sprawling campus of Dhaka University in Bangladesh’s capital, has been in hiding. Fahmi was a member of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League (AL) …
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28-10-2024 KAMPALA: A court in Uganda has sentenced Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the group’s two-decade reign of violence. The sentence was announced on Friday by Michael Elubu, the lead judge in the …
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28-10-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces bombed six buildings in Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, killing at least 45 people, as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) called on the United States to stop the “systematic extermination of an entire population” in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli forces also launched air …
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28-10-2024 WASHINGTON: The US hired a chartered flight to deport Indian nationals who were staying in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security has said, noting that this has been done in cooperation with the Indian government. The charter flight was sent to India on October 22, the department …
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28-10-2024 NOVI/ KALAMAZOO: Republican Donald Trump appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan on Saturday as Michelle Obama made an impassioned plea on behalf of Kamala Harris at the Democrat’s own rally in the battleground state. In Michigan, Harris and Trump are battling for voters that include an Arab American and …
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28-10-2024 WASHINGTON: Commercial satellite imagery showed that Israeli airstrikes hit buildings during an attack on Saturday that Iran used for mixing solid fuel for ballistic missiles, according to separate assessments by two American researchers. The judgments were reached by David Albright, a former UN weapons inspector who heads the Institute …
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28-10-2024 TOKYO: Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a “cascade” of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings. The election was announced by Shigeru Ishiba three days after he was selected as …
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27-10-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM/ BERIUT/ GAZA: Israel’s attack on Iran deepens the war in the Middle East. Avoiding, or risking, an even worse escalation is at the heart of decisions being taken by Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his key advisors. They must decide on the least bad of …
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27-10-2024 APIA: Commonwealth leaders, ending a week-long summit in Samoa, said on Saturday the time had come for a discussion on whether Britain should commit to reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. Slavery and the threat of climate change were major themes for representatives of the 56 …
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27-10-2024 BHUBANESWAR/ KOLKATA: Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India’s eastern coast, the authorities said, warning of heavy rainfall and intense winds. At least 1.1 million people in the states of Odisha and West Bengal were relocated to storm shelters, media reported, before the cyclone’s …
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