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14-05-2024 MOSCOW: Russia is claiming its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine’s second largest city Kharkiv. Ukraine says there is still heavy fighting taking place there. Russia has intensified its attacks on the region following Friday’s surprise incursions across the border, seizing at least nine …

14-05-2024 WARSAW: A raging inferno destroyed a massive shopping centre in Warsaw this morning as firefighters scrambled to save the 1,400 stores within the building. A thick blanket of smoke covered the Polish capital in the Bialoleka district as suspicions of ‘arson’ have swirled following the shocking blaze that ripped …

14-05-2024 OTTAWA: A fourth Indian national has been arrested and charged by the Canadian authorities over the killing of a separatist Sikh activist in Vancouver last year, a case that has strained diplomatic relations with India. Amandeep Singh, 22, was already in custody for unrelated gun charges before being charged …

14-05-2024 RAFAH/ GAZA CITY: At least 300,000 Palestinians have fled Gaza’s Rafah, according to the United Nations, as Israel expands its offensive in the southern city and confronts Hamas fighters there. Israeli tanks are moving deeper into the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, witnesses said, after launching a series …

14-05-2024 NAIROBI/ DODOMA/ KAMPALA Internet users in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda have been complaining about poor connectivity as service providers across East Africa acknowledge there has been a problem. They have said they are working to fix it. The patchy service was a result of faults in the under-sea …

14-05-2024 MASSACHUSETTS: The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the operation, the hospital which carried out the procedure has said. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, was suffering with end-stage kidney disease before undergoing the operation in March. Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) said …

14-05-2024 LONDON: A UK ban on selling arms to Israel would only strengthen Hamas, the foreign secretary has told media. Lord Cameron said while he would not support a major ground offensive in the Gazan city of Rafah, the UK would not copy US plans to stop some arms sales. …

13-05-2024 SYDNEY: “So, let’s talk about porn,” says Ethan West to the classroom of Australian teenagers. Most look slightly awkward. All are uncharacteristically quiet. “Do any porn videos start off with a relationship where the actors talk about feelings or consent?” he continues. More silence. At Kellyville High School, north …

13-05-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined India’s ongoing general election boosting the opposition alliance on Saturday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered his temporary release on bail in a controversial graft case. A fierce critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the …

13-05-2024 JABALIA/ GAZA CITY: Israeli forces are “carpet-bombing” Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing and wounding several Palestinians, media reports say. The attacks come as Israel launches a new ground assault there, months after announcing Hamas had been “dismantled” in the area. Officials from the European Union and the United Nations …