28-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ ISTANBUL: The United States has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after the Turkish parliament this week ratified Sweden’s NATO membership. The US Department of State notified Congress of the $23bn agreement to sell the warplanes to NATO ally Turkey on Friday night, along with …
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28-01-2024 MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY: Thousands of Australians have gathered at rallies against the Australia Day holiday, which marks the arrival of British colonists in 1788 and has become increasingly contentious. Protesters gathered on Friday at Invasion Day rallies in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities across the country, according to media. …
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28-01-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry says 174 Palestinians were killed and 310 wounded in the enclave in 24 hours. Israel intensifies bombings in Gaza, even as the International Court of Justice ordered it to take steps to prevent acts of genocide. In its highly anticipated interim decision, the court …
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28-01-2024 SEATAC, WASHINGTON: Boeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to the skies on Alaska Airlines flight 1146, marking the first revenue flight for this model since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the jets three weeks ago due to a door plug blowout on flight 1282. The plane took off …
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28-01-2024 SINGAPORE: Thigh gaps are back and resurfacing on the popular social media site TikTok under a new name “legging legs.” The new trend is targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha users as it gains traction with its hashtag. On TikTok, many of its users can be seen shown posting …
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27-01-2024 GENEVA/ UNITED NATIONS: Climate change, and not El Nino, was the primary driver of the unprecedented drought last year in the Amazon rainforest that caused rivers to dry up, required deliveries of essential supplies to river communities and resulted in the deaths of endangered dolphins, scientists have said. A …
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27-01-2024 MOSCOW: A court in Moscow has extended the pretrial detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, until the end of March, meaning the journalist will spend at least a year behind bars in Russia. United States Consul General Stuart Wilson attended Friday’s hearing at …
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27-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India celebrated its 75th Republic Day on January 26 with a grand display of its women power, rich cultural heritage and military might comprising missiles, warplanes, surveillance gadgets and lethal weapon systems with French President Emmanuel Macron gracing the occasion as the chief …
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27-01-2024 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The US government privately warned long-time antagonist Iran about a “terrorist threat” within its borders ahead of a deadly attack this month that was claimed by the Islamic State militant group, a US official said on Thursday. While the official said the warning about the Jan. 3 …
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27-01-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: Driving through the Mira Road neighborhood of Mumbai was a usual affair for 21-year-old Mohammad Tariq, who ran errands on his father’s white loading auto carrier but on Tuesday, participants in a Hindu nationalist rally stopped the vehicle in the middle of …
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