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18-01-2024 MOSCOW/ KYIV: Ukrainian regional governor said Tuesday at least 16 people were wounded including two in critical condition after the latest Russian strikes using S-300 missiles hit a non-military area of Kharkiv, days after the attack that killed three in the same region. The missiles hit residential buildings, according …

18-01-2024 VIRGINIA: The audio of a 911 call requesting an ambulance for United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has revealed that a federal employee working for Austin asked the operator to keep the ambulance discreet. Recently, Austin was transported from his Virginia home to Walter Reed Hospital after suffering complications …

17-01-2024 TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi to an additional 15 months in prison. Mohammadi has already spent 12 years in jail serving multiple sentences. She is accused of spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic while in prison. Her family condemned the verdict, saying …

17-01-2024 BEIRUT: Hamas has issued a new video purporting to show the bodies of two Israeli hostages, with the militants claiming that they died in air strikes on Gaza. It comes a day after Hamas released another video of the hostages when they were alive, but warning they could die …

17-01-2024 LONDON: Pro-Khalistan Sikhs living in Britain have been warned by the UK’s counter terrorism police that their lives are in danger amid the rise of Khalistan activism and state-sponsored intimidation by Narendra Modi’s regime, according to media reports. The Times has reported that pro-Khalistan Sikhs in the UK have …

17-01-2024 WELLINGTON: A New Zealand Member Parliament (MP) has resigned following multiple allegations of shoplifting, which police are investigating. Golriz Ghahraman, of the Green Party, is alleged to have stolen three times from two clothing stores, one in Auckland and the other in Wellington. The former UN human rights lawyer …

17-01-2024 LONDON: Hizb ut-Tahrir will be banned from organizing in the UK after claims by the British government that the group is antisemitic and promotes hatred of Jews. James Cleverly, the home secretary has announced that the group, which is already banned in countries including Pakistan, Germany, and Indonesia, will …

17-01-2024 GAZA CITY: Israeli attacks have continued overnight in northern, central and southern Gaza, with at least 132 killed in the enclave in the past 24 hours, according to the Wafa news agency. Several UN agencies have appealed for “faster, safer” aid access in Gaza as the population faces famine …

17-01-2024 WASHINGTON: Pentagon said Monday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital as he was facing prostate cancer complications, days after being secretly hospitalized. The doctors of the former military general said he is expected to make a full recovery with no treatments planned so far. The …

16-01-2024 SANA’A/ DUBAI: A Malta-flagged, Greek-owned vessel has been hit with a missile in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey has said. It is thought to be the third incident involving the bulk carrier, believed to be named Zografia, in 24 hours. Tuesday’s incident …