25-05-2025 DHAKA/ NAYPYIDAW: At least 427 Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, may have perished at sea in two shipwrecks on May 9 and 10, the United Nations said, in what would be another deadly incident for the persecuted group. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement on …
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25-05-2025 PARIS: French police were investigating a possible arson attack as being the main cause for a power outage which hit the Alpes-Maritimes region in southern France, including Cannes which is hosting its world-famous annual film festival. “We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately,” a …
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25-05-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA STRIP: Palestinians in Gaza are enduring “what may be the cruelest phase of this cruel conflict,” says the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warning that Israel’s escalating military campaign and prolonged blockade have pushed the population to the brink of famine. “For nearly 80 days, Israel …
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24-05-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he is recommending a 50% tariff on all goods from the European Union being imported to the United States. “Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” he wrote in a post on social media on Friday. He said the new tariffs will …
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24-05-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not get water from rivers over which India has rights, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, upping the rhetoric in a standoff over water access triggered by a deadly attack in Indian Kashmir. Pakistan’s chief legal officer, in an interview …
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24-05-2025 CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS: US President Donald Trump’s administration has blocked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, according to the Department of Homeland Security. In a post on X on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Trump administration was “holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating …
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24-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israeli strikes have killed at least 85 people in Gaza since the early hours of Thursday, medical sources tell media, and casualties are continuing to mount amid unrelenting bombardments. Gaza’s Health Ministry says 29 children and elderly people who died in recent days in Gaza have been …
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24-05-2025 LONDON: Sir Keir Starmer has signed a deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius and lease back a key military base for £101m a year. The prime minister said the deal was the only way to maintain the base’s long-term future and strengthened the UK’s national security. Under …
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24-05-2025 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: Prominent music agent Dave Shapiro is among those who were killed after a small plane crashed into a residential street in San Diego, according to his talent company. Shapiro was the co-founder of Sound Talent Group, whose clients include rock bands like Sum 41, Story of …
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24-05-2025 GAZA STRIP: More than 90 lorry loads of humanitarian aid have been collected by UN teams inside the Gaza Strip, three days after Israel eased an 11-week-long blockade. The aid, which included flour, baby food and medical equipment, was picked up from the Kerem Shalom crossing on Wednesday night …
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