04-10-2025 TEL AVIV: The Israeli military intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza on Friday, a day after stopping most of the vessels and detaining some 450 activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. The organizers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said the Marinette was …
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04-10-2025 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s shrimp industry suffered a 30-35% drop in processing absorption after a radioactive contamination was detected in a batch of shrimp shipped to the US in August, the country’s shrimp farmers’ association said on Friday. The shrimp was processed at an industrial estate near Jakarta that was later …
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04-10-2025 CANTERBURY: The Church of England named Sarah Mullally on Friday as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, the first woman to hold the 1,400-year-old office, prompting criticism from conservative Anglicans mainly based in Africa who oppose women bishops. Mullally will also become the ceremonial head of 85 million Anglicans worldwide …
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04-10-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: India downed five Pakistani fighter jets of the F-16 and JF-17 class during the intense fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May, Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh said on Friday. Although Singh had previously said that five Pakistani fighter jets and another military …
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04-10-2025 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: The United States’ 20-point plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza is not the same as the draft proposed by a group of Arab and Muslim countries, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said. “I made it clear that the 20 points that President (Donald) Trump …
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04-10-2025 RABAT: Moroccan authorities have arrested more than 400 people during violent protests demanding reforms in the public health and education sectors, the Ministry of Interior says. A fifth night of youth protests was under way on Wednesday in cities across the North African country, but authorities said the fourth …
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04-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel’s relentless destruction of Gaza and targeting of the Palestinian civilian population show no sign of abating, with at least 65 people killed in attacks since dawn, as Hamas’s acceptance of a United States ceasefire plan to end the genocidal two-year war remains uncertain. Two missiles struck …
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03-10-2025 KINSHASA: Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia yesterday by a military court that convicted him of war crimes, treason, and crimes against humanity. The case stems from his alleged role in backing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo’s volatile …
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03-10-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: India’s central bank will cut interest rates on Wednesday, despite the rupee repeatedly making all-time lows, in a bid to priorities growth amid worsening trade tensions with the US, according to three analysts. The views of analysts at Capital Economics, Nomura and …
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03-10-2025 MANILA: Dozens have been killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck off the coast of the central Philippines, sending people running onto the streets and knocking power out in some areas. Local officials told media early on Wednesday that 19 people were confirmed killed, including 13 people who …
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