26-01-2025 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO/ GAZA: Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, the second swap under theGazatruce, although Israel halted families from returning to bombed-out north Gaza over a delay in another hostage’s release. The four freed Israelis were led onto a podium in …
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26-01-2025 MANILA/ BEIJING: The Philippines says it has suspended a scientific survey in the South China Sea after its fisheries vessels faced “dangerous harassment” and aggressive behavior from China’s coastguard and navy. The Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday that three Chinese coastguard vessels and four smaller boats made “aggressive …
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26-01-2025 SANA’A: The Houthis in Yemen have unilaterally released 153 prisoners of war to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the non-governmental organization and the rebel group confirmed. The “conflict-related detainees” were released in the capital, Sanaa on Saturday, and had received regular visits by the ICRC as …
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26-01-2025 WASHINGTON: The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all foreign aid, but made an exception for funding to Israel and Egypt, according to an internal memo to staff at the US state department. “No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or …
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25-01-2025 NEW DELHI/ BEIJING: Gegong Jijong lined up with hundreds of other protesters on a cold afternoon last month near the Siang River in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, shouting antigovernment slogans. “No dam over Ane Siang [Mother Siang],” the protesters in Parong village demanded. The Siang River, cutting …
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25-01-2025 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has decided to walk out of talks with the government aimed at defusing tensions that have dominated the country’s political landscape for the past three years, prompting fears of new street confrontations between the …
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25-01-2025 GAZA STRIP: Hamas is expected to hand over to Israel the names of four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. It is thought they will be soldiers and civilians, all female. They will be freed in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. …
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25-01-2025 LOS ANGELES: Five new fires have erupted in southern California ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the state. The blazes named Laguna, Sepulveda, Gibbel, Gilman and Border 2, flared up on Thursday in the counties of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura and Riverside. Meanwhile, firefighters have made …
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25-01-2025 WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has pardoned 23 anti-abortion activists, including some convicted of blockading a reproductive health clinic and intimidating staff and patients. The pardons were part of a round of executive orders signed by Trump on Thursday, one of several in the first week of his presidency. …
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25-01-2025 ABUJA: Nigeria’s authorities have officially declared the Lakurawa armed group which flogs people for listening to music, a terrorist organization and banned it across the country. Lakurawa is a new militant group which carries out attacks, targeting local communities in north-western Nigeria and across the border with Niger. Nigerian …
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