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02-12-2023 MOSCOW: Russia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that LGBT activists should be designated as extremists, in a move that representatives of gay and transgender people fear will lead to arrests and prosecutions. A journalist in court heard it announce that it had approved a request from the justice ministry …

02-12-2023 KHARTOUM: Eleven women have spoken about soldiers gang-raping them for up to three days. All the alleged victims are part of the ethnic-African Masalit tribe, caught up in the power struggle war in Sudan between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces. The RSF and its …

02-12-2023 TOKYO: Japan has asked the US military to ground its Osprey hybrid planes, as search and rescue operations continue following Wednesday’s deadly crash. The pause should last until the aircraft can be confirmed as safe, Japan’s NHK broadcaster cited the defence ministry as saying. One crew member has been …

02-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October. They have described being hit with sticks, having muzzled dogs set on them, and their clothes, food and blankets taken …

02-12-2023 TEL AVIV/ GAZA CITY: Eight more Israeli hostages were freed from Gaza on Thursday, Day 7 of the truce with Hamas. Two hostages released on Wednesday were also counted in Thursday’s tally, meaning the day’s total was 10. Israel says it freed 30 more Palestinian prisoners from jails in …

02-12-2023 DUBAI: In a surprise that has lit up COP28, delegates have agreed to launch a long-awaited fund to pay for damage from climate-driven storms and drought. Such deals are normally sealed last minute after days of negotiations. COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber shook up the meeting by bringing the decision …

01-12-2023 GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes resumed pounding Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-old truce ran out with no deal to extend it. As the deadline lapsed, journalists in Khan Younis in southern Gaza saw eastern …

01-12-2023 Thirty Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jails in seventh exchange of Israel-Hamas truce after more Israeli captives released in Gaza. International mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the US, are pushing for another extension of the pause in fighting. Top US diplomat Blinken says Israel plans to resume Gaza offensive, …

01-12-2023 NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump finds himself once again under a gag order as New York Judge Arthur Engoron reinstates the communication restraint during the ongoing civil fraud trial. The temporary lifting of the gag order by Associate Justice David Friedman earlier this month has been overridden, emphasizing …

01-12-2023 JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel’s military operations in southern Gaza must not repeat the massive loss of civilian life and displacement seen during its offensive in the north. At a news conference in Tel Aviv following a …