13-04-2024 WASHINGTON: The United States has restricted travel for its employees in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Be’er Sheva areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed …
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12-04-2024 OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his government’s efforts to ensure election integrity at a public inquiry looking into foreign interference in Canada. He argued that the last two elections in 2019 and 2021 had been “free and fair” and decided only by Canadians. The inquiry has largely …
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12-04-2024 BERLINDUBAI: German airline Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had suspended flights to Tehran due to the situation in the Middle East, which is on alert for possible Iranian retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Iran’s embassy in Syria. An Iranian news agency briefly …
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12-04-2024 RAEBARELI/ HALOL: The city of Raebareli in northern India has for most of the last 75 years been the political fiefdom of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that dominates the once-powerful Congress party and provided three of the nation’s prime ministers. But, with India’s general election just weeks away, the party’s …
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12-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ CANBERRA/ LONDON: US President Joe Biden has said that he is considering a request from Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The country’s parliament recently passed a measure backed by PM Anthony Albanese, calling for the return of Assange to his native Australia. The …
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12-04-2024 GAZA CITY: An Israeli attack in northern Gaza has killed three sons of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh as Israel continues its bombardment of the besieged enclave on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. In an interview with media, Haniyeh confirmed the killing of his children Hazem, Amir and Mohammad …
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12-04-2024 BRUSSELS: After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU’s migration and asylum rules. The EU Asylum and Migration Pact has been in the works since 2015. It will come into force in two years’ time. It is designed to speed up the …
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12-04-2024 HANOI: It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest bank frauds the world has ever seen. Behind the stately yellow portico of the colonial-era courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City, a 67-year-old property developer stands accused of looting one of Vietnam’s largest …
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12-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: President Joe Biden has promised Israel “ironclad” US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a “significant attack” after Israel struck the Iranian consulate in Syria 10 days ago. “We’re going …
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11-04-2024 TAIPEI: Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te appointed Cho Jung-tai, a former chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to be his premier on Wednesday, with appointments for other roles such as foreign minister due to be announced soon. The new premier and his cabinet will not assume their roles …
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