15-10-2024 WASHINGTON: The United States said on Sunday it will send US troops to Israel along with an advanced US anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. US President Joe Biden said the move was meant “to defend …
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15-10-2024 NEW DELHI/ SYDNEY/ SEOUL: Hyundai India will start taking orders for its $3.3 billion initial public offering in Mumbai on Monday, the company said in regulatory filings, a deal that will be the country’s largest ever share offering and world’s second biggest IPO in 2024. The IPO shows that …
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15-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIRUT: The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says Israeli tanks forced their way into one of its positions early on Sunday morning. In a statement, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) said two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks destroyed the main gate of a post …
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15-10-2024 MADRID/ LONDON: Famed explorer Christopher Columbus was likely Spanish and Jewish, according to a new genetic study conducted by Spanish scientists that aimed to shed light on a centuries-old mystery. Scientists believe the explorer, whose expedition across the Atlantic in 1492 changed the course of world history, was probably …
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15-10-2024 CANBERRA: The Australian Republican Movement (ARM) has launched a campaign branding King Charles’ upcoming visit to the country as the “farewell tour” of the British monarchy. The tongue-in-check push which includes a merchandise collection aims to depict the royal family as ageing rock stars and spark debate about the …
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15-10-2024 COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA: A man in illegal possession of a shotgun and a loaded handgun was arrested at an intersection near Donald Trump’s rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday, police said. The 49-year-old suspect, Vem Miller, was driving a black SUV when he was stopped at a security checkpoint by …
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14-10-2024 JERUSALEM/ HAIFA/ BEIRUT: Four soldiers have been killed and more than 60 other people injured in a drone strike targeting an army base in northern Israel, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said. The IDF added seven soldiers had been severely injured in the attack on a base “adjacent …
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14-10-2024 WARSAW: Poland is set to temporarily suspend the right to asylum as part of a broader strategy aimed at reducing irregular migration, driven by escalating tensions with Belarus. The Polish government accuses Belarus of facilitating the movement of migrants across their shared border. “One of the elements of the …
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14-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ NAIROBI: The United Nations children’s agency says one in eight girls and young women across the world have endured rape and sexual violence, with the highest number of victims recorded in sub-Saharan Africa. UNICEF published its first-ever global estimate on sexual violence against children, revealing that 79 …
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14-10-2024 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least 1,645 people have been killed since Israel escalated attacks on Lebanon in September, while a total of 2,255 have now died after a year of fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces. At least 200 people have been killed by Israeli forces as …
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