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05-11-2023 KAMPALA: Uganda says it has captured the leader of an ISIL (ISIS)-linked militia unit it blames for killing two foreign tourists and their local guide in a national park last month. The militia chief known as “Njovu” was detained on Tuesday during a raid in which six members of …

05-11-2023 GAZA CITY: The day after an explosion that seriously damaged Agence France-Presse (AFP)’s Gaza office, the Israeli army, which has shelled the Palestinian territory for weeks, claimed Friday it carried out a strike “nearby” to the agency’s bureau without having “in any way” targeted it. AFP is the only …

04-11-2023 CUPERTINO/ CALIFORNIA: Apple sales have continued to fall, despite strong demand for its iPhones and services like streaming platform Apple TV+. The tech giant says revenues dipped 1% to $89.5bn (£73.3bn) in the three months to 30 September when compared with the same period last year. Sales of its …

04-11-2023 JERUSALEM/ JABALIA: Israeli forces have encircled the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City, Israel’s military says, as it continues its assault on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) said soldiers were engaged in close quarters combat with Hamas fighters staging hit-and-run attacks from tunnels. The UN said four …

04-11-2023 WASHINGTON: The United States announced sanctions Thursday on individuals and companies it accused of abetting Russia’s war against Ukraine, targeting entities in Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a bid to disrupt Moscow’s supply chains. This comes as Russia has offshored the production of technology, equipment …

04-11-2023 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY: Israel continues deadly air attacks on Gaza early on Friday, even as the number of people killed in the Palestinian enclave rises to at least 9,061. More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel. The Israeli military says it has surrounded Gaza City and is …

04-11-2023 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ QUETTA: More than 165,000 Afghans have fled Pakistan in the month since its government ordered 1.7 million people to leave or face arrest and deportation, officials said Thursday. The majority rushed to the border in the past several days as the November 1 deadline approached …

03-11-2023 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday broke weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, accusing the US of being entirely responsible for the war in Gaza and calling Israel merely ‘an executive tool’. In a televised speech, the Hezbollah chief said that the …

03-11-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: The air quality index (AQI) in several areas of the Indian capital became “severe” on Friday, prompting the closure of some schools for two days. Every winter, a dense layer of dirty smog descends upon New Delhi, trapping vehicle emissions, construction dust, and …

03-11-2023 LONDON: Faryal Makhdoom, wife of former boxing champion, Amir Khan, recently received a warning message from an Israeli organization offering to reward her “lucratively” if she would support Israel instead of Palestine. Makhdoom, who runs a successful makeup company, has been visibly supportive of Palestinians on social media since …