03-09-2025 ABUJA: A woman has been burnt to death by a mob in northern Nigeria’s Niger state after she was accused of blaspheming against Prophet Muhammad, police have said. Police condemned the killing of the woman identified in local media as a food vendor named Amaye as “jungle justice”, saying …
Read More »‘Fugitive wanted over Australia police killings being helped’
03-09-2025 CANBERRA: A fugitive who allegedly murdered two officers in a small rural Australian town in the state of Victoria is being helped by some members of the community, police have said. Dezi Freeman has been on the run since last Tuesday, when police arrived at his Porepunkah property to …
Read More »Putin slams NATO lies at SCO Summit in China
03-09-2025 TIANJIN/ MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talking with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi, said on Monday the issue of NATO’s eastward enlargement would have to be addressed for there to be sustainable peace in Ukraine. Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops to invade Ukraine in …
Read More »UN demands release of 11 staff arrested in Yemen
03-09-2025 UNITED NATIONS/ SANAA: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of 11 UN staff arrested by Houthi authorities in Yemen. The workers were detained by security forces in raids on the World Food Program (WFP), children’s charity UNICEF and the World Health Organization …
Read More »Israel, destroying Gaza City, kills 78 across enclave
03-09-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel has stepped up its destruction of Gaza City as it plans to seize Gaza’s largest urban centre and forcibly displace around one million Palestinians to concentration zones in the south, as it killed at least 78 people across the besieged enclave since dawn, including 32 desperately …
Read More »Indonesia tightens security after deadly protests
03-09-2025 JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have ramped up security after six people were killed in unrest over economic hardship that escalated into violent anger against the nation’s police force. The deadly protests, which began last week over financial perks for lawmakers, have forced President Prabowo Subianto to make a U-turn over …
Read More »Gaza humanitarian flotilla departs Barcelona to break Israeli siege
03-09-2025 BARCELONA, SPAIN: The Global Sumud Flotilla has left the Spanish port city of Barcelona, with the stated goal of “breaking Israel’s illegal siege of Gaza”. The boats started moving out of the port at approximately 3:30pm on Sunday, with crowds of activists, support staff and well-wishers there to see …
Read More »Egypt detains dozens of teenaged TikTokkers in crackdown
02-09-2025 CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have announced dozens of arrests and prosecutors say they are investigating at least 10 cases of alleged unlawful financial gains. …
Read More »Modi reaffirms India’s support for Ukraine peace settlement
02-09-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed his support on Saturday for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Modi’s office said. Zelenskiy, speaking in his nightly video address, said Modi supported Ukraine’s call for a ceasefire in the …
Read More »Musk’s xAI sues engineer for allegedly taking secrets to OpenAI
02-09-2025 WASHINGTON: Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot and taking them to rival OpenAI. Musk’s company said in the complaint, opens new tab filed on Thursday in California federal court that Xuechen …
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