20-09-2023 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: The prisoner swap between the United States and Iran is a step towards de-escalating tensions between the two countries, experts say, but it does not point to an imminent thaw in frosty relations. Alex Vatanka, director of the Iran program at the Middle East Institute think tank …
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20-09-2023 WASHINGTON: The White House stated on Tuesday that the US is “deeply concerned” about Justin Trudeau’s claims that Indian government agents were involved in the assassination of a Khalistani leader in British Columbia in June. Justin Trudeau on Monday claimed that there are “credible allegations of a potential link” …
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20-09-2023 MEXICO: Scientists are sounding the alarm over a looming mass extinction event driven by human activities. A recent study has unveiled a stark reality our actions are pushing entire branches of the “Tree of Life” towards the brink of extinction. The research, published in the Proceedings of the National …
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19-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A “special” five-day session of India’s parliament is being held amid growing disquiet in the country over parliamentary processes being undermined in the world’s most populous democracy. In his speech on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled the 75-year history of the Indian …
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19-09-2023 BERLIN: More than 200 Eritrean opposition supporters have been arrested in Germany after violence broke out on Saturday during a cultural festival organized by the supporters of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in the southern city of Stuttgart, local police said on Sunday. At least German 26 police officers were …
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19-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies QUEENSLAND/ SYDNEY: The government of Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland has stunned rights experts by suspending its Human Rights Act for a second time this year to be able to lock up more children. The ruling Labor Party last month pushed through a suite of …
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19-09-2023 PENNSYLVANIA: Nine teenagers on Sunday broke out of Pennsylvania’s juvenile prison facility Abraxas Academy, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. According to the DA’s office, the youngsters escaped the facility located at 1000 Academy in Morgantown just after 8pm following a riot, CBS News reported. The Pennsylvania …
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19-09-2023 KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday warned that a Third World War may be right around the corner which he implied would be an escalation of the Russian-Ukraine war. The 45-year-old Zelensky sat down with 60 Minutes, a famous US show where important world figures, celebrities and more …
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19-09-2023 TEHRAN/ DOHA/ WASHINGTON: As part of a larger US-Iran agreement, five Iranian-US citizens who have been detained in Iran are anticipated to be freed on Monday, according to a spokesman for the Iranian foreign ministry. Media reported that a Qatari plane waited in Iran to fly out US detainees …
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18-09-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: China has become the first country to name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban retook power in 2021. The Taliban said Zhao Xing’s appointment is a sign for other nations to establish ties with its government. No country has formally recognized …
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