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05-07-2023 SHANGHAI: As Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) commences its summit in India Tuesday, President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are to address the regional group, with Iran also participating as a full member for the first time, amid the war ongoing in Ukraine. 70-year-old Putin will be appearing for the …

05-07-2023 NEW YORK: A recent survey found that over 40% of Americans do not know the true meaning of Independence Day which is celebrated across the United States on July 4, NY Post reported. The poll, which was conducted OnePoll survey to test patriotic knowledge, found that two out of …

05-07-2023 CAROLINA: Authorities said at least five people have died in a plane crash in North Myrtle Beach South Carolina Sunday as it went down minutes after the take-off from Grand Strand Airport. The plane crashed two miles northwest of the airport, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Sunday. …

04-07-2023 BERLIN: The picture of three Jewish girls fleeing Nazi Germany became an iconic image appearing in museums, exhibitions and publications. It was taken at London’s Liverpool Street station, but for more than 80 years the girls’ identities were a mystery. Until now. Inge doesn’t remember the picture being taken …

04-07-2023 Bureau Report + BBC NEW DELHI: In July 2022, Twitter took the Indian government to court over its orders to block certain accounts and tweets. Several free speech experts hailed it as a significant lawsuit. It was the first instance of a social media company suing the government over …

03-07-2023 KATHMANDU: Thousands of farmers and their families across Nepal celebrated an annual paddy festival by planting rice, splashing in the muddy fields and enjoying a special feast. The farmers were joined by other villagers, visitors from the cities and tourists visiting the Himalayan nation to mark the National Paddy …

04-07-2023 VATICAN CITY/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying that the vile act had “angered and disgusted” him and he refused to acknowledge the act as a form of freedom of speech. The comments came in response to the latest incident …

04-07-2023 JERUSALEM/ WEST BANK: Israeli forces hit Jenin with air strikes and ground raids carried out by hundreds of soldiers, killing at least eight Palestinians. A ninth Palestinian is shot dead by Israeli soldiers near Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society urgently calls for “safe passage to evacuate the wounded …

04-07-2023 TEHRAN: Iran has lashed out against France for allowing a meeting and rally by the blacklisted Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), or People’s Mujahidin Organization, which Tehran says amounts to support for “terrorism”. French officials need to “make up for their past mistakes” in backing the “murderers of Iranian people” and …

04-07-2023 WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns on Saturday claimed that the Ukraine war has had a “corrosive” effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, adding that the discontent over the conflict creates a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for the spy agency. Speaking at the Ditchley Foundation in the …