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29-05-2023 BEIJING: The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) recently reported the removal of 1.4 million social media posts as a result of a rigorous crackdown on “self-media” accounts. Over a span of two months, the CAC conducted an extensive probe targeting alleged offences, including the dissemination of misinformation, illegal profiteering, …

29-05-2023 WASHINGTON: Following months of deadlock, President Joe Biden and Republican leader Kevin McCarthy have tentatively agreed on a plan to increase the United States debt ceiling, averting a potential default. Sources familiar with the negotiations revealed that the White House and House Republican negotiators have reached an agreement in …

28-05-2023 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate India’s new parliament building despite a boycott of the ceremony by 19 opposition parties. The opposition has criticized the government for not asking the president to open the new building. They also denounced the decision to hold …

28-05-2023 NEW YORK: Twitter has pulled out of the European Union’s voluntary code to fight disinformation, the EU has said. Thierry Breton, who is the EU’s internal market commissioner, announced the news on Twitter but warned the firm new laws would force compliance. “Obligations remain. You can run but you …

28-05-2023 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Rights groups have denounced severe restrictions imposed on women and girls by the Taliban in Afghanistan as gender-based persecution, which is a crime against humanity under international law. In a new report, Amnesty International and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) …

28-05-2023 TOKYO: A 31-year-old man has been arrested in rural Japan after four people were killed in a rare gun and knife attack involving a 12-hour standoff with police. The suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of murder after barricading himself in his father’s home near the city of …

28-05-2023 BELGRADE: Serbia has condemned NATO-led peacekeepers stationed in neighboring Kosovo for allegedly failing to stop “brutal actions” by Kosovo police against ethnic Serbs. Serbia’s armed forces stationed near the border will remain on the highest state of alert until further notice, the government added. Serbia’s top political and security …

28-05-2023 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD: A prominent Pakistani television journalist known for his public support of former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been missing for two days, raising fears for his safety. Sami Abraham’s family and Karachi-based independent BOL television, where he works, said on Thursday that he …

28-05-2023 BAMAKO: Several thousand demonstrators gathered in the country’s capital of Bamako on Thursday, demanding an end to a United Nations peacekeeping mission that they say has failed to bring peace. Demonstrators held signs calling for the UN mission known as MUNISMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) …

28-05-2023 KYIV: Ukraine’s defence ministry has warned that Russia plans to simulate a major accident at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which is under the control of Russian forces, in a bid to thwart the expected counteroffensive by Ukraine to retake its territory captured by Moscow. The Zaporizhzhia plant, which …