24-04-2025 VATICAN CITY: Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptized Roman Catholics. It also promises to be a highly unpredictable and open process for a host of reasons. The College of Cardinals will meet …
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23-04-2025 ISTANBUL: Several earthquakes have hit Turkey’s largest city Istanbul, the strongest with a magnitude of 6.2. The tremors, also felt in the Turkish capital 275 miles away, sparked panic as people fled shaking buildings. Fifty-one aftershocks have been recorded but no significant damage has been reported so far. At …
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23-04-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: US Vice President JD Vance and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi touted progress in talks for a trade deal between the two countries, their offices said on Monday, as New Delhi rushes to avoid US tariffs and court Trump’s administration. Vance arrived in India earlier …
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23-04-2025 BEIJING: China has warned it will hit back at countries that make deals with the US that hurt Beijing’s interests, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies threatens to drag in other nations. The comments come after reports that the US plans to pressure governments to …
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23-04-2025 GAZA STRIP/ JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least 29 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Monday, medics say, including four in an attack on a tent camp in Gaza City. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised “a powerful response” to Yemen’s Houthis after the rebels claimed more attacks …
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23-04-2025 VATICAN CITY/ COLOMBO: The Vatican has recognized 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as ‘witnesses of faith’, six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has said that the Vatican has recognized 167 of its members …
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23-04-2025 JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has said “professional failures” led to the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza last month. An inquiry into the incident by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) found a series of failings, including an “operational misunderstanding” and a “breach of orders”. The deputy commander of …
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23-04-2025 NEW YORK: The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Uber, alleging the ride hailing and Delivery Company engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices. The consumer protection watchdog accused Uber of charging customers for its Uber One subscription service without getting their consent and making it …
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22-04-2025 TEHRAN/ BEIJING: Iran says it will brief China this week in advance of a third round of talks with the United States on its nuclear program, as Iranian officials separately accused Israel of seeking to “undermine and disrupt the diplomatic process”. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit Beijing …
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22-04-2025 VIENNA: Asian cybercrime syndicates have caused an estimated $37bn in losses in the East and Southeast Asian regions, with the United Nations warning that the reach of the criminal networks is expanding globally. In a report released on Monday, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) detailed how …
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