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PM Modi rejects calls to restore Kashmir’s partial autonomy

10-11-2024 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly backed his government’s contentious 2019 decision to revoke the partial autonomy of Jammu and Kashmir, days after the territory’s newly elected lawmakers sought its restoration. “Only the constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar will operate in Kashmir… No power in the …

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FBI investigates racist text messages sent to US black people

10-11-2024 WASHINGTON: Authorities are investigating racist text messages sent to black Americans across the country telling them to report to a plantation “to pick cotton”. Black Americans, including school and college students, were among the recipients in states including Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, New York and Pennsylvania. “The FBI is …

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US charges man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Trump

09-11-2024 WASHINGTON: The US government has brought charges against an Afghan national in connection with an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Donald Trump before he was elected as the next president. The Department of Justice on Friday unsealed an indictment against Farhad Shakeri, 51, alleging he was tasked with “providing …

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We must not turn blind eye to antisemitism: Dutch King

09-11-2024 AMSTERDAM: The Dutch king says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands, after violent attacks against Israeli football fans in the centre of Amsterdam. Willem-Alexander said “our history has taught us how intimidation goes from bad to worse,” adding that the country could not ignore “antisemitic behavior”. Youths …

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More families stream out of north Gaza

09-11-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces stepped up bombardment across the Gaza Strip on Thursday and ordered more evacuations, creating a fresh wave of displacement from northern Gaza, to which Palestinians fear they will not be able to return. Palestinian health officials said at least 10 people had been killed and …

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Japan PM Ishiba seeks meeting with Trump this month

09-11-2024 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet US President-elect Donald Trump in the United States this month, four sources said, in an attempt to emulate then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s close ties during Trump’s first term. The US is Japan’s most important economic and security partner, while Tokyo …

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