29-11-2024 JERUSALEM: Israel will appeal against the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant. Judges last week issued warrants for the two men along with Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, saying there were reasonable grounds to believe the three men bore …
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29-11-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats. The FBI said it was aware of “numerous bomb threats” as well as “swatting incidents”, in which hoax calls are made to attract a police response to …
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29-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s security forces have been accused of pushing a man off a stack of cargo containers during Tuesday’s protests in the capital Islamabad, where crowds demanded the release of former President Imran Khan. Khan’s party said the incident was one of …
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28-11-2024 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Senior journalist Matiullah Jan was remanded for two days in police custody on Thursday in a terrorism and narcotics case that was widely derided as being “bogus” on “trumped up charges” amid an outcry for his release. He was earlier booked …
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28-11-2024 LONDON: British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favor of plans to introduce some of the world’s strictest anti-smoking rules, giving the green light for the bill to progress to the next parliamentary stage. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to make vapes less appealing and would ensure anyone …
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28-11-2024 CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age. Australia plans to trial an age-verification …
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28-11-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party said it had no reason to defend billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday following his US indictment over alleged bribery to secure power deals in India. The main opposition Congress party has accused Modi and his Bharatiya Janata …
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28-11-2024 DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh have used tear gas against Hindus protesting against the arrest of a religious leader as neighboring India called for ensuring the safety of Hindus and minorities in the Muslim-majority nation. Chinmoy Krishna Das, also known as Krishna Das Prabhu, was arrested at Dhaka airport on …
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28-11-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden has announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. The deal will take effect from 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) Wednesday, according to Biden. Earlier, Israel launched extensive air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs after its military issued evacuation orders in the area. …
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27-11-2024 PORT-AU-PRINCE: The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with machetes intensified in recent days. A UN helicopter on Monday ferried evacuees 14 at a time from the capital to the northern city …
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