26-10-2020 DAMASCUS/ BEIRUT: An airstrike on a rebel training camp in northwestern Syria on Monday killed more than 50 Turkish-backed fighters and wounded nearly as many, a Syrian opposition spokesman and a war monitor said. The airstrike in the northwestern part of Idlib province, the last rebel enclave in Syria, …
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26-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ ANKARA/ DHAKA/ TEHRAN/ BAGHDAD/ DAMASCUS: The backlash over French President Emmanuel Macron’s critique of Islam has intensified after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned his counterpart’s mental health, while Muslims in several countries are demanding a boycott of France. Marking his second …
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26-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE/ DOHA: Victoria in Australia has recorded no new Covid-19 cases for the first time since Melbourne – the state capital – went into lockdown 111 days ago. The state was the epicentre of Australia’s second wave, accounting for over 90% of …
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Pope Francis names first African cardinal Wilton Gregory 25-10-2020 VATICAN CITY/ ROME: Pope Francis has said he will appoint 13 new Roman Catholic cardinals, among them the first African-American clergyman. The Pope announced the 13 cardinals from eight nations in a surprise address from his window overlooking St Peter’s Square …
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25-10-2020 BAGHDAD: Protesters have gathered in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square to mark one year since a second wave of anti-government protests erupted and gripped Iraq. Iraqi security forces fired water cannon and tear gas at the protesters during Sunday’s demonstrations to prevent those crossing fences on a bridge leading towards government …
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25-10-2020 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ PARIS: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan slammed French President Emmanuel Macron over his anti-Muslim attitude on Sunday, criticizing him for hurting the sentiments of millions of Muslims around the world. The French president is being criticized with protests breaking out in several cities across the …
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25-10-2020 FLORIDA/ WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has joined more than 56 million people across the United States to cast their ballots early, as the US President voted on Saturday morning in Florida before beginning a day of rallies in key battleground. The president’s campaign blitz 10 days before November 3, reminiscent …
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25-10-2020 ANKARA/ PARIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a fresh attack on his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, saying he needed treatment and “mental checks” over his attitude towards Muslims and Islam, leading Paris to recall its ambassador in Ankara. Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism”, which he …
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25-10-2020 KUMBA/ UNITED NATIONS: Attackers have stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon with guns and machetes, killing at least eight children and wounding a dozen more, according to the United Nations. Arriving on motorbikes and in civilian clothes, the men attacked the Mother Francisca International Bilingual Academy in the city …
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24-10-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: 34 people have been confirmed dead and over 77 wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, while another alleged attack on bus was reported, officials say. The explosion at the private facility, which …
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