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Gaza’s Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume on Monday
Cairo: Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the…
- World
Epstein files photos: Justice Dept official plays down filing more charges
A top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying Sunday that the existence of “horrible photographs” and troubling email correspondence does…
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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico
Santa Fe: The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico, with jury selection starting Monday, February 1. New Mexico’s case…
- Middle East
Iran port explosion kills one as Hormuz drill looms
Dubai: An explosion tore through an apartment building Saturday, January 31, in Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas, killing a 4-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza in deadliest day since ceasefire
Deir Al-Balah: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, January 31, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A day…
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ICE claim on man’s skull injury sparks tension at Minnesota hospital
Minneapolis: Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull.…
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US approves $6.67 billion arms sale to Israel
Washington: The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totalling USD 6.67 billion, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and related equipment and weapons as well as…
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Journalist Don Lemon charged in anti-ICE Church protest
Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday, January 30, after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a…
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Fake FBI agent tried to free Luigi Mangione, authorities say
New York: A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday, January 28, night and told officers he had a court…
- Middle East
EU lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organisation
Brussels: The European Union has listed Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation in the aftermath of Tehran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests, the bloc’s top diplomat said in a post…
- World
Starmer and Xi call for deeper UK-China ties as Trump shakes up global relations
Beijing: The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday, January 29, for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global turbulence and uncertainty. Neither…
- World
China executes 11 members of Myanmar-based syndicate
Bangkok: China executed 11 members of a Myanmar-based family crime syndicate that killed 14 Chinese citizens and ran scam and gambling operations worth more than USD 1 billion, authorities said. The Wenzhou…
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Starmer calls for UK to have a deeper relationship with China
Beijing: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Thursday, January 29, for a deeper relationship with China during what he called “challenging times for the world.” The UK leader told China’s leader Xi…
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FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump’s 2020 election obsession
Denver: Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020. But for more than five years, he’s been trying to convince Americans the opposite is true by falsely saying the election was…
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Bangladesh ex-PM Hasina denounces upcoming polls from exile in India
Dhaka: From her exile in India, Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of…
