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Gunmen kill 3 revolutionary guard members in southeast Iran ambush
Tehran: Gunmen killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan near the Pakistan border, state media reported. The Guard members were ambushed while patrolling near…
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Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Melbourne(Australia): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the…
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Trump’s Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan faces pitfalls moving into next stage
Doha: With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued…
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Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE
New York:New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants’ right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from US Immigration and Customs…
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Hamas official says group ready to discuss ‘freezing or storing’ its weapons
Doha: Hamas is ready to discuss “freezing or storing” its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel, a senior official said Sunday, offering a possible formula to resolve one…
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FIFA gives Trump peace prize in departure from its traditional focus on sport
Washington: President Donald Trump was awarded the new FIFA peace prize on Friday at the 2026 World Cup draw — giving the spectacle to set matchups for the quadrennial soccer tournament even…
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EU lays out plan to fund Ukraine using frozen Russian assets but Belgium say it’s too risky
Brussels: The European Union on Wednesday revealed details of its plan to use billions of euros in frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s needs over the next two years, but Belgium rejected…
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Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates joy amid the city ruins
Khan Younis: Palestinians gathered in the ruins of southern Gaza to celebrate the mass wedding of more than 50 couples on Tuesday, December 2, a rare moment of hope after two years of devastation,…
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UK and US agree zero-tariff deal on pharmaceuticals
London: The UK has secured a 0 per cent tariff rate for all UK medicines exported to the US for at least three years, officials have said, in return for the UK…
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Zelenskyy meets with Macron in Paris as US-led peace negotiations advance
Paris: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Elysée presidential palace in Paris, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at brokering the terms…
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Trump invites families of 2 slain National Guard members to WH
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and…
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Two-state solution ‘only path’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Pope Leo
Beirut: Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the…
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Pope Leo XIV ends Turkiye visit, heads to Lebanon with message of hope
Istanbul: Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkiye on Sunday, November 30. before heading to Lebanon, where he hoped to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and…
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza crosses 70,000 amid ongoing strikes
Deir al-Balah: Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday that the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began. The toll has continued to rise after the latest ceasefire took effect…
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Australian PM Albanese becomes first ever to marry in office
Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive and intimate ceremony on Saturday at his official residence in the national capital, Canberra. Albanese is the first…
