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Zelenskyy calls for European air defence system as Russian strike wounds 20
Kyiv: Russian forces bombarded the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia with rockets overnight, wounding 20 people, including four children, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday as he urged European leaders to make the…
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Yemen’s Houthis say Israel launches air attack on port city of Hodeida
Aden: Yemen on Tuesday activated its air defences after Israel launched strikes on the country, a spokesperson for the Houthi military group said on social media. “Our air defences are currently confronting…
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UK home secretary condemns violence, calls out Musk for attack on ancient democracy
London: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday condemned the protesters who turned violent during Saturday’s anti-immigration protest, calling out Elon Musk as a “hostile billionaire” for encouraging citizens to fight against…
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DNA evidence links Tyler Robinson to Kirk’s killing, FBI director says
Orem: DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said…
- Middle East
Qatar denounces Israel ahead of Doha Summit on Hamas strike
Qatar: Qatar’s prime minister denounced Israel on Sunday as foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim nations met to discuss a possible unified response to Israel’s attack on Doha targeting the leadership of…
- Middle East
Turkiye wary of Israeli threat following airstrike on Hamas in Qatar
Istanbul: An Israeli strike on a meeting of Hamas officials in Qatar has cast a cloud of growing concern across Turkiye that it could be the next target. Turkish Defence Ministry spokesman…
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Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to US for college
New York: With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to…
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SC to quickly consider if Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs
Washington: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law. The justices will hear arguments in…
- Middle East
Qatar digs through rubble of Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders in Doha
Doha: Qatar awoke Wednesday still digging through the rubble of an Israeli attack the previous day on Hamas’ political leaders who had gathered in the capital of the energy-rich Middle East country…
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Israel’s campaign of assassinations: From Gaza to Tehran, top militant leaders killed
Beirut: Israel has killed multiple senior officials with Hamas and its regional allies since the deadly October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants in southern Israel that triggered the war in Gaza.…
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Israeli-Russian graduate student freed in Iraq after 2 years in captivity
Washington: A Princeton University graduate student who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023 while doing research there has been freed and turned over to US authorities, her family and officials said Tuesday. Elizabeth Tsurkov,…
- Middle East
Israel urges full evacuation of Gaza City ahead of expanded military operation
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military urged a full evacuation of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, ahead of its planned expanded military operation in the city in northern Gaza. This is the first…
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Trump asks SC for emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen
Washington: The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court for an emergency order to keep billions of dollars in foreign aid frozen. The crux of the legal fight is over nearly…
- Middle East
Israel demolishes another high-rise in Gaza City
Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Monday that it demolished a 12-storey office building in Gaza City, 90 minutes after warning residents to evacuate the area. Over the past several days, Israel has destroyed…
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Spain moves to pressure Israel over Gaza war, Israel bans ministers
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday ratcheted up his criticism of Israel’s actions in the 23-month Israel-Hamas war, to which Israel responded by banning two left-wing Spanish ministers from the…
