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Superman review: Finally Hollywood grows a spine for Palestine
Hyderabad: When I first read a few reports of James Gunn’s Superman (2025) featuring David Corenswet being about Palestine, I thought maybe people were reading too much into it. But then one…
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UAE to roll out sugar-based tax on sweetened drinks
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will implement a new sugar-content-based excise tax on sweetened beverages starting January 2026, the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) announced on…
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Execution of Indian nurse in Yemen stayed, efforts on: Centre to SC
New Delhi: The Centre on Friday, July 18, informed the Supreme Court that efforts were on and the government was trying everything possible to ensure Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, on death row…
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Israel to boost defence spending amid ongoing conflicts
Jerusalem: Israel will raise its defence spending by 42 billion shekels (about 12.5 billion US dollars) in 2025 and 2026, the ministries of finance and defence said Thursday in a statement. Local…
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UAE overtakes US in supertall skyscrapers
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially outpaced the United States (US) in the number of skyscrapers reaching 300 metres or more, according to a newly published report by the…
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Iranian President takes taxi after convoy breaks down due to contaminated fuel
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian was compelled to take a local taxi to complete a part of his recent trip to Tarbiz city in Iran after all three official vehicles of his…
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UN condemns strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, Israel expresses regret
United Nations: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, which killed three civilians and wounded at least ten others on…
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Indian engineer arrested in Saudi Arabia over ‘fake degree’ from 30 yrs ago
A 66-year-old Indian engineer, who worked in Saudi Arabia three decades ago, has been arrested at a Saudi airport on his return from a Haj pilgrimage, facing accusations of submitting a forged…
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20 Palestinians killed at Gaza distribution site, says Israeli-backed aid group
Tel Aviv: Twenty Palestinians were killed at a food distribution centre run by an Israeli-backed American organisation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, mostly from being trampled, the group said. They were…
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Here’s what triggered latest deadly violence in Syria, why it matters
Beirut: Clashes between government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have drawn intervention by Israel and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country’s fragile postwar order.…
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Watch: Saudi man fined for wearing night thobe in public
Riyadh: A Saudi citizen has been fined Saudi Riyals (SR) 100 for stepping out in a night thobe—an outfit traditionally worn indoors—in violation of the Kingdom’s public decency regulations. The incident took…
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TOMCOM invites Indian expats in Gulf to apply for marine jobs in Qatar
Hyderabad: The Telangana Overseas Manpower Company Limited (TOMCOM), a government initiative under the Telangana state, is inviting applications from Indian male professionals living in Gulf countries for marine sector jobs in Qatar.…
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Indian survivor of Houthi strike on Red Sea ship repatriated from Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: The Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Tuesday, July 15, facilitated the repatriation of Augustin Dassayan, an Indian national who survived a recent hostile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a merchant…
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93 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, over 58,400 dead in 9 months
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes overnight and into Tuesday killed more than 90 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including dozens of women and children, health officials said. One strike in the northern Shati…
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‘Free Palestine’ chorus grows inside Osmania University campus
Hyderabad: The support for a ‘Free Palestine’ is growing in the campuses, and in Osmania University, a students’ organisation has come up with an innovative way to spark the brains of the…
