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Pakistan: May 9 cases against PTI leaders withdrawn by KPK govt
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has withdrawn all cases filed against leaders and workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party in connection with the May 9 riots of 2023.…
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British police to get tougher powers to curb repeated pro-Palestinian protests
London: British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group. The…
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Flotilla’s Italian captain embraces Islam in Israeli detention
Istanbul: Italian activist Tommaso Bortolazzi, captain of the Maria Cristin vessel in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), embraced Islam while being held by Israeli forces after the flotilla was intercepted in international…
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Second Hyderabad student dies in US within 48 hours
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad allegedly died in a road accident in Chicago, United States on Sunday, October 5, marking the second death in the last 48 hours. Sheraz Mehtab Mohammed,…
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Two blind men among hundreds arrested at Palestine Action protest in London
London: Two blind men were among hundreds of protesters arrested in Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday, October 4, during a peaceful demonstration opposing genocide and defying the government’s ban on supporting…
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51 killed in landslides, floods triggered by downpour in Nepal
Kathmandu: At least 51 people have been killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an…
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Indian-origin man extradited to Canada after arrest in Texas over assault case
Ontario: An Indian-origin man, arrested in Texas over an assault case by the United States Marshals Service, has been extradited to Canada, local media reported. Sukhpreet Singh, 25, is one of the…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon
Portland: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge…
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At least 1 dead, dozens injured as Russian drones strike Ukrainian railway station
Kyiv: Russian drones struck a Ukrainian railway station on Saturday, killing one and wounding dozens, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s rail and power grids ahead of the fourth winter since…
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Hyderabad student shot dead in Dallas, BRS urges govt to bring back body
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old Dalit student from Hyderabad was reportedly shot dead in Dallas, United States, by a robber on Saturday, October 4. Chandrashekhar Pole, a resident of LB Nagar, had gone to…
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Saudi Arabia, other countries welcome Trump’s Gaza peace plan
As Donald Trump announced the Gaza peace plan on September 28, several countries including Saudi Arabia , Jordan and others welcomed the move. In a Joint statement, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…
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Israel forces Gaza aid Flotilla activists to kneel, zip-tied for hours after attack: Legal center
Tel Aviv: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, has accused Israeli authorities of unlawfully detaining participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), who were intercepted in international waters…
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H-1B visas: Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s USD 100,000 fee
Seattle: In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new USD 100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university professors and…
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Trump tells Israel to halt Gaza strikes as Hamas backs peace plan
Gaza Strip: US President Donald Trump on Friday, October 3, ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the…
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Over 2 million rally across Italy in strike backing Gaza aid mission
Rome: More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest…
