World
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Philippines earthquake: Search for survivors continues, death toll at 69
Bogo (Philippines): Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines on Wednesday, a day after an earthquake killed at…
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Israel mixes up UK former MP’s image in Gaza flotilla report
UK former Member of Parliament (MP) George Galloway has said the Israel Foreign Ministry mistakenly used his image in connection with the Gaza’s Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) to Hamas. On Tuesday, September…
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Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court sentences Taliban militant to 33 years in jail
Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Taliban militant to a 33-year jail term for his involvement in terror activities in Punjab, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police…
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Nine killed in two separate blasts in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: Nine people, including four militants, were killed in two separate bomb-related incidents on Tuesday in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police said. Both incidents occurred in the South Waziristan district of…
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Pope Leo XIV urges Hamas to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
Vatican City: History’s first American pope repeated his call for an immediate cease-fire and the release of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. But Pope Leo also expressed hope for…
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UN says US Gaza plan could boost aid deliveries
United Nations: UN relief chief Tom Fletcher recently welcomed US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal for opening new possibilities to deliver large-scale, desperately needed life-saving aid. “We are ready and eager…
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Israeli naval vessels intimidate two lead boats of Gaza-bound flotilla
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) on Wednesday, October 1, reported intensifying encounters with Israeli naval forces as it sails towards Gaza. With less than 120 nautical miles to Gaza, the flotilla has…
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Not getting Nobel Peace Prize would be ‘Big Insult’ to America: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said it will be a “big insult” to America if the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded to him even though he has ended over…
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US government headed to shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Washington: Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first time in…
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Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 jolts Philippines
Manila: At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured as a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit Cebu province in the central Philippines on Tuesday night, local media reported Wednesday. Authorities updated the death…
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Pakistan and India conflict was ‘very big’, I settled that: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeated his claim that he ended the “very big” conflict between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. In his remarks to military leaders in Quantico, Trump…
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Israeli kill at least 31 Palestinians in Gaza amid Trump’s peace plan
Cairo: Israeli forces killed at least 31 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, local hospitals said, as questions churned about US President Donald Trump’s peace plan aimed at ending the nearly…
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Sri Lankan religious leaders oppose plan to promote LGBTIQ tourism
Colombo: Sri Lankan Buddhists and catholic church leaders have joined hands to oppose the tourism authority’s decision to endorse NGO’s promotion of LGBTIQ tourism in the country. The four chief prelates of…
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Bombay HC orders removal of posts calling Malabar Gold ‘Pakistan sympathiser’
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has ordered the deletion of social media posts trolling jewellery brand Malabar Gold and Diamonds Ltd for appointing a Pakistani-origin, London-based influencer to endorse their brand in…
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UK police probe ‘racially aggravated’ vandalism of Gandhi statue
London: Britain’s Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that it has begun its investigation into the criminal damage caused to Mahatma Gandhi’s statue at Tavistock Square in London, a crime which the force is treating…
