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Trump tells Palestinian President everything will be good

Washington: Ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that everything will…
Biden returns to the White House after testing COVID negative

Washington: US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved.…

5.3-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia

Jakarta: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted off Indonesia’s eastern Highland Papua province on Wednesday morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The inland earthquake struck at 07:22 a.m. Jakarta time, with…
Bangladesh PM says army was deployed to ensure security of lives & properties

Dhaka: Defending her decision to enforce a curfew with a shoot-on-sight order following violent clashes between the police and protesters in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the tough…
Rival Palestinian factions agree to end yearslong divisions at China-brokered talks

Beijing: In a rare show of solidarity amidst the war in Gaza, 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, have jointly pledged to end their deep divisions and strengthen Palestinian unity by…
Pakistan raises min marriage age for Christian men & women to 18 yrs

Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday raised the minimum legal age for marriage for Christian men and women to 18 years in the Islamic nation, after amending the law enacted in 1872. President Asif…
Rishi Sunak to remain interim UK Opposition Leader until November 2

London: Rishi Sunak will remain in place as the UK’s interim Opposition Leader for over three months after the Conservative Party set out the timetable to elect his successor by November, with…

Iran urges Europe to adopt independent approach for improving bilateral ties

Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that should Europe adopt an independent approach to its foreign policy, its relations with Tehran would improve. He made the remarks on Monday…
Syria, Russia join efforts to rebuild war-damaged historical landmark in Syria: Report

Damascus: Syrian Culture Minister Lubanah Mshaweh and Russian Ambassador Alexander Yefimov met to discuss the ongoing project to rebuild the war-damaged Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, according to state media. Mshaweh stressed…
‘We’re not up against a candidate. We’re up against a machine,’ says Vivek Ramaswamy

Washington: Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy, who had predicted President Joe Biden would not be the Democratic presidential nominee for the November election, has said the country is not running against a candidate…
Another Hindu temple in Canada vandalised, MP calls for action

New Delhi: A Hindu temple in Alberta’s capital Edmonton was vandalised with “hateful graffiti” on Tuesday. This incident adds to the series of attacks that have happened recently on Hindu establishments in…
4.7-magnitude quake jolts Turkey

Istanbul: A 4.7-magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD). The quake, occurring at 5:39 p.m. local time, centred Ezine district, AFAD…
Contest with Trump battle of two contrasting visions: Harris

Washington: Vice-President Kamala Harris on Monday kicked off her presidential campaign, saying of her Republican rival that “I know Donald Trump’s type” from dealing with cheats, fraudsters and abusers of women in…
Amid arrest reports, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan shares video from Dubai

Amid reports over his arrest in Dubai, renowned singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on his official Instagram page shared a video dismissing all claims as baseless. Pakistani media house, Geo TV, claimed…
UAE: 3 Bangladeshis get life term, 54 to be deported for protests

Abu Dhabi: The Federal Court of Appeals in Abu Dhabi has sentenced 57 Bangladeshi nationals for protesting against their home government in several streets across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday,…