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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to arrive in Israel today
Tel Aviv: Following the recent high-profile visits by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan to Israel, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will arrive here on…
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Blood supplies running low in China due to a spike in respiratory illnesses
Beijing: China is facing a shortage of blood — a problem blamed on the current spike in respiratory illness, the cold snap and a fall in the number of donors, the media…
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12 shot dead in Mexico Christmas party
Mexico City: At least 12 people were shot dead during a Christmas party in the municipality of Salvatierra of Guanajuato state, Mexico, authorities have said. The bloodshed occurred on Sunday during a…
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Documents ‘expose’ J Carter’s covert support for Afghan jihad in 1979
Newly declassified documents show how former US President Jimmy Carter authorized ‘lethal military aid’ to Afghan mujahideen against the Soviets, including allowing for the ‘training’ of the’mujahideen’ if need be through a…
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Trump tells rally immigrants are ‘poisoning the blood of our country’: Report
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump, just weeks after using the fascist terminology “vermin” to describe sections of American society he dislikes, again declared at a New Hampshire rally that immigrants are…
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Migration threatens to ‘overwhelm’ Europe nations: Rishi Sunak
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said “enemies” want to use migration as a “weapon” to deliberately drive people to their shores to ‘destabilise the society’. In one of his strongest…
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Wealthy, white men have exclusive access to OpenAI’s tech: Report
San Francisco: Sam Altman-run OpenAI has come under fire for a ‘glaring lack of diversity’ and its new board now consists of just three white men, triggering debate over OpenAI’s mission to…
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Ayodhya Ram mandir: Hindu Americans hold car rally in Washington
Washington: Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month, members of the Hindu American community have kicked off the month-long celebrations to commemorate the event by organising a…
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Pakistan’s Lahore receives first artificial rain to combat smog
Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities, received its first artificial rain on Saturday, December 16, following an experiment conducted by Pakistan’s Punjab government with the help of the UAE to…
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India, Oman adopt vision document to expand bilateral ties
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday, December 16, firmed up a vision document to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in around 10 key areas and…