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- World
Half a million UK workers strike over pay amid high inflation
London: Up to half a million teachers, university staff, train drivers and civil servants in the UK went on a strike in the largest coordinated action for years amid high inflation and…
- World
UK PM Rishi Sunak uses troops to tackle Christmas strikes
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday hit out at trade unions for causing misery for millions with “particularly cruelly timed” strikes over the Christmas holiday period as the government announced…
- World
Ukraine hit by 8th wave of Russian strikes
Kiev: Ukraine has been hit by the latest barrage of Russian missiles, marking the eighth time since the strikes first began on October 10. In his nightly video address to the nation,…
- World
Strikes over price hike paralyse Greece
Athens: Thousands of protesters staged a 24-hour general strike in Athens and other major cities across Greece, calling on the government to cope with inflation. The strikes on Wednesday, organised by the…
- World
US strongly condemns Russian missile strikes across Ukraine: Biden
Washington: US President Joe Biden said that that Washington “strongly condemns” Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, including at the centre of Kiev, adding that they once again demonstrated the “utter brutality of…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Syria’s Aleppo int’l airport
Damascus: An Israeli missile strike hit the international airport of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, causing material damage, a Syrian military statement said. Local news websites on Wednesday said the missiles came from…
- World
New fighting strikes Ukraine, but nuclear power plant still in focus
Moscow/Kiev: Fresh fightings were reported from east Ukraine, but the world’s attention remained focused on the fate of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Fears about the state of the nuclear plant, set…
- World
Texas Gun Law: Judge strikes down ban on adults below 21
Texas [US]: A Texas Judge in Fort Worth struck down a Texas law on Thursday that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying a handgun outside the home, on the grounds that the…
- World
Russia rules out any threat to Ukrainian civilians during military action
Moscow: Russia has ruled out any threat to Ukrainian civilians as it carries out military operations in the country, local media reported. The Russian Defence Ministry has clarified that the Russian army…
