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Renowned American writer and activist Jeffery Shaun King and his wife Rai King have converted to Islam on the start of Ramadan. In a live Instagram broadcast shared by Professor Khaled Beydoun shows Shaun and Rai King pronouncing…
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LONDON: Several leading news organisations have withdrawn a photograph issued by Kensington Palace of Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, after post-publication analysis showed it did not meet their editorial standards. The palace issued…
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NEW YORK: The Afghan economy and especially regions affected by the devastating earthquakes in October last year, “are still hurting”, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said, as restrictions on women and girls continue to thwart basic…
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NEW YORK: Top Pakistani diplomat has called on the UN Security Council to join Pakistan in demanding that the Taliban authorities terminate their relationship with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which is responsible for persistent…
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Gulf retail giant AlShaya Group, which owns the rights to operate Starbucks in the Middle East, plans to lay off over 2,000 people as the business suffers from consumer boycotts linked to the Gaza war. The cuts amount to about 4% of…
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WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the country on Tuesday, setting up a historic rematch in November's general election despite low approval ratings for both candidates.…
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NEW YORK: Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to perjury charges for misleading New York state investigators about financial statements that overstated the size of Donald Trump's penthouse.…
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BOSTON: Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged with leaking classified military documents on a social media platform, pleaded guilty to carrying out one of the most serious US national security breaches in…
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WASHINGTON: The United States terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions program and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including the country's president, over their alleged involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse.…
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PARIS: France enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women's rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups. MPs and senators overwhelmingly backed the move, by 780 votes…
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NEW YORK: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the Islamic countries, has called for convening an International Peace Conference on Palestine, aimed at implementing UN resolutions on the restoration of Palestinians’ inalienable rights to…
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LONDON: The United Kingdom government is formulating plans to prohibit the entry of hate preachers holding extremist views from countries including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Indonesia. The government, expressing concern over a perceived…
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RAMALLAH, West Bank: Israeli forces swept into the Palestinians' administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest raid into the city in years. According…
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Indian police have detained three men and are searching for four others accused of attacking two tourists and gang-raping the woman, authorities and the couple said. Police found the couple, who are Spanish citizens, around 11 p.m. local…
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NEW DELHI: The daughter of former Indian external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, is all set to enter the poll fray for the first time ever. Bansuri Swaraj has been declared a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the New Delhi…
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