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Turkey’s opposition thumps Erdogan in local elections
ISTANBUL: Turks dealt President Tayyip Erdogan and his party their biggest electoral blow on Sunday in a nationwide local vote that reasserted the opposition as a political force and reinforced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as the…
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Niagara region declares state of emergency ahead of rare eclipse
TORONTO: Canada's Niagara region has proactively declared a state of emergency ahead of a rare total solar eclipse on April 8 that is expected to gather massive crowds to areas in and around the region's popular waterfalls with around a…
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World court orders Israel to ensure food supplies in Gaza
THE HAGUE: Judges at the International Court of Justice unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza.
The ICJ said the…
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F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine, warns Putin
MOSCOW: Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot down by Russian forces, President Vladimir Putin…
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Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become Asia’s billionaire capital
Mumbai has overtaken Beijing and is now the Asian capital with the most number of billionaires, according to Hurun Research Institute’s global rich list.
This is the first time that India’s most populous city has taken the top spot in…
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Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis: Interpol
SINGAPORE: Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up to $3 trillion a year, the head of Interpol said.…
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One billion meals go to waste every day: UN report
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth of food is thrown away.
The UN Environment…
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Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel
DUBLIN: Ireland will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin's concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since October 7.
Announcing the move, Foreign Minister Micheal Martin…
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UN expert receives threats after accusing Israel of genocide
GENEVA: A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said she had received threats throughout her mandate.…
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Former US Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82
NEW YORK: Former US senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family said.
"His beloved wife, Hadassah, and members of…
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McDonald’s closes all outlets in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO: McDonald's has ended an agreement with its local partner in Sri Lanka and all 12 outlets in the country have been closed.
"The parent company decided to terminate the agreement with the franchisee due to standard issues," said…
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Israel strikes north and south of Gaza, dozens killed
GAZA: Israeli air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip overnight, hitting the area around Al Shifa hospital in the north and Rafah on the southern edge where more than a million people have sought…
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Baltimore’s bridge collapses after ship collision
Baltimore's 1.6-mile (2.57 km) Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed and vehicles plunged into the river early on Tuesday after a ship collided into a support pylon, officials said, and rescuers were searching the water for survivors.
A…
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More than 100 kidnapped Nigerian students arrive back in Kaduna
KADUNA: Wrapped in orange headscarves and blue school uniforms, over 100 Nigerian students and staff who were kidnapped this month arrived at the local government building in the country's north on Monday, a day after they were freed by the…
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UN Security Council demands immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains
NEW YORK: United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Monday demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after the United States abstained from the vote, sparking a spat with its ally Israel.
The remaining 14 council…
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