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CAIRO: The United States and Saudi Arabia have made "good progress" in talks on normalizing ties between the kingdom and Israel, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said without providing a timeline for concluding a deal. "I believe we…
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NEW DELHI: India's financial crime agency arrested chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in connection with graft allegations relating to the city's liquor policy, a setback for the opposition ahead of elections. The arrest…
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DUBLIN: Leo Varadkar announced on Wednesday he was stepping down as Ireland's prime minister in a surprise move, saying the country's coalition government would stand a better chance of reelection under another leader. Varadkar's Fine…
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NEW YORK: Famine is imminent and likely to occur by May in northern Gaza and could spread across the enclave by July, a UN-backed report said, after more than five months of war which have shattered the Palestinian territory and cut off…
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CAIRO: The European Union announced a 7.4 billion euro ($8.1 billion) funding package and an upgraded relationship with Egypt, part of a push to stem migrant flows to Europe. The agreement lifts the EU's relationship with Egypt…
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NEW DELHI: India's "lottery king", accused by the authorities of fraud and money laundering, and his company has emerged as the nation's top political donor under an opaque funding system partially opened to scrutiny. Santiago Martin's…
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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's election on Sunday, cementing his already tight grip on power in a victory he said showed Moscow had been right to stand up to the West and send its troops into…
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LOS ANGELES: American rapper and producer, Lil Jon, adopted Islam at a mosque located in California. Jon on Friday visited the King Fahad Mosque in Culver, City, Los Angeles and publicly announced his conversion to Islam in front of a…
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CAIRO: Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the United States which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. Hamas said…
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John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company's production issues, was found dead of an apparent suicide, according to authorities in South Carolina. Barnett had worked at Boeing for 32 years…
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WASHINGTON: The US government and the United Nations expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law in India, with the UN calling the legislation "fundamentally discriminatory in nature." Rights advocates have…
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WASHINGTON: The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden's administration said, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in…
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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin warned the West that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the US sent troops to Ukraine, it would be considered a significant escalation of the conflict. Putin, speaking just days…
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KINGSTON: Haiti's unelected prime minister, Ariel Henry, will step down once a transition council and temporary replacement have been appointed, after leading the Caribbean country since the 2021 assassination of its last president.…
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NEW DELHI: The Indian government has announced rules to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government. Sporadic protests erupted…
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