February 23, 2025
International

As US politicians visit Taiwan, China conducts new drills

China announced new military manoeuvres surrounding Taiwan on Monday, as a team of visiting US politicians met with the island’s leader following a previous trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heightened fears of violence. The secret two-day trip came as Beijing launched warships, missiles, and fighter jets into the waters and skies surrounding Taiwan, a […]

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International

At least 41 people were killed in an Egyptian church fire triggered by an electrical problem

On Sunday, at least 41 people were murdered and 45 were injured in a fire caused by an electrical problem at a Coptic Christian church in the Egyptian city of Giza. The fire broke out just before 9 a.m., when 5,000 people had gathered for Mass at the Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba neighbourhood, […]

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International

Jerusalem bus shooting leaves eight people injured; suspect is in custody

JERUSALEM: Israeli police detained a suspect on Sunday in connection with an early-morning shooting rampage that injured eight people, including a pregnant woman and several US citizens, on a bus just outside Jerusalem’s Old City. Police spokesman Kan Eli Levy declared on Israeli public radio following the violent attack close to the Western Wall, the […]

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International

The women were compelled to work in Afghanistan during Taliban rule

HERAT AFGHANISTAN : Since taking power a year ago, the Taliban have forced Afghan women out of society by placing strangling limitations on their ability to work, travel, and dress. There is rarely a woman in the nation who has not experienced the loss of a male relative in one or more conflicts, and many […]

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International

As hundreds of students return to school, Taliban soldiers trade their weapons for books

KABUL: Gul Agha Jalali used to stay up late planting bombs in the hopes of hitting a soldier for the Afghan government or, even better, a foreign serviceman.The 23-year-old Taliban member is currently enrolled in a computer science course and is learning English in Kabul, the country’s capital. “We needed bombs, mortars, and firearms while […]

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International

After the “success” at COVID-19, North Korea lifts the mask requirement

SEOUL: Days after leader Kim Jong Un declared “success” over COVID-19, official media reported that North Korea had lifted a mask requirement and eased other viral restrictions. Following Pyongyang’s earlier this week charge of Seoul for the COVID-19 outbreak in the North and vow to “wipe out” the South Korean government if necessary, the proclamation […]

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International

Near the Vatican, a collapsed tunnel captures a suspected bank thief

ROME: According to authorities, an Italian guy who was stuck in a collapsed tunnel near the Vatican and had to be rescued was thought to be a member of a gang that was tunnelling its way to a neighbouring bank. Firefighters had to spend eight hours digging him out of a road in Rome’s west […]

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International

Who was Salman Rushdie attacked by?

Author Salman Rushdie was stabbed on stage in western New York on Friday; the culprit in the crime has been identified as a 24-year-old Fairview, New Jersey man.Police identified the attacker as 24-year-old Hadi Matar in a news release that was released some hours after the assault on the author of Indian descent. According to […]

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International

‘Top secret’ papers found during search of Trump residence

WASHINGTON: According to documents released on Friday in an investigation into probable violations of the US Espionage Act, FBI agents found records marked “top secret” while searching former president Donald Trump’s Florida resort. A Florida judge released the search warrant and supporting documents, revealing that agents carried away a sizable number of artefacts from the […]

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International Weather

Rains may fall in the UAE until August 17

DUBAI: Showers are predicted to come and go in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 14 (Sunday) through August 17. (Wednesday).”The country is afflicted by a low-pressure system from the east, with chances of rain on the eastern and southern areas forecast from August 14 to 17,” the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management […]

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