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Nigerian president Tinubu calls for demonstrations, carnage stop
ABUJA: Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called for the suspension of nationwide protests and an end to "bloodshed" on Sunday after security forces cracked down on rallies over economic hardship.
Thousands of demonstrators began…
Iranian reaction, Hezbollah missile barrage prompt Israeli readiness
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported.
The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a…
Zheng Qinwen wins China’s first Olympic tennis singles gold over Donna Vekic.
PARIS: Zheng Qinwen claimed China’s first tennis singles gold medal in Olympic history by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in the 2024 Paris Games women’s final Saturday.
The 21-year-old Zheng displayed the same powerful serves…
Bangladesh heats up again; Army says no firing
Dhaka: The political impasse continues in Bangladesh with student leaders turning down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer of talks. The Chief of Army Staff (CAS) discussed troop deployment with officers at the Army headquarters and…
Leave today, book any ticket: UK, US advise Lebanon’s people to evacuate
Beirut: The US embassy in Lebanon has urged its citizens to leave the country on "any ticket available" amid escalating fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a potential broader regional conflict. Despite ongoing flight…
‘Short-range projectile’ killed Hamas commander in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that Israel killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh using a "short-range projectile" launched from outside of his accommodation in Tehran.
"This terrorist operation was carried out by…
Landslides in southwest China killed two and left 17 missing.
BEIJING: Landslides in southwest China destroyed homes and caused a highway bridge to collapse on Saturday, killing at least two people and leaving around 17 others missing, authorities said.
State broadcaster CCTV said "local mountain…
Putin’s prisoner swap shows Russia won’t forget its foreign security operatives.
MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin strode along the red carpet between two rows of rifle-toting honor guards and warmly greeted intelligence operatives freed in the biggest prisoner swap with the West since the Cold War.
The Motherland…
6.8-magnitude earthquake hits off Philippines’ Mindanao: USGS
MANILA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage, said the United States Geological Survey.
The shallow quake…
US to send fighter jet and ship to Mideast to enhance military presence.
WASHINGTON: The US will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East and maintain an aircraft carrier in the region, the Pentagon said Friday, beefing up the American military presence to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran…
Harris wins Democratic presidential nomination
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris effectively secured the Democratic party's presidential nomination Friday, confirming her remarkable rise to party standard bearer in November's showdown against Republican Donald Trump.
Harris…
Record rainfall in Lahore floods streets and disrupts life.
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life, officials said, as the death toll from rain-related…
Hamas leader Haniyeh to be buried in Qatar as terrorists prepare
DOHA: Mourners arrived at a Qatari mosque on Friday to farewell Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that deepened fears of wider war.
Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group's political chief,…
Paris mayor celebrates Ukrainian Olympic athletes
PARIS: Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo awarded Ukrainian athletes on Thursday with the Grand Vermeil Medal, the French capital’s highest distinction, as a move of solidarity during the 2024 Olympics.
“I can imagine today both your sadness and…
The US wants India to answer for the Pannu assassination attempt.
WASHINGTON: The United States continues to expect accountability from India concerning the alleged role of an Indian government employee in the failed attempt to assassinate an American citizen on US soil last summer, an official said.…
Singapore jails Indian human rights lawyer for many charges
SINGAPORE: A former Indian-origin Singaporean lawyer, M Ravi was sentenced on Friday to 14 weeks' jail and fined SGD 5,500 (USD 4,120) for his latest string of crimes that involved pushing or injuring strangers and acquaintances - including…
PM Modi holds talks with Vietnamese PM
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held wide-ranging talks with his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Minh Chinh, to further expand the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries.
Chinh arrived in Delhi on…
Russia frees US reporter in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West
Moscow: US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan were released from Russia Thursday, the Turkish government announced, in one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War.
A total of 26 people,…
Israel confirms death of Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Deif in July strike
JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the…
Blinken calls on ‘all parties’ in Middle East to ‘stop escalatory actions’
BlinkenULAANBAATAR: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that…
