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Calls for probe after killing of civilians reported in northwest Pakistan
At least 24 people, including children, have been killed in explosions in a remote area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in…
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Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah freed after Sisi pardon
Prominent Egyptian-British human rights activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah has been freed after spending most of the past 12 years in…
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Trump urges pregnant women to avoid Tylenol over unproven autism risk
United States President Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, the brand name for paracetamol, over the painkiller’s…
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H-1B fee hike: Who’s gaining from these visas – Indian IT or US firms?
United States President Donald Trump on Friday dramatically ramped up the application fee for companies hiring employees on H-1B worker…
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Joy to worry: Palestinians react to the recognition of their statehood
When the headlines started dropping that Canada, then the United Kingdom, then Australia, then Portugal, then France had formally recognised…
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For China, TikTok becomes bargaining chip amid tensions with US
China railed for years against the United States’s bid to force the sale of TikTok, once accusing Washington of demonstrating…
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Zelenskyy expects US to impose strong sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expects the United States to impose strong sanctions on Russia, he said on Saturday, a day…
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Western bids to recognise a Palestinian state put Israel first
In April last year, I wrote that, given the genocide it is committing in Gaza, its violent occupation of the…
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Portugal to recognise a Palestinian state
Portugal has joined Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom in announcing plans to recognise a Palestinian state. In a…
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What are the GCC’s air defence capabilities?
The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Joint Defence Council held an emergency session in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, to discuss urgent…
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