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Back to homepageGantz’s team call off unity govt talks with Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: The party of Israel’s ex-military chief Benny Gantz yesterday pulled out of planned talks on forming a unity government with main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following deadlocked elections. Representatives of the centrist Blue and White alliance were set
Read MoreN Korea fires short-range projectiles toward East Sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired unidentified short-range projectiles toward the East Sea today, ahead of the envisioned resumption of the stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States (US), Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korea’s military. The projectiles were launched
Read MoreImpeachment probe intensifies as Trump rages about inquiry
WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives’ impeachment probe into President Donald Trump intensified on Monday, as Trump raged about the inquiry and news reports suggested he had used additional diplomatic channels to go after his adversaries. Three House committees said
Read MoreChild abuse: Couple detained for allegedly causing a child’s death
KLANG: Couple detained for allegedly causing the death of a child, as well as injuring three other children. According to South Klang police chief ACP Shamsul Amar Ramli the police were alerted of a four-year-old girl who died at her
Read MoreHong Kong protests: Police shoot teen protester
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police shot a teenage protester yesterday, the first to be hit by live ammunition in almost four months of unrest in the Chinese-ruled city, amid violent clashes on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the
Read MoreNine-year-old among nearly 150 children held in Indian Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Police in Indian Kashmir have detained 144 children, including a nine-year-old, since early August when the government revoked the disputed region’s special status and imposed a lockdown, according to a court-appointed committee’s report. But all those arrested and
Read MorePM Johnson to unveil final Brexit offer to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson today will unveil his final Brexit offer to the European Union and make clear that if Brussels does not engage with the proposal, Britain will not negotiate further and will leave on Oct 31. In his
Read MoreFloodlights go dark at Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in Karachi
Floodlights stopped working and went completely dark at Sri Lanka vs Pakistan match in Karachi, leaving netizens in splits. It was an occasion to be remembered for all Pakistani cricket fans as the country celebrated the return of One Day
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