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France bans protests in major cities after worst street violence in years as govt brace for fresh demonstrations
PARIS, Oct 23 — French authorities yesterday imposed bans or restrictions on fresh protests springing up in the wake of demonstrations last weekend that degenerated into the country’s worst street violence in years. President Emmanuel Macron said after chairing a
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Meta ordered to pay US$25b over Facebook user deception in Cambridge Analytica case
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22 — A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay US$25 billion (RM102 billion) to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related
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Trump envoy draws criticism for calling Putin ‘humanitarian’
WASHINGTON, Oct 22 — US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff faced criticism Wednesday for calling Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” despite the Russian leader’s brutal war in Ukraine. Witkoff made the comments as he met Putin in Saint Petersburg
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Paris bans protests as Macron accuses Trump of using unrest for US election gains
PARIS, Oct 22 — Police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday, as France braced for more demonstrations just days after student and other rallies degenerated into some of the worst street unrest in years. Wednesday’s announcement came after
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King Charles praises Oman’s Middle East diplomacy during historic UK state visit
LONDON, Oct 21 — King Charles III praised Oman’s peacemaking attempts in the Middle East yesterday as Sultan Haitham bin Tariq began the first state visit by an Omani ruler to the UK in nearly half a century. Hailing longstanding
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Seven Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza despite ceasefire
GAZA CITY, Oct 21 — Israeli strikes on separate locations in the Gaza Strip killed seven Palestinians yesterday, according to the territory’s civil defence rescue service and several hospitals. Two men were killed in Israeli strikes in the town of
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Africa’s Ebola outbreak widens with first Nigeria case, ninth in Kenya
LAGOS, Oct 21 — Nigeria said yesterday it had recorded its first Ebola case of Africa’s latest outbreak, as Kenya declared its ninth case, prompting a regional health official to warn of “an extremely serious threat”. The case in Nigeria,
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US restores intelligence warnings to Ukraine following ‘very productive’ Oslo talks
OSLO, Oct 21 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the United States hailed “very productive” talks in Oslo yesterday amid efforts to draw a line under a bitter feud between Kyiv’s leader and US President Donald Trump over the war
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French PM vows ‘massive’ police deployment for new demonstrations
PARIS, Oct 21 — French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu yesterday vowed a “massive” police presence at fresh protests called for the coming weekend, as he faced criticism over the handling of recent street violence. The eurozone’s second-largest economy was rocked
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Skies shut down: Indonesia’s haze chaos grounds 2,600 flights since Aug, Singapore routes hit hard
JAKARTA, Oct 20 — Indonesia’s prolonged haze from forest and land fires has taken a toll on air travel, disrupting 2,604 domestic flights since August and forcing the cancellation of 14 international services. Civil Aviation Director-General Lukman F. Laisa said
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