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Jihadist rocket fire kills 12 civilians in Syria
Rocket fire has killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in northwestern Syria, state news agency SANA has said blaming former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham for the attack. SANA said 15 people were also wounded late Sunday in the
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Saudi backs down from beheading Shiite man arrested as juvenile
NEW YORK: A young man from Saudi Arabia’s minority Shiite Muslim community arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters yesterday following reports of his pending execution.
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Syed Saddiq: Dr M given the honour to speak at Oxford Union and Cambridge Union
LONDON: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is probably the only world leader given the honour to speak at both the Oxford Union and Cambridge Union forums, said Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman. Mahathir who had addressed
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Saudi crown prince lashes out at Iran over tanker attacks
RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused arch-rival Iran of attacks on oil tankers in a vital Gulf shipping channel, adding he ‘won’t hesitate’ to tackle any threats to the kingdom. Two tankers were struck by explosions on Thursday
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Key suspects of Sri Lanka Easter bombings arrested, extradited
PARIS: International police agency Interpol on Friday announced the arrest of “one of the alleged ringleaders” of suicide bombings, which rocked hotels and churches across Sri Lanka two months ago. Following the publication of an Interpol Red Notice, which is
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Hong Kong’s divisive extradition bill suspended
Hong Kong’s embattled leader on Saturday said a divisive bill that would allow extraditions to China would be “suspended” in a major climbdown from her government after a week of unprecedented protests. The city’s pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam has come
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Trump harpooned for Prince of Whales error
President Donald Trump’s erratic spelling habits on Twitter spouted again Thursday when he wrote about having recently met with the “Prince of Whales.” That would be Charles, prince of Wales, whom he met last week at World War II commemorations
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Ronaldo served with papers in US rape lawsuit
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has been served with court papers related to a rape lawsuit in the United States, according to documents filed by his lawyers on Friday. Five-time world player of the year Ronaldo is accused of rape by
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Swiss women strike for equal pay in sea of purple
Several hundred thousand purple-clad protesters blowing whistles, banging pots and pans and brandishing feminist slogans filled the streets of Swiss towns and cities on Friday, as women across the country went on strike for equal pay. “I love badass women”
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Cuba Gooding Jr charged for molest
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, and sex abuse in the third degree relating to an alleged groping incident in New York City last weekend. Gooding voluntarily surrendered to the NYPD for questioning on Thursday
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