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Iran war live: Trump backs down on 'full scale' attack as Tehran ...

Iran war live: Trump backs down on 'full scale' attack as Tehran hits back **Regional Diplomacy Prevails as US Restrains Military Action Against Iran** In a significant diplomatic development, the United States has reportedly scaled back immediate plans for a full-scale military response... read more »

Russian papers roast Trump over bizarre ...

Russian papers roast Trump over bizarre Truth posts 'Grandpa who won&#...

Russian papers roast Trump over bizarre Truth posts 'Grandpa who won't grow up' **Kremlin Media Critiques Trump’s Digital Discourse as Immature and Unpresidential** Russian state-affiliated media outlets have launched a pointed critique of former U.S. President Donald... read more »

Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem,...

Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy

Somaliland to open embassy in Jerusalem, Israel in Hargeisa: Envoy ## Somaliland and Israel Forge Diplomatic Ties with Planned Embassy Openings **Hargeisa, Somaliland –** In a significant development signaling deepening bilateral relations, Somaliland has announced its intention to establish an... read more »

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Trump backs Ken Paxton in crucial Texas ...

Trump backs Ken Paxton in crucial Texas Republican Senate run-off

Trump backs Ken Paxton in crucial Texas Republican Senate run-off **Texas Senate Race Heats Up as Trump Endorses Paxton Amidst Tightening Contest** The Republican primary race for the Texas Senate seat is reaching a critical juncture, with former President Donald Trump officially endorsing Attorney... read more »

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9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes

9 killed, 51 wounded in Benghazi clashes

TRIPOLI – At least nine people were killed and 51 others wounded in the heavy clashes that erupted on Monday in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi between the Libyan army and the Salafi... read more »

Britain, US to continue supporting Libya

Britain, US to continue supporting Libya

London – British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that their countries would continue efforts... read more »

Egypt orders Turkish ambassador to leave

Egypt orders Turkish ambassador to leave

Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been considered persona non grata and will be ordered to leave the country because of Turkey’s continued “interference”... read more »

26 killed in South Africa road accidents

26 killed in South Africa road accidents

Cape Town – At least 26 people were killed in two separate road accidents in South Africa Friday, authorities said. At least 15 people were killed and... read more »

Suspect charged over Kenya mall massacre rejects killin...

Suspect charged over Kenya mall massacre rejects killing

Nairobi – One of four men facing trial in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre in September fiercely denied the charges in court today,... read more »

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Asia

Hurriyat leaders released hours after house arrest

Just hours after they were placed under house arrest, Kashmiri separatist leaders were on Thursday released by authorities in Srinagar indicating a confused response to their proposed meeting with... read more »

Sri Lanka votes as Rajapaksa eyes comeback

Sri Lankans began voting on Monday in parliamentary polls with former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as prime minister... read more »

Death toll in Pakistan’s Attock suicide attack rises to...

The death toll in a brazen suicide attack that killed Pakistan’s Punjab province Home Minister at his ancestral home in Attock district on Monday rose to... read more »

Two arrested over Bangladesh blogger Niloy Neel killing

Bangladesh police say they have arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the killing of atheist blogger Niloy Neel. The two men were... read more »

Pakistan to hang Peshawar school massacre plotters

ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan’s worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General... read more »

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China

China has 1.22 bn cellphone users

China has 1.22 bn cellphone users!

Beijing – The number of cellphone users in China reached 1.22 billion till October end, the Chinese government has revealed. According to the Chinese ministry of industry and information... read more »

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

China appoints spokesmen to boost military transpa...

Beijing –  China has appointed spokesmen for its seven military branches in a bid to boost up the country’s military transparency. The... read more »

First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to quit

First Chinese-American US ambassador to China to quit

Beijing – US Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Wednesday he will step down from his position early next year to rejoin his family. “When I met... read more »

10 killed in Beijing blaze

China urges personnel's safety in South Sudan

Beijing – At least 10 people were killed in Beijing when a fire engulfed a storehouse Tuesday, police said. The incident, which occurred in the capital... read more »

Easing one-child policy no big deal: Chinese official

Easing one-child policy no big deal: Chinese official

Beijing – A senior official from China’s family planning authority said Saturday that easing the one-child policy will n! ot put much pressure on... read more »

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Middle East

Life under ISIS: Captured teenage girl tells story of horrendous ...

A Yazidi girl captured by ISIS has revealed the extreme abuse she suffers as a sex slave at the hands of Islamic State (IS) extremists. Only 17 years old, Mayat, (not her real name) was kidnapped by... read more »

Gaza official: Israel Navy arrests Gaza fishermen

An official in the Gaza Strip says the Israeli Navy has arrested four Palestinian fishermen and seized their boat in one of the first instances of... read more »

Egypt ex-President Morsi charged over Qatar files leak

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says. Relations between... read more »

50 days of war leave Israelis and Palestinians only mor...

JERUSALEM: Only time will tell whether Israel will maintain the quiet it so desperately sought during 50 days of war with Palestinian militants in the Gaza... read more »

IS struggling to control its new-found oil riches: Expe...

DUBAI: Though the dreaded Islamic State is earning over $3 million daily by producing about 80,000 barrels of oil in Iraq and Syria, experts say the group is... read more »

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South Asia

Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contesting elections

Bangladesh: Does it really matter that Khaleda Zia is not contest...

Dhaka – December 2, 2013 was the last date for the filing of nominations for the tenth parliamentary elections being held on January 5, 2014. The BNP, which had declared its intention of not... read more »

Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Don’t talk of war with India: Pakistani dail...

Islamabad – With tension along the Indian border abating, “all talks of war” should! be avoided, said a Pakistani daily... read more »

Nelson Mandela’s funeral to be held Dec 15

Mukherjee, 52 other leaders to attend Mandela-linked memorial events

Johannesburg – The South African government announced Fri! day that the country’s former president Nelson Mandela’s funeral will be held Dec... read more »

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal government... read more »

Pak’s new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence o...

Pak's new army chief Gen Raheel has no presence on Facebook, Twitter

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif does not maintain any account on Facebook and Twitter. Director General... read more »

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Europe

Berlusconi’s girlfriend appeals to Pope Francis to salvage his name

Berlusconi’s girlfriend appeals to Pope Francis to salvage his na...

London – Silvio Berlusconi’s girlfriend has requested Pope Francis to grant her an audience so she can fight to clear the expelled senator’s name. Francesca Pascale stated that the move... read more »

Oz sticks to stand on China’s disputed air defence zone despite Beijing criticism

Oz sticks to stand on China’s disputed air defence...

Sydney – Australia has stood by its criticism of China’s decision to impose an air-defence zone in the East China Sea without... read more »

Italy’s senate expels Silvio Berlusconi over tax ...

Italy's senate expels Silvio Berlusconi over tax fraud

London – The Italian Senate has voted to expel former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from parliament over his conviction for tax fraud. According to... read more »

Princess Diana’s `fairy-tale` dress set to fetch 80,000...

Princess Diana’s `fairy-tale` dress set to fetch 80,000 pounds at auction

Melbourne – Princess Diana’s “most ornate and romantic” ball gown is all set to go under the hammer and is expected to fetch around 80,000... read more »

Pope Francis says Church won’t be `progressive` in allo...

Pope Francis sets up Vatican committee to fight child sex abuse

Washington – Pope Francis has reportedly said that the Catholic Church will not be ‘progressive’ to abandon its views about the morality of... read more »

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North America

Obama names acting Pentagon deputy chief

Obama names acting Pentagon deputy chief

Washington – US President Barack Obama has named Christine Fox, the former chief programme and budget analyst with the department of defence, to serve as Pentagon’s acting deputy... read more »

US condemns shelling of Russian embassy in Damascus

US condemns shelling of Russian embassy in Damascu...

Washington – The Obama administration has denounced the shelling of the Russian embassy Thursday in the Syrian capital of Damascus, calling for... read more »

U.S. plans to destroy Syrian chemical weapons at sea

Syrian chemical weapons disposal plan to be released next week: UN

Washington – The United States is planning to destroy some of Syria’s deadliest chemical weapons in international waters aboard a government-owned... read more »

NSA snooped on porn habits of Islamist radicals to disc...

NSA snooped on porn habits of Islamist radicals to discredit them: Report

Washington – The documents revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have reportedly indicated that the US’ spy agency allegedly spied on the porn... read more »

Obama calls Saudi king over Iran: White House

Obama calls Saudi king over Iran: White House

Washington – US President Barack Obama Wednesday called King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to discuss the negotiations over Iranian... read more »

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West Bengal Policereopens59 cases linked to 2021 post-poll violence, registers 181 fresh F...

West Bengal Policereopens59 cases linked to 2021 post-poll violence, registers 181 fresh FIRs **West Bengal Authorities Revive Post-Poll Violence Investigations, Initiate New... read more »

Im a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code?

Im a Normie. Can Normies Really Vibe Code? ## Democratizing Development: Exploring the Potential of Accessible Coding Tools **A recent exploration into the burgeoning landscape of... read more »

Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI

Elon Musk Loses Landmark Lawsuit Against OpenAI The nine-member panel took only two hours to return a verdict in favor of OpenAI on Monday, which the judge quickly adopted as her own final... read more »

US says China to buy billions in agricultural goods after Trump-Xi talks

US says China to buy billions in agricultural goods after Trump-Xi talks China will buy 'at least' $17bn worth of US agricultural goods annually, the White House says. This... read more »

My husband is twice my age at 80 but we don't care and we�...

My husband is twice my age at 80 but we don't care and we're having a baby ## Love Transcends Decades: Couple Defies Age Doubts Amidst Joyful Expectation **London, UK** – In a world often... read more »

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