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Ilhan Omar denounces Trumps degrading ti...

Ilhan Omar denounces Trumps degrading tirade against US Somali community

Ilhan Omar denounces Trumps degrading tirade against US Somali community ## Omar Calls for Intervention After Trump’s Remarks on Somali Community **Washington D.C.** – Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) has publicly criticized former President Donald Trump following his recent comments... read more »

Sudans RSF has no well-articulated gover...

Sudans RSF has no well-articulated governance strategy

Sudans RSF has no well-articulated governance strategy ## RSF’s Expanding Influence in Sudan Fuels Concerns Over Governance and Economic Control Khartoum – As the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continue to consolidate their territorial gains across Sudan, growing anxieties are emerging... read more »

'Referendum on army in Kashmir': Arvind Kejriwal disagrees with Mr. Bhushan's comment
EU agrees deal to end Russian gas purcha...

EU agrees deal to end Russian gas purchases by 2027

EU agrees deal to end Russian gas purchases by 2027 ## European Union Sets 2027 Target for Complete Russian Gas Independence Brussels – The European Union has reached a consensus agreement to eliminate its reliance on Russian natural gas imports by 2027, marking a significant step towards... read more »

Man, 46, accused of trying to groom mum ...

Man, 46, accused of trying to groom mum to have sex with her 12-year-old da...

Man, 46, accused of trying to groom mum to have sex with her 12-year-old daughter in Philippines ## Australian Man Faces Child Exploitation Charges Following AFP Investigation **Sydney, Australia** – A 46-year-old man is facing serious charges related to alleged child exploitation after being... read more »

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Chinese city, university ban Christmas celebrations

BEIJING: A Chinese city, which earlier saw demolition of portions of churches, has banned Christmas celebrations. Joining the move is a university in Xian, which has asked students not to celebrate... read more »

Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh

At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes... read more »

Pakistan was warned about Peshawar school attack in Aug...

Peshawar: Government departments in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province were warned of an imminent attack on the Army Public School months before the... read more »

Pakistan hangs four prisoners as execution campaign wid...

Pakistan hanged four Islamist militants on Sunday in the second set of executions since the government lifted a moratorium after the Taliban massacred 132... read more »

Pakistan kills top al Qaeda leader in raid

Pakistan’s military said on Saturday it had killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted by the US over a 2009 plot to attack the New York subway... read more »

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Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank arrest raid...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown against Islamist militants and house-to-house... read more »

Militants launch attack on north Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say militants have launched an attack on a Sunni-dominated city north of Baghdad, killing seven members of the security... read more »

Iraq attacks and shelling kill 35

BAGHDAD: Violence across Iraq, including shelling of the conflict-hit city of Fallujah, killed 35 people today, as politicians haggle over forming a new... read more »

Nine Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria

ABUJA: The Nigerian military Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state. “Patrol troops have successfully... read more »

Is Iran jailing Facebook users for anti-govt posts?

TEHRAN: An Iranian court has sentenced eight people to jail terms ranging from seven to 20 years for crimes including anti-regime propaganda posted on... read more »

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Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Kabul – Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal chieftains, notable people and government functionaries opened here Thursday to discuss the security pact known as... read more »

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Islamabad – At least six people were killed when US drones fired missiles at! a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest Hangu district Thursday... read more »

Prachanda loses key election in Kathmandu

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, former prime minister and chairman of the once-powerful Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M),... read more »

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

Kathmandu – Initial results of Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly elections indicate that the country’s traditional political forces like... read more »

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week’s national election, demanded on Thursday that the vote counting be stopped... read more »

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Proposed Controversial 3000-pound ‘security bond’ for...

The controversial 3,000-pound “security bond” for some “high-risk” foreign visitors to the U.K., including those from India, is to be scrapped, the Home Office has confirmed. The scheme,... read more »

Brazil, Germany submit anti-spy resolution to UN

Brazil, Germany submit anti-spy resolution to UN

An anti-spying draft resolution written by Germany and Brazil has been submitted to the United Nations amid the US surveillance scandal. The draft... read more »

Snowden free to cooperate with Germany: Kremlin

Snowden free to cooperate with Germany: Kremlin

Moscow – Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden is free to cooperate with Germany on reports of the alleged US tapping of Chancellor Angela... read more »

New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identif...

New Oz burqa law makes lifting veil for women’s identification by police mandatory

Sydney – A new law has been reportedly introduced by the West Australian state parliament that would require Muslim women to remove their burqa or niqab... read more »

‘Europe’s spies work together on mass surve...

'Europe's spies work together on mass surveillance'

London – Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of Internet and phone traffic comparable to programs run by their... read more »

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U.S. spied on Netherlands from 1946 to 1968: Snowden documents

For Edward Snowden, no clemency: Top US lawmakers

Washington – Senior American lawmakers said today that intelligence leaker Edward Snowden should not be given clemency by the United States following his disclosures of widespread government... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

London – US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly arrived in the Middle East to repair ties with the nation’s long-standing... read more »

1 killed, 2 wounded in Los Angeles Airport shooting

1 killed, 2 wounded in Los Angeles Airport shooting

Washington – A gunman shot and killed a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker at Los Angeles International Airport Friday before himself... read more »

Obama `never considered` replacing Biden with Clinton

Obama `never considered` replacing Biden with Clinton

Washington – President Barack Obama had “never considered” replacing Vice President Joe Biden with Hillary Clinton during 2012 election... read more »

Obama, Maliki discuss counter measures for `more active...

Obama, Maliki discuss counter measures for `more active' al-Qaeda in Iraq

London – President Barack Obama has spoken to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki on his visit to Washington on counter measures for a “more... read more »

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Trump says Israel must seek strong and true dialogue with Syria

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