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Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race...

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Becomes First Muslim US Senator

Abdul El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Race, Becomes First Muslim American Elected to the US Senate DETROIT, November 4, 2026 — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s closely watched US Senate election, defeating Republican challenger Mike Rogers in a historic victory that marks a... read more »

Mum, 48, and daughter, 20, killed in �...

Mum, 48, and daughter, 20, killed in 'grizzly bear attack' while ...

Mum, 48, and daughter, 20, killed in 'grizzly bear attack' while on 'casual walk' in Canada ## Double Tragedy in Bella Coola: Mother and Daughter Lost in Suspected Wildlife Encounter **Bella Coola, British Columbia** – A serene afternoon walk in the rugged beauty of Bella... read more »

Security guard killed by plane propeller...

Security guard killed by plane propeller seconds after stepping off flight ...

Security guard killed by plane propeller seconds after stepping off flight in Somalia **Tragic Incident Claims Security Officer’s Life at Somali Airport** **Mogadishu, Somalia** – A routine disembarkation turned into a devastating tragedy at a Somali airport yesterday when a security... read more »

Kellogg's removes rice from Rice Kr...

Kellogg's removes rice from Rice Krispies as El Nio wreaks havoc on As...

Kellogg's removes rice from Rice Krispies as El Nio wreaks havoc on Asia weather ## Cereal Giant Adapts Iconic Brands Amidst Rice Supply Disruptions **Global food manufacturer Kellogg’s has announced significant adjustments to the formulations of two of its most popular breakfast cereals,... read more »

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Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the weekend. “The... read more »

Suicide attack toll at least 50: Afghan official

KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says the death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a volleyball tournament has risen to at least 50, with more... read more »

Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the... read more »

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medical w...

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a... read more »

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Middle East

Saudi fears rise over mystery virus

A mystery virus known as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers) has claimed an increasing number of lives in Saudi Arabia, where it has spread to at least five cities. There is no known cure and... read more »

Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital,... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012,... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a few yea...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a conference... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors... read more »

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South Asia

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: President Rajapaksa

Manmohan Singh’s letter to me does not address Tamil issue: Presi...

Colombo – President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka on Thursday said Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s letter to him  has not addressed the issue of alleged human rights violations... read more »

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels:...

United Nations – A new survey found that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year, with a 36 percent increase... read more »

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Islamabad – The killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani has fuelled talks of a rift between Pakistan’s spy agency... read more »

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to lea...

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban... read more »

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakist...

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Gurgaon – In strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders here,... read more »

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Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Germany steps up attacks on US over spying

Berlin – Germany Sunday toughened the tone of its response to allegations that US intelligence agencies spied on Chancellor Angela Merkel, warning Washington that diplomats and embassies on... read more »

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader Tito

Serbia state funeral for widow of Yugoslav leader ...

The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito has been honoured in a state funeral in the Serbian capital. Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure... read more »

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Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go 'too far'

Kerry admits some US surveillance operations go ‘too far...

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry has admitted that some US surveillance actions went “too far” after Washington came under intensified criticism abroad, especially from... read more »

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

US secretary of state to visit Egypt Sunday

Cairo – US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt Sunday for the first time since the ouster of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in... read more »

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop...

Snowden seeks international help to persuade US to drop espionage charges against him

Wellington – NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has reportedly sought international help in a bid to persuade the US to drop its espionage charges leveled... read more »

Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer signs ‘Don’t To...

Strauss-Kahn's lawyer signs 'Don't Touch My Whore' petition

Washington – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s lawyer has signed the petition titled “Don’t Touch My Whore,” which... read more »

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

Washington – The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around the... read more »

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Trump leans into Islamophobia and conspiracy in last-ditch campaign rallies Trump attacks Muslim politicians Abdul El-Sayed and Ilhan Omar in his two last rallies on the campaign... read more »

Bulgaria has its first elected female president

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Riots spread to Germany with shops looted after Halloween protests spiral out of control in night of chaos Rioters smashed their way into shops, threw Molotov cocktails at police and set... read more »

'King Charles walking tightrope as Burnham leaves Buckingham Palace in deeply uncomfo...

'King Charles walking tightrope as Burnham leaves Buckingham Palace in deeply uncomfortable position' OPINION: With brief warning and what appears to be a great lack of... read more »

Zelensky says Putin is 'losing the war' as Russian oil ...

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