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Qatar PM urges resilience and unity amid Iran strikes

Qatar PM urges resilience and unity amid Iran strikes **Qatar’s Premier Advocates for Enhanced National Resilience Amidst Regional Instability** Doha, Qatar – In a significant address highlighting the prevailing geopolitical climate, the Prime Minister of Qatar has underscored the... read more »

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Moment US bombs mine-laying ships in Strait of Hormuz as Iran tries to shut...

Moment US bombs mine-laying ships in Strait of Hormuz as Iran tries to shut down oil ### **US Strikes Iranian Naval Assets Amidst Escalating Strait of Hormuz Tensions** **Washington D.C.** – The United States military has released footage depicting a decisive engagement in the strategic Strait of... read more »

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Influencer slammed for 'abandoning dog' while fleeing Dubai with ...

Influencer slammed for 'abandoning dog' while fleeing Dubai with family **Social Media Personality Faces Scrutiny Over Pet’s Departure from Dubai Amidst Security Concerns** A prominent social media personality, Maddy Burciaga, has become the subject of public criticism following... read more »

Stryker cyber attack LIVE: Thousands una...

Stryker cyber attack LIVE: Thousands unable to work after 'Iranian hac...

Stryker cyber attack LIVE: Thousands unable to work after 'Iranian hackers' blackout **Global Medical Technology Firm Stryker Grapples with Widespread Cyber Disruption** A significant cyberattack has crippled the global operations of Stryker, a leading medical technology company, leaving... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Iranians rally to welcome Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader

Iranians rally to welcome Mojtaba Khamenei as new supreme leader **Demonstrations Emerge in Tehran Amidst Speculation on Leadership Transition** Tehran, Iran – Recent days have witnessed... read more »

No middle ground: Israelis back Iran war, despite taking mounting hits

No middle ground: Israelis back Iran war, despite taking mounting hits **Israeli Public Opinion Leans Towards Military Action Amidst Escalating Regional Tensions** A recent survey indicates... read more »

OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Governm...

OpenAI and Google Workers File Amicus Brief in Support of Anthropic Against the US Government ## Tech Titans Rally Behind AI Safety Advocate in Government Dispute **A significant contingent... read more »

Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions

Anthropic Claims Pentagon Feud Could Cost It Billions **AI Firm Faces Significant Financial Repercussions Amidst Government Scrutiny** **San Francisco, CA** – A prominent artificial... read more »

Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform

Nvidia Is Planning to Launch an Open-Source AI Agent Platform ## Nvidia Poised to Unveil Open-Source Framework for AI Agent Development **SANTA CLARA, CA** – In a strategic move signaling a... read more »