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Giuffre family urges UKs King Charles to meet Epstein survivors in US

Giuffre family urges UKs King Charles to meet Epstein survivors in US ## Advocates Call for Royal Engagement with Epstein Survivors **London, UK** – A poignant appeal has been directed towards His Majesty King Charles III, urging him to engage directly with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s... read more »

Lewandowski claims late La Liga win for ...

Lewandowski claims late La Liga win for Barcelona at Atletico

Lewandowski claims late La Liga win for Barcelona at Atletico ## Barcelona Secures Crucial Victory, Extends La Liga Lead **Madrid, Spain –** FC Barcelona has significantly bolstered their La Liga title aspirations, securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over rivals Atletico Madrid on Sunday evening.... read more »

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons...

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons Ibrahimi Mosque

Israeli measures tighten grip on Hebrons Ibrahimi Mosque **Heightened Security Measures at Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque Draw Scrutiny** Hebron, West Bank – The Ibrahimi Mosque, a sacred site revered by both Muslims and Jews, has become the focal point of increasingly stringent Israeli security... read more »

Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year pa...

Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring about 15 people

Car slams into Louisiana Lao New Year parade, injuring about 15 people ## Vehicle Collides With New Year’s Celebration in Louisiana, Injuring Dozens **NEW IBERIA, LA** – A festive atmosphere at a Lao New Year celebration in New Iberia, Louisiana, was abruptly disrupted Saturday afternoon... 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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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

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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Melbourne 'free fuel giveaway' sparks traffic chaos as police cancel

Melbourne 'free fuel giveaway' sparks traffic chaos as police cancel ## Fuel Promotion Grinds Melbourne Traffic to a Halt, Police Intervene **Melbourne, VIC –** A highly... read more »

Boy, 13, mauled to death by crocodile while trying to retrieve football

Boy, 13, mauled to death by crocodile while trying to retrieve football ## Youngster’s Life Tragically Cut Short in Crocodile Attack A recreational football match among a group of... read more »

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Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, elevates Todd Blanche

Trump fires Pam Bondi as US attorney general, elevates Todd Blanche **Justice Department Undergoes Leadership Shift Amidst Scrutiny** Washington D.C. – A significant leadership transition... read more »

Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions

Anthropic Says That Claude Contains Its Own Kind of Emotions **Emergent Affective States Observed Within Advanced AI Model** **San Francisco, CA** – A groundbreaking discovery by... read more »

Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code ...

Cursor Launches a New AI Agent Experience to Take On Claude Code and Codex **Cursor Unveils Advanced AI Coding Assistant, Intensifying Competition in Developer Tools Market** **New York, NY –** The... read more »