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Iraq displays returned ancient artefacts from US, others
BAGHDAD:
Iraq on Monday exhibited several ancient artefacts that it said had been returned by the United States and other countries, long after they were looted and smuggled out following the 2003 US invasion.
Iraqi authorities have…
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Protests erupt in India over new criminal laws
Indian lawyers and activists are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to put on hold three sets of new criminal laws, arguing they will increase litigation in an already overburdened justice system and give excessive powers…
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India and its obsession with godmen
Just a pat on the back by preacher "Bhole Baba" and Ramkumari said a stone in her kidney vanished. The 85-year-old gave no proof but this story and countless others of similar "miracles" led to Baba's following rocketing in India's…
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Analysts react to France’s election results amid hung parliament
France was on track for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right, in a major upset that was set to prevent Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) from running…
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Detroit shooting leaves 2 dead and 19 wounded
A mass shooting early Sunday morning in the U.S. city of Detroit left at least two people dead and 19 people wounded, according to preliminary information from the Michigan State Police.
The state police, which is assisting the Detroit…
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Boeing to plead guilty in fraud case related to fatal 737 MAX crashes
Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a US Justice Department investigation linked to two 737 MAX fatal crashes, the government said in court filing late on Sunday.
The plea, which requires a…
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Hezbollah launches drone attack on Mount Hermon in Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights
The Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group said on Sunday it launched a drone attack on Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights where Israel has a key surveillance centre.
It said this was its first such bombing since…
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Hamas awaits Israel’s response on Gaza ceasefire proposal`
GAZA:
Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its ceasefire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a US plan aimed at ending the nine-month-old war in Gaza.…
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Storm Beryl may regain hurricane force en route to Texas
Tropical Storm Beryl was heading northwest over the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and was expected to strengthen back into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall on the Texas coast late in the evening.
The US National Hurricane Center…
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UN reports no safe haven for Palestinian families in Gaza City
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Saturday said families in the Gaza Strip are facing dire circumstances with nowhere safe to seek refuge.
“Palestinian families in the #GazaStrip have nowhere safe to go,” said UNRWA on…
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