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Zelensky removes Ukraine air force chief following F-16 crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday dismissed the country’s air force chief, a day after Kyiv said a US-made F-16 fighter jet had crashed in combat, killing the pilot.
In a video message Zelensky said he had “decided to…
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Pakistan urges immediate ceasefire in Gaza at OIC meeting
At the recent Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Foreign Office Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi called for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza amid ongoing Israeli military…
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Death toll from heavy rains in Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah rises to 84
SANAA:
The death toll from floods and heavy rains in western Yemen's Al-Hudaydah province has risen to 84, with 25 others injured, the Houthi group said on Friday.
"The number of victims of floods and heavy rains that Al-Hudaydah…
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Six dead, dozens hospitalised after consuming contaminated alcohol in Bangkok
In Thailand, six people are feared dead and 37 others hospitalised following the consumption of contaminated alcohol, commonly referred to as 'rotgut.' Authorities are investigating the incident, which involved fake alcohol laced with…
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Ex-Russian deputy Defense Minister arrested on fraud charges
MOSCOW:
Pavel Popov, a former Russian deputy defense minister, has been arrested on charges of large-scale fraud and is being held in a pre-trial detention center, the TASS news agency reported on Thursday.
The report said a Russian…
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Doha talks yield no progress on Gaza cease-fire as Israeli delegation leaves
DOHA:
Israeli delegation leaves Doha with no progress in Gaza cease-fire talksA view of the massive devastation after the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the eastern part of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza City, Gaza on August 29,…
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‘Era of uninterrupted dialogue with Pakistan is over’, says India’s Jaishankar
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar declared on Friday that the "era of uninterrupted dialogue" with Pakistan has ended, while emphasising that India will respond to developments, whether positive or negative.
Speaking at a…
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Columbia introduces fresh restrictions as students and demonstrators return to campus
NEWYORK:
The new school year is still days away, but student protesters have already made a noisy return to Columbia University's New York campus, the epicenter of a pro-Palestinian protest movement that spread to schools around the…
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Five Iranian policemen arrested after accused dies in custody amid torture allegations
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered an investigation into the death in custody of a defendant in the northern city of Lahijan, state media reported on Thursday.
"Following the tragic incident in Lahijan,…
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Blogger documenting life in Gaza killed in alleged Israeli airstrike
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A Gaza-based blogger who gained a substantial following on Instagram and TikTok by portraying daily life in Gaza has been killed in an Israeli strike.
Mohammad 'Medo' Halimy, 20, was struck by shrapnel from an…
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