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UN calls for ending Myanmar violence on Rohingya anniversary
The UN on Friday called for end to violence in Myanmar.
In a statement, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said: “25 August marks seven years since the forced mass displacement of Rohingya people and other communities from Myanmar’s…
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German police hunt assailant in festival stabbing
FRANKFURT:
German police said on Saturday that they were still searching for an unknown assailant hours after he killed three people and wounded others in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western city of Solingen.
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Trump struggles for media spotlight in Harris clash
Donald Trump, touting plans on taxes and health, tried on Friday to turn the page on a week in which he was overshadowed by Kamala Harris and struggled to focus on policy issues instead of personal attacks on his opponent in the US …
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Trump former advisor Bannon to face NY fraud trial
NEW YORK:
Former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon must face trial in New York on criminal-fraud charges over a push to fund the former US president's signature wall along the US-Mexico border, a judge ruled on Friday.
Justice April…
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FBI probes attack on Sikh separatist in California
WASHINGTON:
The FBI is investigating an Aug. 11 drive-by shooting that targeted a California activist with close ties to Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was fatally shot last year in a killing that Canadian Prime…
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Knifeman kills three, injures three in nighttime assault in western Germany
Three people were killed and three others seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a festival on Friday night in Solingen, western Germany, according to police. The incident occurred around 10pm (2100 CET) when an unidentified man…
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Israeli shelling claims lives of 9 Palestinians in Gaza
At least nine Palestinians, including two children and a woman, were killed early on Saturday by Israeli shelling in Gaza's Khan Younis and the Al-Nuseirat camp area, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. The attacks also left…
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Man arrested after threatening to kill Trump via social media
WASHINGTON:
An Arizona man, Ronald Lee Syvrud, 66, was arrested on Thursday after threatening to kill former President Donald Trump via social media, according to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office statement on Friday.
Trump, the…
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Houthis strike again in Red Sea
CAIRO:
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that three fires were raging on the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea on Friday. This followed an assault by Yemeni Houthi fighters the day before, which led…
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Biden govt sued over citizenship program for undocumented immigrants married to US citizens
WASHINGTON:
Texas and a coalition of Republican-led states on Friday sued President Joe Biden's administration over a new program that offers a path to citizenship for immigrants who entered the US illegally and are now married to US …
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