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Listen to article The United Kingdom (UK) has expanded its eVisa system to include new biometric applicants, further advancing its transition to a fully digital immigration process, according to a press release issued on Friday. The…
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WASHINGTON: Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday defended the Democratic Party’s decision to ​​refuse a speaking slot to a Palestinian American speaker at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois.  …
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Pro-Palestinian protesters are gathering Thursday, the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, to demand an end to US support for Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. As delegates were gathering…
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BERLIN: The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen has raised its security level "based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat," it said late on Thursday. "All non-mission essential staff have been sent…
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Thursday its Director General Rafael Grossi will assess the situation at Kursk nuclear power plant during his visit next week. IAEA also said it had been informed by the Russian…
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A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 km (2.42 miles) and had extended…
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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in her Democratic National Convention speech on Thursday that she will stand with NATO allies and with Ukraine if she became president. Harris said in her…
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The most divisive issue facing the Democratic Party, US support for Israel's war in Gaza, has gone mostly unaddressed during the four-day convention which ends on Thursday, leaving pro-Palestinian delegates upset with presidential…
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Listen to article WARSAW: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Thursday that he would help bring an end to the Ukraine war.  Modi's was the first visit by an Indian prime minister…
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Listen to article GENEVA: The Wien Museum on Thursday begins a three-part Summer Academy dedicated to Islamic heritage in Austria’s capital Vienna.  In the first part on Thursday, experts and interested participants will examine…
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