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Indian woman outraged after being served non-veg burger at Malaysian McDonald’s
An Indian tourist was outraged after she was allegedly served a non-vegetarian burger at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s McDonald’s outlet. A video posted by ‘youngn.lost’ on Instagram shows the woman confronting…
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Trump to urge Saudi-Israel normalisation in White House talks
Washington: President Donald Trump has not been subtle about how badly he wants to see Saudi Arabia and Israel normalise relations. He has talked up his push to extend his first term…
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on prisoner exchange with Russia
Kyiv: Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday, a day after his national security chief announced progress in…
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South Africa probes mystery charter flight carrying 150 Palestinians from Gaza
Johannesburg: South Africa’s intelligence services are investigating who was behind a chartered plane that landed in Johannesburg with more than 150 Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza who did not have proper travel documents…
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Photos: Thousands join ‘Gen Z’ protests in Mexico City
Mexico City: Several thousand people took to the streets of Mexico City on Saturday to protest crime, corruption and impunity in a demonstration organized by members of Generation Z, which ended with…
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Netanyahu, Putin review Gaza ceasefire and Middle East issues
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation, during which the two leaders exchanged views on the Middle East situation, according to statements from both…
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Protestors don Pikachu costumes asking Japan to end fossil fuel financing
Belem (Brazil): Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across Southeast Asia…
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More than 25 million children in Pakistan currently out of school: Report
Islamabad: More than 25 million children across Pakistan are currently out of school, with 20 million of them having never attended school, according to a report. The Nation newspaper reported on Friday…
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Trump to proceed with legal action against BBC despite apology
London: US President Donald Trump has declared that he intends to proceed with legal action against the BBC despite the British public service broadcaster apologising to him for the way his speech…
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EAM chairs conference of Indian envoys in the US, reviews bilateral ties
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reviewed bilateral ties between Washington and New Delhi and support for diaspora activities at a conference of India’s Consuls General in the US convened here.…
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Are berries safe to eat? How worried should I be about the pesticide dimethoate?
Adelaide: Australia’s regulator has suspended use of a common pesticide used on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries known as dimethoate. But this year-long suspension isn’t due to any new information about the pesticide…
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What to know about the BBC’s latest crisis after its apology to Trump
London: The BBC has issued a public apology to President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on January 6, 2021, but said it “strongly disagreed there is a basis…
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Beef, coffee, fruit tariffs slashed by Trump administration
Washington: President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was scrapping US tariffs on beef, coffee, tropical fruits and a broad swath of other commodities — a dramatic move that comes amid mounting…
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US presses for approval of UN resolution on Gaza as Russia offers rival proposal
United Nations: The United States stepped up calls Friday for a U.N. consensus on its plan for Gaza as Russia circulated a rival proposal that would strip out reference to a transitional…
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Watch: Jamaican conjoined twins separated in complex surgery in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A medical team at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh successfully separated Jamaican conjoined twins on Thursday, November 13, following a highly complex surgery. The twins, Azaria…
