Uganda Opposition Leader’s Wife Warns of State Crackdown
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Kampala: Winnie Byanyima, wife of detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye, on Saturday accused the government of deploying the full force of the state against those challenging longtime President Yoweri Museveni.
Besigye, 70, is arrested on...
UAE condemns Iranian attack on ADNOC vessel
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The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned what it described as a hostile Iranian attack targeting an ADNOC-affiliated vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz. No injuries were reported in the incident....
Five killed, 11 injured as Turkish minibus carrying wedding party overturns
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Ankara: A minibus carrying a family to a wedding crashed on Saturday in southeast Turkey, killing five people, including two children, and injuring eleven more, according to authorities.
As reported by NTV television, the car was headed to a wedding...
Iceland EU Vote Puts Enlargement Hopes Back in Focus
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Brussels: The European Union is keeping a tight eye on Iceland ahead of an August 29 referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations, with Brussels hoping the vote would revive momentum for EU enlargement.
Iceland, a country of approximately...
China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency
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Israeli strike on southern Lebanon kills 7: Reports
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Beirut: An Israeli dawn airstrike on a home in Ansar village in southern Lebanon killed seven people and injured three others on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. Rescue teams examined the rubble for survivors and found ...
France’s Macron in hot water over jet ski picture
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NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace: spokesperson
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French father, two sons rescued after 16 hours adrift off Thailand
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Bangkok: A French man and his two young sons were rescued after spending more than 16 hours trapped at sea after their jet ski wrecked off Thailand's Koh Samui island, officials said.
The 50 years old father and his five and seven-year-old sons were...
GCC Condemns Iranian Attack on Two UAE Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has condemned what it described as repeated Iranian attacks targeting two tankers belonging to the UAE-based energy company A...
Saudi-led Maritime Coalition Finalizes Command Structure
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Defense has announced that the Saudi-led Multinational Maritime Defense Coalition has finalized arrangements to activate its co...
Faced with historic drought, Dutch rethink water management
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Amsterdam: The Netherlands, noted for its complex system of dikes, dams, and waterworks, is experiencing an unprecedented summer drought, requiring the country to reconsider how i...
US redirects 62 vessels amid Iran blockade
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Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Friday that 62 commercial vessels have been redirected as part of a fresh naval blockade on Iran.
CENTCOM stated that as of August 14, its soldiers destroyed three vessels and boarded two mor...
Ex-Cambridge professor Jason Arday found dead amid plagiarism row
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London: Jason Arday, 41, a former University of Cambridge professor, was found dead at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday. Police said his death was unexpected, but it is not being investigated as suspicious.
Arday had resigned from Ca...
Hazlewood makes history with 300th Test wicket
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Sydney: Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood reached a major milestone on Saturday, claiming his 300th Test wicket during the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin.
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India on Track for Developed Nation Status by 2047
President's address spotlights poverty reduction, security gains, and the rising role of women and youth
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Powerful quake hits Indonesia, Death toll rises to 20
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Jakarta: A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake slammed off Indonesia's Flores Island early Saturday, killing at least 20 people, according to a Maumere search-and-rescue official quoted by AFP. Six persons were injured, and two more were reported to be trapped...
France's constitutional authority approves assisted-dying legislation
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Paris:France's highest constitutional authority on Friday upheld in its entirety legislation granting adults suffering from an incurable condition the right to assisted dying.
The decisio...
Around 1,800 Evacuated as Wildfire Spreads in Germany
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Huertgenwald :Around 1,800 people were evacuated from the Huertgenwald area of western Germany overnight as a rapidly spreading wildfire approached residences. The fire grew from about 25 hectares to almost 300 hectares, leading authorities to put up emerge...
NATO Jets Shoot Down Drone After Latvian Airspace Incursion
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Riga: NATO fighter aircraft destroyed a foreign drone that entered Latvian airspace early Friday, August 14, amid rising tensions on the alliance's eastern border.
Two Italian Eurofighter jets operating from Lithuania and two Turkish F-16s based in ...
Palestinians ordered to leave homes amid settler siege in West Bank
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Qusra: Palestinian family in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have been compelled to evacuate some of their houses after Israeli settlers surrounded them in a prolonged standoff.
The conflict began over the weekend when settlers blocked acces...