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Halal meat is available in the Caribbean, but not at all hotels. Bridgetown (Barbados): For the Afghanistan cricketers, it was a meatball-sized problem to fork through! The non-availability of halal meat, a must-have in their menu, in their Bridgetown hotel forced them to temporarily wear a chef’s apron. For the Afghans, who descended to this…
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Timur Ivanov, Russian Deputy Defence Minister, who was dismissed from his post and taken into custody on suspicion of accepting bribes. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defence minister jailed on bribery charges and accused by Kremlin critics of living a lavish lifestyle, Russian media reported Thursday. A court ordered…
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Hong Kong has charged two persons in the span of a week with “sedition” over social media posts and clothing slogans, under a new national security law. The city passed a homegrown security law in March, commonly known as Article 23, which the United States and Britain have criticised for curbing rights. Also Read:Watch |…
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Indian-Swiss billionaire family members Namrata Hinduja (L) and Ajay Hinduja (2ndR) arrive at the Genevas courthouse with their lawyers Yael Hayat (C) and Robert Assael (R) at the opening day of their trial for human trafficking on January 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A Swiss court handed jail sentences to four members of Britain’s…
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Washington: The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law prohibiting a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm. “When an individual has been found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another, that individual may be temporarily disarmed consistent with the Second…
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You could call it the Tale of two trials: With the extradition of an Indian Nikhil Gupta to the US, and the arrest of 4 Indians in Canada, India is expected to face a number of questions over its operations on targeting Khalistani separatists in the west. This week marked many anniversaries – A year…
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General view of core government area construction of Indonesia’s new capital Jakarta: Indonesia is using a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding around the site of its future capital to reduce intense rains that have hampered construction of the new city, a weather agency official said on Friday. The planned city of Nusantara is…
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U.S. Supreme Court | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on June 21 upheld a federal gun control law that is intended to protect victims of domestic violence. In their first Second Amendment case since they expanded gun rights in 2022, the justices ruled in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people…
People walk by the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, in downtown Washington. File | Photo Credit: AP Newly named Washington Post editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in England amid leadership turmoil at the news organization. The Post’s CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, announced…
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Riyadh: After years of failing to secure a hajj visa, Yasser finally concluded he had no choice but to perform the holy pilgrimage illegally, a move he has now come to regret. While he survived the gruelling annual rites that unfolded in extreme heat again this year, he has not seen his wife since Sunday…
