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Bomb kills Afghan candidate as Taliban vow to attack polls
KABUL: A Taliban bombing in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province killed a candidate running in the ...
US cautious over Khashoggi as new claims emerge
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied covering up for ally Saudi Arabia in the suspected murder of ...
Twitter releases 10m tweets from foreign influence efforts
WASHINGTON: Twitter on Wednesday released data on foreign influence campaigns on its platform showing some 10 ...
Burns wins Booker Prize with Troubles tale Milkman
LONDON: Anna Burns won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction late Tuesday for Milkman, a vibrant, violent...
Clashes as Hindu hardliners block women from Indian temple
NILACKAL: Clashes erupted on Wednesday as Hindu hardliners prevented women visiting one of India’s most sacred...
US State Dept official tipped to replace Nikki Haley as UN envoy
NEW YORK: US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert is said to be one of the candidates US President Donald...
Israel strikes Gaza after first rocket fire in weeks
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after the first rocket fire from the Palestinian...
Nauru removes Australian refugee camp doctor
SYDNEY: The chief doctor at an Australian offshore detention centre was removed on Wednesday for breaching rules, ...
What’s holding up Brexit talks? The Irish issue explained
LONDON: The main sticking point in Brexit negotiations is how to keep Britain’s land border with the Republic of...
Now is the time for Brexit deal, May tells EU
BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday that “now is the time” to make a Brexit deal...
Rohingya girls being sold into forced labour: UN
UNITED NATIONS: Desperate Rohingya families living in camps in Bangladesh are selling girls into forced labour to...
Canada legalises marijuana for recreational use
OTTAWA: Marijuana lovers celebrated the full legalisation of the weed in Canada on Wednesday as the nation ...
Norway apologises to mistreated war-time ‘German girls’
NORWAY’S government on Wednesday officially apologised to Norwegian women targeted for reprisals by authorities ...