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Pakistan joins calls for immediate action on UN resolution


March 27, 2024

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has joined other nations in urging for the prompt implementation of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution that calls for a Ramazan ceasefire, paving the way for a lasting and sustainable peace in Gaza. Alongside the ceasefire, the resolution underscores the necessity for the immediate, unconditional release of all prisoners. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said …

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Russia blames Ukraine, US for Moscow attack


March 27, 2024

MOSCOW: The director of Russia’s most powerful security agency said on Tuesday that he believed Ukraine, along with the United States and Britain, were involved in the attack on a concert hall just outside Moscow that killed at least 139 people. Ukraine, which has repeatedly denied any link with Friday’s attack, dismissed the Russian accusations as lies. Britain said they …

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Kejriwal to run Delhi from prison


March 27, 2024

NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal will run the capital from his prison cell, a senior aide said on Tuesday, amidst growing calls by rivals who demand that he should resign. The chief minister of New Delhi and a key leader in an opposition alliance formed to compete against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming elections, was arrested on Thursday, in connection with …

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China seeks answers after engineers killed in Bisham


March 27, 2024

SHANGLA / ISLAMABAD: China has demanded a thorough probe into the deadly blast and security for its citizens after five Chinese nationals working on the Dasu dam project perished in a suicide bombing in Bisham on Tuesday. In response, Islamabad has announced a swift probe to hold the “perpetrators and accomplices” accountable for the attack. Besides five Chinese citizens, one …

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Japan’s cabinet approves fighter jet exports


March 27, 2024

TOKYO: Japan’s cabinet on Tuesday eased strict transfer rules for military equipment to allow the export of next-generation fighter jets being developed with Britain and Italy. The three countries are pooling their know-how in cutting-edge air combat technology to develop the jet, which they hope will be ready by 2035. Government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said the cabinet had approved the …

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Over 63,000 people dead or missing on migration routes


March 27, 2024

GENEVA: At least 63,285 people have perished or disappeared on migration routes around the world between 2014 and 2023, with most deaths caused by drowning, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday. A report published by the International Organi­sation for Migration (IOM) on its Missing Migrants Project showed that the majority of deaths and disappearances — 28,854 — occurred in the Mediter­ranean, …

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Meta urged to lift ban on word shaheed


March 27, 2024

ISLAMABAD: Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — has been asked to lift a ban on the use of the Arabic word shaheed (meaning martyr) on its platforms, though the restrictions on describing “terrorists” as such will continue. Meta’s Oversight Board, which is funded by Meta but operates independently, said in its advisory opinion that the policy to …

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China moves WTO against US subsidies to EV industry


March 27, 2024

GENEVA: China has initiated dispute settlement proceedings against the United States at the World Trade Organisation to safeguard its interests in the electric vehicle industry, the Chinese mission said on Tuesday and the WTO confirmed. China said it was contesting “discriminatory subsidies” under the US Inflation Reduction Act that it said resulted in the exclusion of goods from China and …

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18 Gazans die trying to collect airdropped aid


March 27, 2024

GAZA STRIP: Twelve people drowned and at least six were killed in stampedes trying to recover aid airdropped into Gaza, local authorities said on Tuesday. The deaths occurred in the north of the besieged territory on Monday, with people rushing to collect packages dropped from planes along Gaza’s Mediterranean coast. The UN humanitarian office called on Tuesday for Israel to revoke a …

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Tory ad targeting London mayor Sadiq Khan withdrawn after embarrassment


March 27, 2024

LONDON: An ad launched by the Conservative party ahead of the mayoral polls in London, in May, stirred controversy. The ad was eventually deleted, after it posted misinformation targeting the incumbent London mayor, Sadiq Khan. In a bid to discredit Khan, the video posted to X (formerly Twitter), in support of Tory mayoral candidate Susan Hall, had shown scenes of …

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