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9 killed in school shooting in Russia
AFP : At least nine people were killed after a shooting broke out on Tuesday at a high school in the central Russian city of Kazan, local news agencies reported.Citing local sources, agencies reported...
China demands cancellation of UN meeting on Uighurs
AFP : China on Monday urged the United States, Germany and Britain to cancel an upcoming video conference on Beijing’s crackdown on the Uighur Muslim minority, and called on other UN members not to...
Hajj to be held this year with ‘special conditions’
Online Desk :Saudi Arabia has announced on Sunday the Hajj will be held this year following health and safety requirements due to the pandemic, reports Saudi Gazette.The Hajj and Umrah Ministry said in a...
Bomb kills at least 30 near girls’ school in Afghan capital
AP, Kabul : A bomb exploded near a girls’ school in a majority Shiite district of west Kabul on Saturday, killing at least 30 people, many of them young pupils between 11 and 15...
Israeli police beef up presence in Jerusalem, fearing unrest
AFP, Jerusalem : Israeli police beefed up forces in east Jerusalem and blocked busloads of Muslim pilgrims headed to the Al-Aqsa mosque for the holiest night of Ramadan, threatening to escalate already heightened religious...
Myanmar army says no ASEAN envoy visit until stability restored
Al Jazeera :Myanmar’s ruling military, which is facing nationwide protests against the coup that removed the elected government three months ago, has said that it would not agree to a visit by a Southeast...
India records 1.5 million new Covid-19 cases in a week
Reuters :India reported another record daily rise in coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing total new cases for the week to 1.57 million, as the country’s vaccination rate falls dramatically due to a lack of...
Amnesty Int’l to restore ‘prisoner of conscience’ status to Russia’s Navalny
Reuters :Amnesty International will next week announce it is reversing a decision to strip jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny of its “prisoner of conscience” status, a top aide said on Thursday.The human rights group...
Two Palestinians killed by Israeli troops after alleged attack
Al Jazeera :Two Palestinians were killed and a third critically wounded after an alleged attack on an Israeli military base in the northern occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported on Friday.The Palestinians approached Salem...
US supports Ukraine against ‘reckless’ Russian moves :Blinken
Reuters :US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday Washington could increase security assistance for Ukraine after what he called Russia’s “reckless and aggressive” actions in massing troops near the Ukrainian border.During a...
Millions staring at famine as food insecurity soars
AlJazeera :Food insecurity in the world’s poorest countries reached record highs in 2020, with millions staring at famine, a situation exacerbated in part by the COVID pandemic, according to a UN report.From Haiti to...