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Poll shows Tories headed for comfortable victory
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Poll shows Tories headed for comfortable victory

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top court on Thursday granted a six-month extension to army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s term of office after the government made assurances over legal issues. The Supreme Court had initially blocked a three-year government extension to Bajwa’s tenure, which was due to expire at midnight on Thursday, citing procedural and legal flaws.…

Ruling on Pakistan army chief’s tenure likely today
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Ruling on Pakistan army chief’s tenure likely today

ROME: More than a hundred Syrian refugees arrived in Rome on Wednesday, the latest wave of refugees from the war-torn country to be escorted to safety in Europe.The 113 men, women and children arrived at Rome’s Fiumicino airport from Lebanon where church groups had arranged their safe passage out of refugee camps.“Viva Italy,” shouted the…

113 Syrian refugees welcomed in Italy
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113 Syrian refugees welcomed in Italy

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for a day to rule on a proposed extension to army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure for another three years. Bajwa was due to retire at midnight on Thursday after completing his initial three-year term but Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan granted him a…

Pope names new financial regulator chief following police raid
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Pope names new financial regulator chief following police raid

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for a day to rule on a proposed extension to army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure for another three years. Bajwa was due to retire at midnight on Thursday after completing his initial three-year term but Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan granted him a…

Dubai carrier flydubai acknowledges Russian report on 2016 crash
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Dubai carrier flydubai acknowledges Russian report on 2016 crash

NEW MEXICO: A man shot two adults on Tuesday in the parking lot of a Vancouver, Washington, elementary school before being pursued by police and shooting himself in the head, in what authorities described as a domestic violence situation. No students or staff members were injured in the incident outside the Sarah J. Anderson Elementary…

Two shot at Washington state school in suspected domestic violence incident
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Two shot at Washington state school in suspected domestic violence incident

TOKYO: Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa power plant, more than 8 years after it was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima disaster.Tohoku Electric said in a statement it has received a first green light from Japan’s…

Trump to designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups
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Trump to designate Mexican cartels as ‘terror’ groups

TOKYO: Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa power plant, more than 8 years after it was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami that caused the Fukushima disaster.Tohoku Electric said in a statement it has received a first green light from Japan’s…

Strong quake hits Albania; at least 2 dead, 150 injured
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Strong quake hits Albania; at least 2 dead, 150 injured

PARIS: Two French citizens have been killed in an attack in Haiti, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, without giving further details. The French embassy in Haiti was seeking more information from local authorities, the ministry said. French media reported that the couple had been shot dead at the weekend in…

Russia, Turkey may sign new contract on S-400 systems in 2020
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Russia, Turkey may sign new contract on S-400 systems in 2020

Erdogan: Turkey’s efforts to solve S-400 missile row with US to continue until April ISTANBUL: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish and US officials would conduct efforts until April to resolve a dispute between the two countries over Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems, broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.Asked how a solution would be found…

Hong Kong’s Lam acknowledges discontent with government after poll humiliation
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Hong Kong’s Lam acknowledges discontent with government after poll humiliation

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam acknowledged on Tuesday that the record turnout in local elections won by opposition, pro-democracy candidates highlighted dissatisfaction with her administration, while appealing for an end to violent protests.Appearing tired and drawn, Lam spoke a day after results showed democratic candidates secured almost 90 percent of 452 district council…

Australia investigates China plot to plant spy in Parliament
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Australia investigates China plot to plant spy in Parliament

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump.Esper also determined that the sailor in question, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, should be allowed…

US Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL saga involving Trump
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US Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL saga involving Trump

ON THE MALI-BURKINA BORDER, Burkina Faso: It was the heart of the forest and there, in a marsh, lay a carpet of water lilies, their delicacy unveiled in the dawn light.But the beauty belied the danger — the Tofa Gala forest, on Mali’s lawless border with Burkina Faso, was a haven for ruthless militants.Guns in…

French and Sahel soldiers step up campaign against militants
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French and Sahel soldiers step up campaign against militants

ON THE MALI-BURKINA BORDER, Burkina Faso: It was the heart of the forest and there, in a marsh, lay a carpet of water lilies, their delicacy unveiled in the dawn light.But the beauty belied the danger — the Tofa Gala forest, on Mali’s lawless border with Burkina Faso, was a haven for ruthless militants.Guns in…

Mexicans hit streets to demand end to violence against women
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Mexicans hit streets to demand end to violence against women

ECATEPEC, Mexico: Four women walked barefoot Saturday on hot asphalt, clothed in shreds of organza in pastel shades of pink and yellow, the favorite colors of one of the many women murdered in Mexico. They performed a ceremony in honor of Briseida Carreño, a young woman who was killed a year ago in Ecatepec, a…

Hong Kong voters throng to vote early, avoid anticipated clashes
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Hong Kong voters throng to vote early, avoid anticipated clashes

HONG KONG: Record numbers of Hong Kong people voted on Sunday in district elections viewed as a barometer of support for city leader Carrie Lam, a turnout apparently triggered by six months of often violent pro-democracy protests. Brutal attacks on election candidates in recent weeks have thrust the lowest tier of government in the Chinese-ruled…

China say self-confessed spy seeking asylum is fraudster
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China say self-confessed spy seeking asylum is fraudster

LONDON: British prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland in the deaths of 39 people from Vietnam whose bodies were found in a refrigerated container truck last month.Essex Police said Sunday that Christopher Kennedy was charged with conspiracy to arrange people trafficking and conspiracy to break UK immigration law.He is scheduled to appear…

Modi’s party makes surprise comeback in India’s richest state
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Modi’s party makes surprise comeback in India’s richest state

PERTH, Australia: A self-confessed Chinese spy has given Australia’s counterespionage agency inside intelligence on how Beijing conducts its interference operations abroad and revealed the identities of China’s senior military intelligence officers in Hong Kong, media reported.Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told reporters Saturday that the detailed accusations of China infiltrating and disrupting democratic systems in Australia,…

Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia
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Self-confessed Chinese spy spills secrets in Australia

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Bangladesh police arrested 15 suspected members of a banned extremist group from the country’s second-largest city, officials said Saturday.Chittagong police conducted multiple arrests across the port city, including the regional commander and activists of the outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) group, police spokesman Shah Abdur Rouf said.“The militants were being reorganized in the city,”…

Campus siege nears end as Hong Kong gears up for election
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Campus siege nears end as Hong Kong gears up for election

TOKYO: Pope Francis arrived in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack.The 82-year-old Argentine is fulfilling a long-cherished ambition to preach in Japan, where years ago he hoped to be a missionary.He arrived in Tokyo in…

Rights group draws attention to heavy smog in Pakistan
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Rights group draws attention to heavy smog in Pakistan

Former Trump adviser undercuts Trump impeachment defenses Updated 22 November 2019 AP November 22, 2019 05:50 WASHINGTON: A former White House official said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s top European envoy was sent on a “domestic political errand” seeking investigations of Democrats, stunning testimony that dismantled a main line of the president’s defense in the…

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