MALAYSIAN COURT ORDERS RETURN OF SWATCH WATCHES SEIZED OVER LGBTQ DESIGNS

Mon 25 November 2024: Home Minister says government will await court’s full judgement before deciding on next move. A Malaysian court has ordered the government to return dozens of Swatch watches seized by authorities over their designs celebrating LGBTQ pride. The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday ruled that the Ministry of Home Affairs should […]

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CHINA BLASTS US PLANS TO SET UP BASES, MISSILE UNITS IN JAPAN, PHILIPPINES

Mon 25 November 2024: China on Monday blasted plans of the US to set up military bases and deploy missile units in Japan and the Philippines “in the event of a Taiwan contingency.” Beijing “firmly opposes countries using the Taiwan issue as a pretext to increase military deployments in the region, which only stirs up […]

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POLICE FIRING IN INDIA’S SAMBHAL REGION HAS KILLED SEVERAL MUSLIMS PROTESTING A MOSQUE SURVEY

Mon 25 November 2024: The death toll has risen to five as police fired on Muslims protesting the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal on Sunday. Tensions erupted after locals resisted the court-ordered survey team, who were accompanied by a Hindutva mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram,” leading to clashes with the police. […]

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PAKISTAN SEALS OFF CAPITAL ISLAMABAD BEFORE MARCH BY IMRAN KHAN’S SUPPORTERS

Sun 24 November 2024: Authorities suspend mobile and internet services in Islamabad as ex-PM’s supporters plan march seeking his release Pakistan’s capital has been placed under a security lockdown to prevent supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan from marching to Islamabad as part of the nationwide protests to seek his release. Authorities suspended […]

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RULING BJP-LED ALLIANCE WINS INDIA’S KEY STATE MAHARASHTRA

Sat 23 November 2024: In what is seen as a major electoral victory, India’s main ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance on Saturday won in the southwestern state of Maharashtra, which witnessed polling of votes three days ago. Maharashtra’s state capital Mumbai is the country’s financial capital. Counting of votes was still going on, but […]

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TRAGIC SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN’S KURRAM CLAIMS DOZENS OF LIVES

Sat 23 November 2024: At least 32 people have been killed and dozens wounded in renewed fighting between Sunni and Shia Muslim groups in northwestern Pakistan, officials say. The violence overnight on Saturday was the latest to rock Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, just days after a deadly attack on a convoy in the […]

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UZBEKISTAN’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO KABUL PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS

Sat 23 November 2024: The newly appointed ambassador of Uzbekistan, Oibek Usmanov, presented a copy of his credentials to Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul on Wednesday. Muttaqi Usmanov and assured him that the ministry will fully cooperate with him on relevant matters. The acting minister said Afghanistan and Uzbekistan […]

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PAKISTANI MILITARY IS PREPARING A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE BALOCHISTAN SEPARATISTS

Sat 23 November 2024: Pakistan has announced a “comprehensive military operation” against separatist groups in the restive southwestern province of Balochistan, which has seen a surge of deadly attacks in recent months. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led a meeting on Tuesday of political and military leaders, and gave the go-ahead for the operation, his office […]

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AT LEAST 42 KILLED IN SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN PAKISTAN’S KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Fri 22 November 2024: Gunmen open fire on buses carrying Shia pilgrims in Kurram, where clashes with Sunnis have escalated in recent months. Gunmen have opened fire on convoys of Shia pilgrims in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 42 people, according to authorities in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Women and children were among the […]

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