Sat 18 January 2025: The Iranian judiciary termed the fatal assault on two high-ranking judges on Saturday morning a “terrorist attack,” saying that an investigation to identify and arrest individuals linked to it is underway. Two senior Iranian judges were killed after an armed assailant opened fire on them at the Supreme Court in central […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: The EU on Friday demanded X hand over more details about its algorithms and any future changes as part of its wide-ranging probe into the platform, as Elon Musk’s outbursts on European politics ramp up pressure for the bloc to act. Musk, who will be a part of Donald Trump’s incoming […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: TikTok announced Friday that it would disable access to its popular video app for more than 170 million Americans beginning Sunday unless the Biden administration takes action to ensure the company will not face penalties for violating the ban. That was after the US Supreme Court upheld the controversial ban of […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: Global unemployment remains near a historical low of 5%, but significant challenges are slowing the full recovery of labor markets, according to the latest report of the International Labor Organization (ILO) released Thursday. While the unemployment rate stabilized in 2024, the ILO highlighted widening inequalities, high youth unemployment, and the lasting […]
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Sat 18 January 2025: After 467 days of violence, a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel has been reached and will come into effect on Sunday, pending Israeli government approval. This agreement will not end the war or bring about peace. Ceasefires are not a panacea for the war, trauma, displacement, hunger and death Israelis and Palestinians have […]
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Fri 17 January 2025: A Pakistani court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to jail time over a graft case related to the Al Qadir University Trust. The former premier was sentenced to 14 years behind bars, and his wife to seven, in the thrice-postponed verdict announced inside […]
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Fri 17 January 2025: Iraq is seeking to convince Iran-backed armed factions in the country to lay down their weapons or join the official security forces, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told Reuters in an interview. Hussein said it was unacceptable for armed groups to operate beyond Baghdad’s writ. “Many political parties started to raise a […]
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Fri 17 January 2025: The United States has finalised a rule effectively barring Chinese and Russian technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world’s second-biggest economy over national security risks. The announcement on Tuesday, which also pertains to Russian technology, comes as outgoing President Joe Biden wraps […]
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Fri 17 January 2025: The United States, on Thursday, imposed sanctions on Sudan’s leader, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, accusing him of choosing war over negotiations to bring an end to the conflict that has killed tens of thousands of people and driven millions from their homes, Reuters reports. The US Treasury Department said in a statement […]
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Fri 17 January 2025: The Palestinian Sports Media Association (PSMA) reported Saturday that 708 athletes, including 95 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip by Israel since Oct. 7, 2023. The head of the PSMA, Mustafa Siyam, told Anadolu that the deaths of handball coach Ahmad Haroun from the Rabat Handball Club and Anas […]
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