Australia plans to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols in legislation coming next week
Canberra (AP) — Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in
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Month: June 2023
Replacement plane for Air India flight lands in San Francisco after being diverted to Russia
New Delhi (AP) — A replacement plane for an Air India flight diverted to Russia because of an engine problem
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Pakistan urged to stop arresting Afghan refugees after 250 detained recently
Islamabad (AP) — Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Wednesday to stop arresting Afghan refugees, after 250 were detained by counterterrorism officials
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Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan
Kabul (AP) — A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police
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In Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
Jerusalem (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent
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UN investigators compiling evidence on chemical weapons use by Islamic State extremists in Iraq
United Nations (AP) — U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State
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UNICEF says 300 trapped children rescued from a Sudanese orphanage after 71 others died
Cairo (AP) — About 300 infants, toddlers and older children have been rescued from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital after
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Kuwait’s election brings little change to parliament or hope of overcoming years of gridlock
Dubai (AP) — Voters in Kuwait returned most of their lawmakers to parliament in the third election in as many
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Israeli Cabinet minister chides US Vice President Harris for judicial overhaul criticism
Jerusalem (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister chided U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday for speaking out against Prime Minister
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Popular Doordarshan news anchor Gitanjali Aiyar dies
On Wednesday, prominent news anchor Gitanjali Aiyar passed away. She was one of the country’s earliest English news presenters and
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