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Stop harbouring militants: Pak to Af Taliban amid uptick in attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s military chief warned the Afghan Taliban on Friday of an “effective response” by his forces if they fail to stop harbouring militants who…
Indian student attacked by Khalistan supporters with iron rods in Australia
MELBOURNE: A 23-year-old Indian student was beaten up with iron rods by Khalistan supporters in Australia for opposing the activities of extremist elements, a media…
In a first in 63 years, actors to join writers on strike, bring Hollywood to standstill
About 160,000 television and movie actors are going on strike at midnight, joining screenwriters who walked off the job in May and setting off Hollywood’s…
‘My world exploded’ after sex assault claims: Spacey
LONDON: Kevin Spacey fought back tears and dabbed his eyes with a tissue Thursday as he told jurors in a London court how sexual misconduct…
Ouster of top general reveals new crack in Russian military
Turmoil continued to engulf the leadership ranks of the Russian military nearly three weeks after a failed mutiny, posing new distractions and risks for Moscow’s…
Rushdie speaks about knife attack, says has ‘crazy dreams’ about it
LONDON: Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie has spoken for the first time about having “crazy dreams” about the knife attack on him in New York,…
Erdogan says yes, but not so fast, to Sweden’s Nato membership bid
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday tempered the expectation that his expression of support this week for Sweden joining Nato meant that he would swiftly…
Milan Kundera, author of ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’, dies at 94
PRAGUE: Czech-born writer Milan Kundera, author of the novel “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” who lived nearly five decades in Paris after emigrating in disillusionment…
From sunhats to shoe bags: Guide to essential gear Muslims bring for Hajj
MECCA: Straw hats, cross-body bags, and collapsible chairs: These are just some of the essentials Muslims bring to the Hajj pilgrimage.Spiritually, the five-day Hajj is…
Explainer: How mutiny against military fizzled out in Russia
The greatest challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin in his more than two decades in power fizzled out after the rebellious mercenary commander who ordered…