Infant care teacher who slapped and restrained 1-year-old baby for not wanting to drink milk jailed 9 months
Russia's meat grinder soldiers – 50,000 confirmed dead
Jewel Changi Airport turns 5 years old with new light-and-music show, flagship store openings, floral displays
Dramatic photos, videos as Dubai sees heaviest rainfall in 75 years
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Donald Trump’s GOP Critics Come ‘Crawling Back’ In Humiliating Supercut
Watch the stunning contrast in how the former president's one-time biggest critics talk about him now as the 2024 election nears.
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West Bank villagers vigilant but vulnerable after settler attacks
Sitting around a fire in the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Ibrahim Abu Alyah and some friends stood watch over his herd in the aftermath of a settler attack on their village.People watched powerless as settlers rampaged through the village.
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India's Hindu faithful vote for Modi and 'civilisational glory'
Elderly Hindu ascetic Ram Bhakt, 96, braved searing heat Friday as he hobbled through the narrow laneways of one of India's holiest cities to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his faith.Nestled between the Himalayan foothills and the banks of the Ganges river, the ancient city of Haridwar is ringed by temples and a key pilgrimage site for India's majority faith.
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Oil jumps, equities fall as Iran blasts fan MidEast fears
Oil prices rallied and equities fell Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis after last weekend's missile attack on Israel by Tehran."It is now clear that the escalating shadow warfare between Israel and Iran... has finally ignited the powder keg in the Middle East, and we have moved decisively out of the shadows and into the glaring light of open conflict," said Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management.
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Three Filipinos dead in UAE floods: officials
Three workers from the Philippines have died in heavy flooding in the United Arab Emirates, Filipino officials announced, as the desert country struggled on Friday to recover from record rains.Middle East financial centre Dubai was particularly badly hit by the rain fall, the heaviest since records began 75 years ago.
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Ex-Prosecutor Explains Why Donald Trump Needs ‘Some Form Of Jail Time’ Soon
The former president has “already had not only one but two bites of the apple," said Andrew Weissmann.
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Apple drops WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store on govt order: reports
Apple has removed Meta's WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China on orders from the country's internet regulator, US media reported Friday."The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their national security concerns," it added, referring to China's internet regulator.
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