Indian national can be seen attacking restaurant worker in this screengrab, in Sheffield, England. X/@Partisan_12 A restaurant in Sheffield, England became the centre of controversy and outrage after a Hindutva group reportedly vandalised the establishment and harassed its staff, citing objections to beef allegedly being served on the menu. The incident, described by locals as an act of religious intolerance, …
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United States and South Korean troops utilising the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and South Korea’s Hyunmoo Missile II, fire missiles into the waters of the East Sea, off South Korea. — Reuters/File Russia vowed on Saturday to retaliate after it accused Ukraine of firing US-supplied ATACMS missiles at the border region of Belgorod the previous day. Outgoing US President …
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South Korea Vice Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok speaks during an interview with Reuters in Seoul, South Korea, June 16, 2016. — Reuters Finance ministry spox declines to comment on investigator’s request. Investigators secured warrant over Yeol’s martial law declaration. Yeol promises supporters to fight “to very end”, remains defiant. SEOUL: South Korean investigators again asked the country’s acting president on …
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Tomiko Itooka celebrates her 116th birthday. — AFP/File TOKYO: The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday. Itooka, who had four children and five grandchildren, died on December 29 at a nursing home where she resided since 2019, the southern city’s mayor said in a statement. She …
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A medical worker in protective suit gets into an ambulance at a hospital in Xuanhua district of Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China February 13, 2020. — Reuters A fire at a vegetable market in China’s northern province of Hebei killed eight people and wounded 15, state television CCTV said on Saturday. Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire in the …
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Myanmar’s military rulers will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, under an amnesty to mark the country’s 77 years of independence from British colonial rule, state media said. The military said on Saturday that it had ordered the release “on humanitarian and compassionate grounds” and would commute the life sentences of 144 people to 15 years, according to state-run MRTV …
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Pro-Yoon protesters attend a rally to support impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol near his official residence, in Seoul, South Korea, January 4, 2025. — Reuters South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence Friday over a failed martial law bid but were blocked by his security forces. They stood down just days …
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Donald Trump speaks to the press at Trump Tower in New York City, US, September 26, 2024. — Reuters Judge upholds Trump’s conviction by NY jury in 18-page decision. 78-year-old Trump potentially faced up to four years in prison. President-elect likely to lodge an appeal for delaying his sentencing. NEW YORK: The New York judge presiding over President-elect Donald Trump’s …
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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to the White House in Washington, US, June 21, 2023. — Reuters President Joe Biden and his family had received expensive gifts worth tens of thousands of dollars from foreign leaders in 2023, including a priciest gift of a $20,000 diamond to the US …
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A plane crashed into a building at Fullerton Municipal Airport in California, Jan 2, 2025.— X/@ralvyandbubba LOS ANGELES: A small plane crashed into a commercial building in California on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others, police said. The crash took place early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of Los …
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