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British Muslims 'disproportionately' targeted by UK banks, campaigners warn
Aug 02, 2023 10:36A leading Muslim organization in the UK has warned of the government's discriminatory policies, insisting that British banks target Muslims in the country, denying them access to financial services.
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US admits ‘slow’ Ukrainian counteroffensive despite huge military aid
Aug 02, 2023 10:00Ukraine's counteroffensive is proceeding "more slowly" than expected, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has conceded despite the shipment of huge military aid by Kiev's Western supporters.
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US arms manufacturers received $9.7bn to fill empty caches after weapons given to Ukraine
Aug 02, 2023 09:36US arms manufacturers have received nearly $10 billion in new orders from the US Department of Defense (DoD) to replace weapons and munitions sent by the Pentagon to Ukrainian forces to fight against Russian troops in Donbas.
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Pentagon keeps US troops in Niger despite suspending security cooperation
Aug 02, 2023 05:43The Pentagon has announced that it will not evacuate US troops from Niger, and some of them will continue to interact with members of the country's military, but it has suspended security cooperation with Niger due to political unrest in the West African nation.
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US credit rating downgraded over anticipation of 'fiscal deterioration'
Aug 02, 2023 05:36A leading credit rating agency has downgraded the United States' credit rating due to the government's continued mismanagement of fiscal and debt matters, making Washington an untrustworthy business partner.
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Trump indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election
Aug 02, 2023 05:33Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election -- the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House.
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UK press regulator under fire over Jewish Chronicle’s defamatory conduct
Aug 02, 2023 05:24The Independent Press Standards Organization (IPSO), a British press regulator, has come under fire for its refusal to investigate The Jewish Chronicle for numerous cases of defamatory breach of journalistic standards.
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Ousted Myanmar leader’s 33-year jail term cut by six years
Aug 01, 2023 11:33Myanmar junta partially pardoned charges against the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, cutting her 33-year jail sentence by six years.
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Pope Francis condemns recent Qur’an burnings as ‘barbaric’
Aug 01, 2023 11:21Pope Francis has denounced as “barbaric” the recent Qur’an burning in Sweden and Denmark, saying such blasphemous moves prevent dialog among nations.
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Former childcare worker faces 1,623 child-abuse charges in Australia, overseas
Aug 01, 2023 11:16A former childcare worker in Australia has been charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offenses, including rape, against 91 young girls across the country and abroad over a 15-year period.