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OIC envoys urge governments to fight Islamophobia amid recurring Qur’an desecration in Europe
Aug 15, 2023 11:18The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ambassadors to Britain have called on governments to fight against Islamophobic acts amid recurring desecration of the Holy Qur’an in Sweden and Denmark.
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US announces new $200m military aid package for Ukraine
Aug 15, 2023 09:11The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $200 million, as the Ukrainian troops are struggling to penetrate heavy Russian fortifications as part of their so-called counteroffensive.
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Dozens killed in gas station fire in Russia’s Dagestan
Aug 15, 2023 08:00At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia's remote Caucasus republic of Dagestan, spurring condolences from President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.
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UN, ECOWAS condemn Niger junta’s threat to prosecute deposed president
Aug 15, 2023 05:18The United Nations and West Africa's main regional bloc have strongly condemned a threat by Niger's coup leaders to prosecute the country's ousted president for "high treason."
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UK families ‘desperate’ amid sharp rise in food prices
Aug 15, 2023 01:26Rising food prices have forced low-income households in the United Kingdom to make “desperate choices” between keeping up their bills and putting food on the table, the UK-based consumer association ‘Which’ has warned.
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Putin: Russia cooperates with nations ‘defending their national interests’
Aug 15, 2023 01:19President Vladimir Putin says Russia is open to enhancing relations of “military-technical” cooperation with those nations seeking to safeguard their national interests.
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Another man succumbs to injuries following terror attack at Iran's Shah Cheragh shrine
Aug 15, 2023 01:13The death toll from Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine in southern Iran has risen to two, as a man who was critically injured during the attack has succumbed to his gunshot wounds.
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Niger’s coup leaders to try President Bazoum for ‘treason’
Aug 14, 2023 10:36Niger’s coup leaders say they will try President Mohamed Bazoum for “high treason.”
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BRICS Bank to expand trade in national currencies amid sanctions: South Africa
Aug 14, 2023 10:28New Development Bank (NDB) launched by the BRICS bloc aims to increase local currency fundraising and lending, amid Western sanctions against founding shareholder Russia, South African Finance Ministry has announced.
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John Bolton: Biden admin merely delaying Ukraine’s defeat
Aug 14, 2023 10:19Hawkish ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton has slammed the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy as aimed at merely delaying Kiev’s defeat, further calling for imposing harsher sanctions “clandestinely.”