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In this file photo taken on April 13, 2023, police stick Amritpal Singh's poster at a railway station in Amritsar. Firebrand fugitive Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh has been arrested after a massive manhunt that lasted more than a month, Indian police said on April 23.

India arrests Sikh separatist after major hunt

Amritsar: Indian police arrested Sunday a firebrand Sikh separatist after a month-long manhunt that sparked protests and vandalism among the diaspora in Britain, Canada and the United States.Amritpal Singh rose to fame in the northern state of Punjab calling for a separate Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, the struggle for which sparked deadly violence in India in the 1980s and 1990s.Police said they arrested Singh at around 6:45 am (0115 GMT),...

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Djokovic joins Nadal in missing Madrid Masters as French Open looms

Madrid: World number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Madrid Masters on Saturday, joining Rafael Nadal in missing the tournament with the French Open just five weeks away.Both men are vying for a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, with the tournament beginning on May 28.Djokovic, a two-time French Open winner, has been struggling with an elbow problem while Nadal, champion in Paris on 14 occasions, has been sidelined...

KHARTOUM: Heavy smoke bellows above buildings in the vicinity of the Khartoum's airport on April 15, 2023, amid clashes in the Sudanese capital. - AFP

Saudi announces first civilian evacuations from Sudan

Riyadh: A boat carrying Saudi citizens and other nationals rescued from battle-scarred Sudan arrived Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi state television said, in the first announced evacuation of civilians since fighting began."The first evacuation vessel from Sudan has arrived, carrying 50 (Saudi) citizens and a number of nationals from friendly countries," the state-run Al-Ekhbariya television said.The boat docked at the Red Sea port of Jeddah where...

Nigerian police

Suspected separatists kill four Nigerian police, two civilians

Lagos: Suspected separatist militants killed four Nigerian police and two civilians during a gun battle while they were on patrol in the country's southeast, police said on Saturday.The early Friday morning attack took place in the Ngor-Okpala area of Imo State, where the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), are active.Attacks blamed on IPOB have killed dozens of police...

China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang (centre R) meets with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (centre L) at the Diamond Hotel in Metro Manila on April 22, 2023.

Philippines raises concerns over Taiwan in talks with China

Manila: The Philippines' top diplomat has expressed his concern to Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang over escalating tensions in waters around Taiwan, Manila said on Saturday.Philippine foreign secretary Enrique Manalo met Qin as the two countries seek to deepen economic ties while also managing their dispute in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a statement after the talks."Secretary Manalo reaffirmed the...

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EU to adopt new round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations

Brussels: The European Union Foreign Affairs Council, during its formal meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, will adopt the 7th round of sanctions on Iran for human rights violations, a senior EU official said Friday.The official, speaking to journalists on condition of anonymity, did not give further details about the sanctions.The Council will also discuss developments in Sudan, Tunisia, Lebanon, the Middle East Peace Process, China, Moldova, and...

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US Supreme Court to weigh in on abortion pill access

Washington: The US Supreme Court was poised Friday to wade into the legal battle over the abortion drug mifepristone with a ruling on lower court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill.The nation's highest court has until midnight Friday (0400 GMT Saturday) to decide how it will handle the most significant abortion case since it tossed out the constitutional right to the procedure last year.The conservative-dominated bench had been...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Kremlin says not planning new Ukraine mobilisation drive

Moscow: The Kremlin said Friday it did not plan a new mobilisation drive for its military operation in Ukraine, amid media reports that students were being served draft notices.Russia's assault on Ukraine is stretching into a second year, with military analysts pointing to a stalemate on the battlefield in the east of the pro-Western country."There is no talk in the Kremlin about some sort of mobilisation wave," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov...

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UK deputy PM resigns after most bullying claims upheld

London: UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab announced his resignation on Friday after bullying claims against him were upheld in a report, a fresh political shock for Britain's Conservatives.Raab's resignation gives Prime Minister Rishi Sunak a headache some two weeks before local elections at which the Conservatives are expected to lose seats.He is also battling to claw back a chasm of lost ground to the main opposition Labour party before a...

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UK: Inflation rate decreased during past month to 10.1 pct

London: Official data showed Wednesday that the inflation rate, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), decreased in the UK during the past month by 0.3 percent to reach 10.1 percent, however it is still at the highest level recorded since 1982.The data contained in a report by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS) attributed this drop in the inflation rate to the decline in the prices of motor fuel, in addition to the decline in real...

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Kuwait denies allegations about forecast visit by FM to Syria

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denied reports about a planned official visit by Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Syria.The ministry, in a statement, described as false reports published by local newspapers and news agencies that the foreign minister would pay the visit to Damascus next Thursday.It urged the media to ensure accuracy in news coverage, shun rumors and false information, seek news from...

BEIRUT: Electoral delegates for Lebanon's Shiite groups Amal (left) and Hezbollah sit in front of a polling station during Lebanon's parliamentary elections in Beirut.- AFP

UK sanctions Lebanese man for 'financing Hezbollah'

London: The UK government on Tuesday said it had imposed a full asset freeze on a Lebanese businessman suspected of financing Hezbollah.The Treasury action against Nazem Said Ahmad on national security grounds follows similar restrictions imposed in 2019 by the United States."All assets and economic resources belonging to Ahmad in the UK have been frozen and no UK person may do business with him or any of the companies he owns or controls," a...

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NEW YORK: Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana entitled "Comedian" is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's on Nov 8, 2024. - AFP

Banana taped to wall ‘artwork’ sells for $6.2m