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Lebanon bans ‘Barbie’ movie for ‘promoting homosexuality’
Authorities in Lebanon moved to ban the “Barbie” movie from cinemas on Wednesday, saying it promotes homosexuality and violates the…
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Muammar Gaddafi’s son on hunger strike over continued detention in Lebanon
Hannibal Gaddafi, a son late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has gone on hunger strike in Lebanon. His lawyer Paul Romanos…
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Li Shangfu: War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister
China’s defence minister has said war with the US would be an “unbearable disaster” for the world in his first…
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India train disaster: Signal fault the likely cause, minister says
India’s railway minister has suggested a signal fault led to the Odisha rail disaster, with a “change in electronic interlocking”…
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More than 260 dead after Odisha train crash in India
At least 261 people have been killed and 1,000 are injured in a crash involving three trains in India’s eastern…
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Boy, 2, sentenced to life imprisonment over parent’s christian faith
A two-year-old in North Korea was sentenced to life in prison after the toddler’s parents were found with a Bible.…
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India official drains entire dam to retrieve phone
A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone.…
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500-member entourage of UAE royal family to spend 2023 Eid in South Africa
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Abu Dhabi, on…
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Comrades Forever: Uganda’s Military pledges support for Russia and defends president Putin
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held discussion with President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia–Africa summit in Sochi, that…
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Panic as unidentified people board Singaporean tanker off Ivory Coast
A Singapore-registered oil tanker has been boarded by “unidentified persons” about 300 nautical miles (555km) off Ivory Coast in the…
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