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Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case

S Iswaran accused of receiving gifts worth $14,000 from individual who had business dealings with Transport Ministry. Singapore’s former Transport Minister S Iswaran has been slapped with eight new charges in a rare corruption case involving the city-state’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). The charges relate to allegations that Iswaran obtained valuable goods worth about […]

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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group

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France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and the Islamic State (IS) group’s claim of responsibility. Issued on: 24/03/2024 – 22:33Modified: 24/03/2024 – 22:41 1 min Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said in a post on X that the decision, which comes

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Pope Francis skips homily at Palm Sunday Mass in rare move

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Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis presides over the Palm Sunday mass at St Peter’s square in the Vatican. CNN — Pope Francis unexpectedly skipped delivering his homily during the Palm Sunday Mass service at the Vatican on Sunday, although was able to preside over the service and was later driven around in the popemobile. The

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Does Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza

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Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and US professor Ian Lustick dissect Biden’s refusal to end the war in Gaza. All of Israel’s modern wars have ended with US intervention, but the current war in Gaza has gone on for half a year because “Biden is a slow learner”, argues University of Pennsylvania political scientist Ian Lustick.

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Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever goal in international football

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Baumgartner unleashed a 25-metre shot past the goalkeeper after six seconds to break the record for the fastest goal. Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner has broken the record for the fastest-ever international goal by slotting home against Slovakia inside seven seconds. Baumgartner, 24, went into the record books during a friendly match in Bratislava on Saturday. The

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Russia launches strikes on Kyiv and Lviv region; Poland activates aircraft

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KYIV — Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv on Sunday, officials said, prompting neighboring Poland’s armed forces to launch “all necessary procedures” to protect their airspace, including activating Polish and allied aviation. The Polish Operational Command said on X that a long-range Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace

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Can the UN Security Council agree on a ceasefire resolution for Gaza? | Israel War on Gaza News

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Members reject text drafted by the US in advance of another vote. The United Nations Security Council has failed to pass a United States-drafted resolution recognising the need for a ceasefire in Gaza. It was the first time the Americans had used such strong language, but it was not enough for Russia, China and Algeria.

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Moscow concert hall attack: Death toll rises to 115 with scores injured | In Pictures News

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Camouflage-clad gunmen with automatic weapons burst into a packed concert hall near Moscow, where the veteran rock band Picnic was to perform, shooting into the crowd and setting the building on fire. The attack on the Crocus City Hall on Friday killed at least 115 people and injured more than 100. Russian authorities expected the

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 758

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Here is the situation on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Fighting At least five people were killed and more than one million were left without power after Russia launched a wave of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine, targeting the country’s energy infrastructure. Eight of the Russian missiles hit Dnipro Hydroelectric Station, Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric power

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With widespread hunger in Gaza, who determines when it's officially a 'famine?' : Goats and Soda – NPR

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With widespread hunger in Gaza, who determines when it’s officially a ‘famine?’ : Goats and Soda NPR If Gaza’s Children Starve, Israel Will Lose Its Moral Legitimacy Forever – Israel News Haaretz WFP Dir. Cindy McCain: ‘We don’t need vetoes, we need food and we need it now’ MSNBC Starving of people is against Jewish law, Israel cannot

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