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13-02-2023 WASHINGTON/ OTTAWA: Another unidentified object has been shot down over North American airspace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has confirmed. He said the latest object “violated Canadian airspace” and was shot down over Yukon in north-west Canada. Both Canadian and US aircraft were scrambled to track down the object …

12-02-2023 TOTONTO/ MONTREAL: Toronto Mayor John Tory resigned abruptly on Friday, shortly after the Toronto Star newspaper reported that he had an affair with a much younger staff member. Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee …

12-02-2023 NEW YORK: For more than a century, the plinths atop a New York courthouse held statues all depicting men. Not anymore, thanks to the work of a Pakistani-American artist. Joining Zoroaster, Confucius, Moses and six other male ancient jurists on the neoclassical building’s roof in Manhattan is an eight-foot …

12-02-2023 TEHRAN: Tens of thousands of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, after months of anti-government protests. For the past two years, the 1979 overthrow of the Western-backed shah was commemorated mainly in vehicles and on …

12-02-2023 WASHINGTON: The FBI found an additional classified document at the property of former vice president Mike Pence on Friday, two weeks after the Republican acknowledged having a “small number” of government files at his home. Pence’s spokesman Devin O´Malley said in a statement to US media that agents had …

12-02-2023 TEHRAN: An Iranian-French academic has been released from jail in Teheran after spending more than three years in prison, France’s foreign ministry says. Fariba Adelkhah was given a five-year jail term in 2020 for conspiring against national security and one year for propaganda, which she denied. Her university, SciencesPo …

12-02-2023 WELLINGTON: Preparations are under way in New Zealand for a severe storm that threatens to hit parts of the country already damaged by deadly flooding. Cyclone Gabrielle is expected to hit the country’s North Island from Saturday night – potentially bringing strong winds and further heavy rain. Residents have …

12-02-2023 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions about whether such a large-scale tragedy could have been avoided and whether President Erdogan’s government could have done more to save lives. With elections on the horizon, his future is on the line after 20 years in power …

12-02-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies BRISBANE/ MELBOURNE: As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, the pro-Khalistan separatist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has announced to host. The March 19 vote in Brisbane follows a massive show of 55,000 Australian Sikhs in Melbourne’s Federation …

12-02-2023 WASHINGTON: A US F-22 fighter jet on Friday shot down an unidentified object flying high over Alaska, US officials said, less than a week after the military brought down a Chinese balloon that had flown across the United States. A Sidewinder missile downed the latest craft, which was about …