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29 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: President Donald Trump made an unannounced visit to US troops in Afghanistan – his first time in the country – for the Thanksgiving holiday. During the brief appearance at Bagram Airfield, Trump served turkey to soldiers, posed for photographs, …

28 November, 2019 NOVOSIBIRSK: Researchers are trying to determine whether an 18,000-year-old puppy found in Siberia is a dog or a wolf. The canine – which was two months old when it died – has been remarkably preserved in the permafrost of the Russian region, with its fur, nose and …

27 November, 2019 WASHINGTON: Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Trump could either attend or “stop complaining about the process”. If he does attend, the president would be able to …

26 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + BBC MARYLAND/ BALTIMORE: Billions of people across the world have cursed over this type of American judiciary and justice system where innocent people first declared accused and later on convicted by judiciary just because the accused are black person while the real terrorists …

26 November, 2019 TIRANA: A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has struck Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least 13 people have died. One man was killed after jumping from a window in panic, a defence ministry spokeswoman said. The quake hit 34km (21 miles) north-west of …

26 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri BEIJING/ MELBOURNE: China Cables is an investigation into one of the 21st century’s most chilling situations: the surveillance and mass detention of ethnic minorities in western China. Secret documents leaked to ICIJ confirm the truth behind the detention and religious repression of more than …

25 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri RIYADH/ MELBOURNE: On specific directions of the ruler of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS), the security forces have detained at least eight people, mostly intellectuals and writers, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST said, amid a two-year crackdown on free expression in …

24 November, 2019 CAIRO: Egyptian news outlet ‘Mada Masr’ said on Sunday security forces raided their Cairo office a day after one of its editors was arrested. “Plain-clothes security forces have raided Mada Masr’s office in Cairo. Staff are currently being held inside, and their phones have been switched off,” the …

24 November, 2019 PARIS/ MELBOURNE: Marches have been held in dozens of French cities to condemn femicide and other forms of gender-based violence. Using the hashtag #NousToutes (All of Us), protesters accuse the authorities of turning a blind eye to the problem. Measures to tackle domestic violence are expected to …

23 November, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies RAMALLAH/ JERUSALEM/ MELBOURNE: Thousands of social media users have taken part in a campaign to support Palestinian freelance journalist Muath Amarneh, who lost his eye after being wounded while covering a protest in the occupied West Bank last week. Journalists from across the …