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India closes down New Delhi park ahead of ‘cockroach’ movement rally

Authorities closed a central New Delhi park Friday before a fresh protest seeking the removal of India’s election chief over a voter-roll revision that critics say has disenfranchised millions. Organised by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the campaign has become the focal point of opposition anger over allegations that the revised rolls favour Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party....

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US considers hitting Iran with ‘Mother of All Bombs’: report

The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported on Thursday. The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb — better known by its nickname, the...

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US may have ‘gone too far’ in targeting Iran leaders

OHIO: US President Donald Trump said that the United States “might have gone too far” in targeting Iran’s leadership. “We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with any more,” he said during a campaign rally in Ohio, according to Middle East Eye. “Nobody wants to...

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New Delhi police detain top ‘cockroach’ leaders after flash protest at Jantar Mantar

India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said on Tuesday that key leaders had been detained after entering an iconic protest site in New Delhi blocked by police. Opposition parties and supporters of the movement have taken to the streets in recent days, defying a security clampdown to demand the resignation of the head of India’s election commission, accusing it of manipulating...

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Pilot among 3 Saudi nationals killed in attacks on Riyadh airport, authorities say

Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority said on Friday that three Saudi nationals ​were killed and several people were injured in ‌two attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Thursday. In a statement on X, the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the ​first attack targeted airport facilities, while the second ​struck an aircraft...

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Mamdani slams Oct 7 attack, calls Gaza war ‘ongoing genocide’

WASHINGTON: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023, raid on Israel by condemning the killings and abductions that day while describing Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza as an “ongoing genocide”. “This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers,” Mamdani said in a...

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Bahrain FM to arrive in Pakistan today on 2-day visit

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani is set to arrive in Pakistan on a two-day visit on Wednesday to co-chair the third session of their Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC). In a statement, the Foreign Office (FO) said the dignitary will undertake an official visit to Pakistan from Oct 7-8 at the invitation of...

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Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France’s powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police. Students have blocked the entrances to hundreds of high schools for 15- to 17-year-olds since late September, complaining of missing...

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Only ‘just, fair’ talks can end war, Iran tells US

TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Sunday that there was no military solution to the US’ war against the Islamic Republic and that only negotiations based on “justice and fairness” could end the conflict, as talks between Washington and Tehran appeared to be at an impasse. “If our enemies again choose the path...

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India’s Cockroach Janata Party, student groups to protest, demand poll chief’s resignation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face renewed pressure on Friday as the Gen Z-led Cockroach Janata Party and a separate coalition of student and activist groups stage fresh protests, demanding the resignation of the elections commission chief over a controversial voter roll revision. The CJP will rally in Mumbai and plans to expand demonstrations nationwide in the...