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Elections without sovereignty: What Pale...

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestines local vote really represent

Elections without sovereignty: What Palestines local vote really represent ## Palestinian Municipal Elections: A Test of Agency Amidst Occupation **Ramallah, West Bank** – As Palestinian communities across the West Bank prepare for upcoming municipal elections, the vote presents a complex... read more »

Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 ...

Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 series lead, Celtics beat Sixers

Lakers down Rockets in overtime for 3-0 series lead, Celtics beat Sixers **Lakers Clinch Overtime Thriller Against Rockets, Celtics Secure Crucial Victory** In a night of high-stakes NBA playoff action, the Los Angeles Lakers emerged victorious in a dramatic overtime contest against the Houston... read more »

Capture of ships by US, Iran violates in...

Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body says

Capture of ships by US, Iran violates international law, shipping body says ### Maritime Authorities Urge Release of Crews Amidst Vessel Seizures **London, UK** – The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), a prominent global trade association representing shipowners, has issued a stern call for... read more »

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a ...

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product

Apple's Next CEO Needs to Launch a Killer AI Product **Navigating the AI Frontier: Apple’s Strategic Imperative for Its Next Chapter** The technology landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, with artificial intelligence emerging as the defining force of the next decade. As Apple... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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