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'We were on holiday with our son – now we're holed up in a ...

'We were on holiday with our son – now we're holed up in a Dubai hotel with no windows' **Dubai Holiday Disrupted by Unforeseen Security Concerns** A family holiday in Dubai has been unexpectedly interrupted by escalating security tensions in the region, forcing guests at a... read more »

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Sri Lanka trying to safeguard lives on second Iran ship after US attack

Sri Lanka trying to safeguard lives on second Iran ship after US attack **Naval Tensions Escalate as Iran Dispatches Second Warship to Contested Waters** **Tehran, Iran** – In a move that signals a deepening of naval tensions in a strategically vital region, Iran has reportedly dispatched a... read more »

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading B...

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDances Chinese Apps

Apple Blocks US Users From Downloading ByteDances Chinese Apps ### Apple Implements Restrictions on Chinese App Downloads for US Users **San Francisco, CA** – In a move that has impacted users across the United States, Apple has begun restricting access to certain applications developed by... read more »

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IAFs Sukhoi fighter aircraft goes missing in Assam; search operations launc...

IAFs Sukhoi fighter aircraft goes missing in Assam; search operations launched **Sukhoi Fighter Jet Disappears Over Assam; Intensive Search Underway** A Sukhoi fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) has gone missing over the northeastern state of Assam, prompting an immediate and... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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