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Bill Gates, Noam Chomsky Seen In Fresh Pics From Epstein's Estate

US House Democrats published a fresh batch of photographs from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, stepping up pressure on Donald Trump's administration on the eve of its deadline to release federal files on the late financier and convicted sex offender.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:43
Bangladeshi Student Uprising Leader Osman Hadi Dies Week After Being Shot

A leader of Bangladesh's 2024 uprising who was wounded in an assassination attempt and flown to Singapore for treatment has died in the city-state, officials said on Friday.

Published on: 18.12.2025 19:43
Pakistan Denied GST Relief On Condoms By IMF Despite Population Boom

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declined Pakistan's request to immediately scrap the 18 per cent General Sales Tax (GST) on contraceptives, dealing a blow to the government's push to make birth control more affordable.

Published on: 18.12.2025 18:46
Sydney Shooter Underwent Training On 'How To Hunt' At Gun Club For 5 Years

Naveed Akram, the younger of the two shooters who killed 15 people on Sydney's Bondi Beach, took training at a shooting club in "firearms safety" and "how to hunt".

Published on: 18.12.2025 16:54
Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny on Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and criminal activity abroad, a trend Pakistani authorities say is harming the country's international standing.

Published on: 18.12.2025 15:38
India-Oman Trade Deal Beginning Of New Chapter: Muscat Policy Council Chief

In an interview with NDTV, Yousuf Al-Balushi, Chairman of the Muscat Policy Council underlined that the trade pact marks the start of a new phase in India-Oman ties.

Published on: 18.12.2025 15:17
US Girl, Missing Since She Was 3, Found With New Identity 42 Years Later

The case reopened in 2016, but the authorities were still looking for a breakthrough, which they eventually received this year.

Published on: 18.12.2025 15:02
"Raw Sewage, Broken Toilets": Plight Of US Troops On Mexico Border

Some US Army troops posted along the southern border as part of the Trump administration's heightened immigration enforcement efforts are living under substandard conditions in Texas and New Mexico, according to a report.

Published on: 18.12.2025 14:56
Video: Australia Cops Arrest 7 Near Bondi Beach Over 'Violent Attack' Plan

Amid an ongoing investigation regarding the Bondi Beach attack in Australia, police carried out an operation in a Sydney suburb with heavily armed officers ramming a car and detaining 7 men on Thursday.

Published on: 18.12.2025 12:52
Opinion: Opinion | After Bondi Beach Attack, Some Hard Questions For The Muslim World

The Muslim ummah needs to confront the anger, denial and victimhood narratives that create the environment in which extremists begin to believe their violence is righteous.

Published on: 18.12.2025 11:32
Day After Ethiopia's Top Honour, PM Modi Gets Oman's Highest Award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday conferred with the Order of Oman, the Sultanate's uniquely distinct civilian honour, by Sultan Haitham bin Tarik for his contributions to strengthening bilateral ties.

Published on: 18.12.2025 10:55
Pulitzer-Winner Peter Arnett, Who Reported On Vietnam And Gulf Wars, Dies At 91

Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died.

Published on: 18.12.2025 10:27
Indian-Origin Man Rapes 21-Year-Old Woman After She Passes Out In Cab In US

An Indian-origin cab driver has been accused of raping an unconscious passenger in California, United States. Simranjit Singh Sekhon, 35, was arrested following an investigation into the sexual assault of a 21-year-old adult female.

Published on: 18.12.2025 10:23
Giant Red Tarpaulin Covers Building Which Air Force Struck In Murid During Op Sindoor

The Vantor sourced image produced in this report is dated December 16 and shows a large red tarpaulin covering the building located adjacent to a large complex where Pakistan operates Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).

Published on: 18.12.2025 09:53
Insiders' Account Of Nick Reiner's Spiral At Party Before He Killed Parents

The double murder of Hollywood actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in their Los Angeles home and the subsequent arrest of their son Nick Reiner for the killings have sent shockwaves across the world.

Published on: 18.12.2025 09:29
India Shuts 2 More Visa Centres in Bangladesh As 'Security Situation' Worsens

After Dhaka, India has closed two more visa application centres in Bangladesh's Rajshahi and Khulna amid a worsening security situation in the country.

Published on: 18.12.2025 09:00
UK Nurse On Murder Trial Wrote "Bye Bye" On Calendar The Day Her Husband Died

A British woman accused of murdering her 84-year-old husband wrote "bye bye" accompanied by two kisses and a heart on a calendar entry for the day he died, a court heard this week.

Published on: 18.12.2025 08:54
Understanding Winter Solstice: All About Shortest Day Of The Year

The solstices mark the times when the Earth's tilt toward or away from the sun is at its maximum. This means the hemispheres are getting very different amounts of sunlight - and days and nights are at their most unequal.

Published on: 18.12.2025 08:32
A Timeline Of US Military's Campaign Near Venezuela

Donald Trump ordered a blockade of "sanctioned oil tankers" into and out of Venezuela, US forces seized an oil tanker off the country's coast and the military attacked three more alleged drug-smuggling boats in the region

Published on: 18.12.2025 08:31
Bondi Beach Attack Suspects Were In Philippines Hotel, Left A Tip On Way Out

The father-and-son duo alleged to have gunned down 15 people on Australia's Bondi Beach holed themselves up in a Philippines hotel for weeks and left a tip on their way out, staff told AFP Thursday.

Published on: 18.12.2025 08:19

News from Arabic Countries

Instacart settles Federal Trade Commission’s claim it deceived US shoppers

The FTC had accused the grocery delivery giant of charging fees to consumers after promising 'free delivery'.

Published on: 18.12.2025 21:54
Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza

Why the TikTok star and disability advocate wants the world to rethink what it means to be disabled.

Published on: 18.12.2025 21:44
Trump signs order to reclassify marijuana, ease research restrictions

The order calls on the US attorney general to expedite federal reclassification, creating fewer barriers for studies.

Published on: 18.12.2025 21:28
White House says Kennedy Center board has voted to rename after Trump

Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy have expressed outrage at the proposal to rename the arts centre.

Published on: 18.12.2025 21:27
Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns

Hundreds of doctors, dozens of MPs and thousands of everyday Britons call on the justice secretary to intervene.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:59
New White House plaques attack Biden, Obama and Bush

Plaques installed in US President Donald Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’ at the White House attack his predecessors.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:46
Protesting farmers clash with police as EU debates trade deal

Angry farmers drove their tractors into Brussels and faced tear gas from police as EU leaders debated a trade deal.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:34
Morocco players and fans celebrate winning Arab Cup

Morocco fans and players celebrated the team’s victory in the Arab Cup final, beating Jordan 3-2 in a thrilling final.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:21
Leader of 2024 Bangladesh student protests dies in a Singapore hospital

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi was a leading figure during the uprising toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024.

Published on: 18.12.2025 20:06
How dangerous is the US standoff with Venezuela?

Trump ramps up pressure with major military force deployed.

Published on: 18.12.2025 19:59
House Democrats release latest Epstein images as DOJ deadline looms

Legislators have been publishing photos related to convicted sex offender as DOJ faces Friday deadline to release more.

Published on: 18.12.2025 19:53
Trump proposes new rules to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth

Critics warn that the Trump administration's statements against transgender healthcare contradict decades of research.

Published on: 18.12.2025 19:52
Tannane goal from own half sets Morocco on way to FIFA Arab Cup 2025 title

Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 as a strike from inside his own half by Oussama Tannane set the tone for a spectacular final.

Published on: 18.12.2025 19:14
Vladimir Putin calls European leaders ‘piglets’ seeking revenge

Russian President Vladimir Putin called European leaders ‘piglets’ trying to take revenge on Russia.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:59
White House accuses South Africa of harassing US gov’t staff in latest row

Trump has repeatedly targeted South Africa, including baselessly claiming systemic persecution of white Afrikaners.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:48
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI

The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:48
BP taps Woodside’s Meg O’Neill as CEO as it pivots back to fossil fuels

O’Neill is the first woman to lead one of the top five major oil companies.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:26
Flare and fighting in Albanian parliament dispute

There were chaotic scenes in Albania’s parliament during a vote for the country’s next human rights ombudsman.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:22
US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe

International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.

Published on: 18.12.2025 17:03
Israel-Lebanon talks: Everything you need to know

Representatives from Israel and Lebanon, as well as US, French, UN officials to meet for second meeting on ceasefire.

Published on: 18.12.2025 16:43
French anaesthetist jailed for life after poisoning and killing patients

The prosecution accused Frederic Pechier of having 'used medicine to kill' at least 12 people.

Published on: 18.12.2025 16:43
Egypt says gas deal with Israel is ‘purely commercial’

Natural gas agreement worth approximately $35bn comes amid frayed relations over Israel's genocidal war in Gaza.

Published on: 18.12.2025 16:42
Police in Sydney detain men over possible ‘violent act’

Australian police say they intercepted two cars in Liverpool, southwest Sydney over a possible “violent act”.

Published on: 18.12.2025 16:04
New Somalia e-visa security flaw puts personal data of thousands at risk

Al Jazeera finds Somalia’s electronic visa website lacks proper security, allowing anyone to download sensitive data.

Published on: 18.12.2025 15:47
Gaza doctors create 3D-printed devices to save patients from amputation

With few medical supplies, doctors are turning to 3D printers powered by solar energy to treat some injuries in Gaza.

Published on: 18.12.2025 15:33