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Pak govt proposes sweeping controls on social media

ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (AP): Pakistan's opposition said Thursday the government is seeking to further suppress freedom of speech a day after it proposed sweeping controls on social media that could include blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, introduced in the National...

Congress approves Trump crackdown on migrant criminal suspects

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (AFP): The Republican-led US Congress delivered President Donald Trump an early victory in his promised crackdown on illegal immigration Wednesday as lawmakers green-lit a bill to expand pretrial incarceration for foreign criminal suspects.The Laken Riley Act-which mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes-is named...

Russia ready for respectful talks with Trump

MOSCOW, Jan 23 (BBC): Russia says it remains "ready for a mutually respectful dialogue" with Donald Trump, a day after the US president threatened sanctions against Moscow if it didn't "stop this ridiculous war" in Ukraine.Ukraine's foreign minister has welcomed Trump's "strong" message to the Kremlin.Ukraine's foreign minister has welcomed...

Over 200 bodies retrieved from Gaza debris

DUBAI, Jan 23 (TASS/ Reuters): As many as 212 bodies have been retrieved from under the debris of ruined houses in the Gaza Strips after the ceasefire came into effect, the Al Jazeera television channel reported.According to Palestine's health ministry, more than 14,200 people, including around 5,000 women and children,...

Investigators recommend Yoon be charged with insurrection, power abuse

SEOUL, Jan 23 (AFP): South Korean investigators recommended Thursday that impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol be charged with insurrection and abuse of power, as they handed prosecutors the results of their probe into his ill-fated declaration of martial law.Yoon should be charged with "leading an insurrection and abuse of power",...

Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (AFP): Billionaire Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday that his foundation will step in to fund the UN climate change body after President Donald Trump declared the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement for the second time.Bloomberg's intervention aims to ensure the United Nations Framework Convention on...

Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles

CASTAIC, Jan 23 (AFP): An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.Ferocious flames devoured hillsides near Castaic Lake, spreading rapidly to cover more than...