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Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land: Putin

BISHKEK, Nov 28 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own-otherwise his army would take it by force.The Russian army has been slowly but steadily grinding through eastern Ukraine in costly battles against outnumbered...

New legal armour provides unprecedented power for Pak’s military

ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (AFP): Sweeping legal reforms and regional conflict have consolidated the Pakistani military's grip on power in the past year, diluting the role of the civilian government while offering an unprecedented legal shield to the army chief, experts say.Widely seen as Pakistan's most powerful institution, the military has...

13 killed during Israeli raid in Syria

JERUSALEM, Nov 28 (Agencies): Thirteen people were killed by Israeli fire in a village in southern Syria on Friday, Syrian state media reported, while the Israeli military said five soldiers were wounded in a clash during an operation to apprehend members of a militant group there.Syrian state media reports suggested...

Hong Kong tower fire toll rises to 128, 200 remain missing

HONG KONG, Nov 28 (Reuters): Hong Kong authorities on Friday said rescue operations following a blaze that ripped through a high-rise apartment complex had concluded, with the death toll in the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years now at 128 and 200 still missing.The fire in the Wang Fuk...

Death toll in Southeast Asia floods tops 250

MEDAN, Nov 28 (AFP): Days of devastating flooding across Southeast Asia have killed more than 250 people across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, authorities said on Friday.Heavy monsoon season rains paired with a tropical storm system inundated areas across the three countries, stranding residents on roof tops and cutting off entire...

Human washing machine goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Nov 28 (Arab News): After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday.Users lie down in the pod, close the lid and get cleaned like clothes in a washing machine - but without the spin - while music...

Hundreds of children separated from families while fleeing violence in Sudan

CAIRO, Nov 28 (Arab News): Hundreds of children have arrived in a refugee camp without their families as thousands of people fled violence in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher in the past month, with more children disconnected from their families arriving every day, officials said.The UN said more than 100,000...

Pope, Orthodox leader to jointly celebrate early Church milestone

ISTANBUL, Nov 28 (AFP): Pope Leo XIV joins the leader of the world's Orthodox Christians Friday to celebrate 1,700 years since one of the early Church's most important gatherings, on the second day of his visit to Turkey.The American pope began his four-day visit on Thursday, flying into Ankara where...

Trump says Venezuela anti-drug operations 'by land' to begin 'soon'

PALM BEACH, Nov 28 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Thursday that efforts to halt Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon," further ratcheting up tensions with Caracas, which claims the anti-drug campaign aims at regime change.Trump made the remarks while video conferencing with deployed US troops to...