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Oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza

GAZA, Feb 04 (Reuters): Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by President Donald Trump in late January.The letter was sent on Monday and signed by the foreign...

Yoon in court again for impeachment hearings

SEOUL, Feb 04 (AFP): South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been arrested and suspended from duties over his declaration of martial law, was in court again Tuesday for hearings that will decide whether to officially remove him from office.The former prosecutor plunged democratic South Korea into political...

Lankan president vows to end island's image as 'corrupt' country

COLOMBO, Feb 04 (AFP): Sri Lanka's leftist president marked the anniversary of independence from Britain on Tuesday with a pledge to change the impoverished island nation's image as a "corrupt" country.Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake dispensed with the usual elaborate military pageantry of jet flyovers and horse parades to mark...

BJP looks to topple Kejriwal govt

NEW DELHI, Feb 04 (AP): The resurgent Hindu nationalist party of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing a state legislature election in Delhi where it is looking to unseat the governing movement which has led the Indian capital for over a decade but has recently been embroiled in graft...

Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers

PARIS, Feb 04 (AFP): Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday.Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022,...

Biden signs with talent agency

WASHINGTON, Feb 04 (AFP): Joe Biden has signed with the powerhouse talent agency CAA, joining its star-studded ranks of Hollywood actors and sports legends as the former US president explores what comes after the White House.Creative Artists Agency (CAA) said in an Instagram post on Monday that they had represented...

Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greek island

SANTORINI, Feb 04 (AFP): Thousands of people were leaving the Greek island of Santorini by sea and air for a third day on Tuesday, as an unprecedented series of earthquakes shook the top travel destination.Some 6,000 people have already left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and a...

Jailed Kurdish leader to urge settlement with Turkey

ISTANBUL, Feb 04 (AFP): The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Ocalan, will "make a historic call" in the coming days for a settlement in Turkey's Kurdish question, a pro-Kurdish party leader said on Tuesday.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main nationalist ally last year extended an olive...