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China, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership on energy, defence

RIYADH, Dec 09 (Reuters/AP): Chinese President Xi Jinping heralded a “new era” in Beijing’s ties with Saudi Arabia as he met Arab leaders at “milestone” summits while on his strategic Middle East sojourn, he said in a statement marking a show of strength along with the Gulf country’s ruler Crown...

US Senator leaves Democratic Party

WASHINGTON, Dec 09 (Reuters): US Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said on Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent, in an announcement just days after Democrats won a Senate race in Georgia to secure 51 seats in the 100-member chamber."Like a lot of Arizonans, I...

27 people lashed in public in Kabul

ISLAMABAD, Dec 09 (AP): Twenty-seven people were lashed in public on Thursday in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as punishment for alleged adultery, theft, drug offenses and other crimes, according to a court official.Afghanistan's new authorities have implemented hard-line policies since they took over the country in August 2021 that have underlined their...

Over 1,400 killed in Haiti violence this year: UN

GENEVA, Dec 09 (AFP): More than 1,400 people have been killed and over 1,000 kidnapped in Haiti this year by gangs who also use sexual violence, the UN said Friday.Volker Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, called for a show of "political courage and responsibility at a...

Iran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests

DUBAI, Dec 09 (AP): Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly committed during the country's ongoing nationwide protests, the first such death penalty carried out by Tehran.The execution of Mohsen Shekari comes as other detainees also face the possibility of the death penalty for their...

News in brief-(2022-12-10)

Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with RussiaWASHINGTON, Dec 09: Ten months after she left the US to play basketball in Russia, WNBA star Brittney Griner has landed in her home state of Texas. Griner was jailed for carrying cannabis oil at a Moscow airport in February, and...