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Saudi Arabia expands access to alcohol store for its non-Muslim residents

The kingdom, which adheres to Islamic Sharia law, has opened movie theatres, allowed women to drive and hosted major music festivals

Israeli Cabinet approves 19 new settlements in occupied West Bank

The approval increases the number of settlements in the West Bank by nearly 50 per cent during the current government's tenure

US peace plan for Ukraine are moving ahead constructively, says Russia

The talks are part of the Trump administration's monthslong push for peace that also included meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin earlier this week

Google, Apple warn US visa staff against travel amid embassy delays

The administration of President Donald Trump this month announced increased vetting of applicants for H-1B visas for highly skilled workers, including screening social media accounts

Pak's ex-PM Imran Khan calls for protests after 17-year jail sentence

Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced to 17 years in jail each by a court on Saturday in the Toshakhana 2 corruption case

10 killed in mass shooting in South Africa's Johannesburg; gunmen at large

The police said around 12 unidentified gunmen allegedly opened fire on people inside the tavern and continued shooting indiscriminately as they fled

GNTO eyes 1 mn overnight stays by Indian tourists in Germany in 2026

GNTO India was hoping to cross the 1 million milestone in 2025, but it did not happen due to a variety of factors, including visa issues and tourists choosing to travel to other countries

Elon Musk becomes first in world to get past $700 bn after Tesla pay ruling

The Delaware Supreme Court reinstated Tesla stock options worth $139 billion, lifting Musk's fortune to a record $749 billion and cementing his lead over the world's other billionaires

Epstein files reveal famous names worldwide, but Trump notably missing

The department released only a partial tranche of the Epstein-related documents in its possession on Friday with much of the information within them redacted

Massive San Francisco outage leaves 130,000 homes, businesses without power

The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighbourhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park

WW II Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 105

With his passing, there remain only about a dozen survivors of the surprise attack, which killed just over 2,400 troops and propelled the United States into the war

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan sentenced to 17 years in graft case

Judge Shahrukh Arjumand of an anti-graft court handed Khan the maximum prison sentence for illegally undervaluing and then obtaining expensive gifts from the national treasury when he was premier

Epstein files offer scant insight on crimes or how he evaded prosecution

Missing are FBI interviews with survivors and internal Justice Department memos examining charging decisions records

US forces stop oil tanker off Venezuela coast as Trump ramps up pressure

The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country

16 files disappear from DOJ webpage on documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein

The missing files, which were available Friday and no longer accessible by Saturday, included images of paintings depicting nude women, and one showing a series of photographs along a credenza

Ten arrested in Bangladesh over lynching of Hindu man, says Yunus' govt

Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old garment factory worker, was lynched to death by a mob and his body set on fire over alleged blasphemy in Baluka in Mymensingh on Thursday

US expands sanctions against Maduro family members, close associates

The sanctions were aimed at disrupting the financial networks supporting Maduro's "illegitimate" regime, according to the Treasury Department

Nepal polls: Ex-PM warns of 'street action' if March 5 deadline is deferred

Attempts are being made to differ the election date, which is not acceptable, Prachanda pointed out and said, the election slated for March 5 must be conducted on the stipulated date

Jordan confirms its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria

The US launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in Syria to eliminate Islamic State group fighters and weapons in retaliation for an attack by a Syrian gunman that killed two US troops

'No embargo' on Imran Khan's sons meeting him in jail: Pakistan govt

Pakistani authorities have reportedly imposed unannounced restrictions on meetings with Khan on the grounds that the visitors use such meetings for political ends