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Pak: TikTok influencer Rajab Butt arrested for keeping lion cub

24 Jan 2025 | 7:34 PM

Lahore, Jan 24 (UNI) TikTok personality Rajab Butt, who had admitted to keeping the cub in violation of the laws, was arrested from his residence in Lahore after a raid conducted jointly by the Punjab Wildlife Department and police last month, media reports said.

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S. Korean prosecution seeks extension of  detention of Yoon until Feb 6

S. Korean prosecution seeks extension of detention of Yoon until Feb 6

24 Jan 2025 | 2:55 PM

Seoul, Jan 24 (UNI) South Korea's prosecution sought the extension of detention of the arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol until Feb. 6 to carry out further investigation, multiple media outlets said Friday.

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Reddit groups ban X links in protest at Musk arm gesture

Reddit groups ban X links in protest at Musk arm gesture

24 Jan 2025 | 2:47 PM

San Francisco, Jan 24 (UNI) More than 100 Reddit communities have banned users from posting links to X in protest at owner Elon Musk's controversial arm gesture at a rally celebrating Donald Trump's return to office.

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Australia: 69-yr-old man arrested over alleged sexual assault against woman

24 Jan 2025 | 1:28 PM

Melbourne, Jan 24 (UNI) Police have made a breakthrough in an alleged historic rape case against an elderly woman 44 years ago arresting a man who allegedly broke into her home and assaulted her, media reports said.

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UN confirms US will leave World Health Organisation in 2026

UN confirms US will leave World Health Organisation in 2026

24 Jan 2025 | 12:38 PM

Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) The United States is set to officially withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in January 2026 after the UN body received a formal letter from US President Donald Trump this week.

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Trump signs executive order to release remaining files of JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations

Trump signs executive order to release remaining files of JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations

24 Jan 2025 | 12:10 PM

Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to declassify any remaining files from the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK), his brother Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK).

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US: Judge blocks Trump blatantly unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship

US: Judge blocks Trump blatantly unconstitutional executive order to end birthright citizenship

24 Jan 2025 | 12:07 PM

Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it, media reports said.

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Syria: Car bomb kills 3 in Manbij

24 Jan 2025 | 11:20 AM

Damascus, Jan 24 (UNI) A car bomb exploded Thursday in the city of Manbij in Aleppo province in northern Syria, killing three people and wounding five others, a war monitor reported.

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US Prez Trump says will hold talks with Kim Jong Un

US Prez Trump says will hold talks with Kim Jong Un

24 Jan 2025 | 11:19 AM

Washington, Jan 24 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has said that he will hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again.

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Japan: Hong Kong tourist killed by train while taking photos in Hokkaido

Japan: Hong Kong tourist killed by train while taking photos in Hokkaido

24 Jan 2025 | 10:53 AM

Tokyo, Jan 24 (UNI) A tourist from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) lost her life in Japan's Otaru, Hokkaido, after being struck by a train on Thursday.

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Rainy season kills 18 people, affects 50,000 families in Bolivia

Rainy season kills 18 people, affects 50,000 families in Bolivia

24 Jan 2025 | 10:48 AM

La Paz, Jan 24 (UNI) Eighteen people have been killed and over 50,000 families across eight of Bolivia's nine departments have been affected by the rainy season that began in November, said an official on Thursday.

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Travelers warned of disruptions at Australian airports during ground worker strike

Travelers warned of disruptions at Australian airports during ground worker strike

24 Jan 2025 | 10:39 AM

Sydney, Jan 24 (UNI) International travelers have been warned to expect disruptions at Australia's major airports as ground workers strike.

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UN chief condems rebel advances in eastern DRC

UN chief condems rebel advances in eastern DRC

24 Jan 2025 | 10:31 AM

Kinshasa, Jan 24 (UNI) The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm on Thursday over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebellion in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as a key regional city is under threat.

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New blaze in Southern California forces university to evacuate immediately

New blaze in Southern California forces university to evacuate immediately

24 Jan 2025 | 10:17 AM

Los Angeles, Jan 24 (UNI) The most recent wildfire, the Laguna Fire, was reported in Ventura County in U.S. California on Thursday morning and due to the threat, California State University Channel Islands has ordered the immediate evacuation of its campus.

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2 teenagers seriously injured in Melbourne shooting

24 Jan 2025 | 10:05 AM

Sydney, Jan 24 (UNI) Two teenagers have been seriously injured in a shooting in the inner suburbs of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria on early Friday morning.

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