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Maryam Khan elected as first Muslim member of CT House

Maryam Khan of Windsor won a special election to the 5th House District of Windsor and Hartford on Tuesday, becoming…

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Ukraine rejects Belarus as Russia talks host, lists alternatives

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready for peace talks with Russia but not in neighbouring Belarus, an ally of…

5 years ago

US allows transactions with Afghanistan despite sanctions

The US has issued new rules allowing most commercial and financial transactions with Afghanistan that could kick-start the paralysed economy…

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Afghan public universities reopen with gender segregated classes

Afghanistan’s main universities have reopened six months after the Taliban returned to power, but only a trickle of women have…

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Ukraine conflict: Russian forces attack from three sides

Russian forces have launched a major assault on Ukraine, firing missiles on cities and military targets.

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China keeps walking its tightrope between Russia and the West as tensions flare in Ukraine

China did not explicitly endorse Moscow’s latest moves toward Ukraine but still recognized on Tuesday what it called Russia’s legitimate…

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Hijab not a choice but an obligation in Islam: Ex-actress Zaira Wasim

Zaira Wasim has rejected the notion of hijab being a choice. She called it an “ill-informed” notion.

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Putin recognises Ukraine’s rebel regions, infuriates West

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine as independent,

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Sheikh Raed Salah: Jerusalem’s issue is the top priority

Head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, yesterday described the issue of Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque as…

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Iconic Gaza bookstore reopens, months after Israeli strike

An iconic Gaza bookstore destroyed in an Israeli airstrike last year reopened on Thursday, lifting the spirits of its ecstatic…

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