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A crystal Faberge egg crafted for Russian royalty is expected to sell for more than $26 million
A rare crystal and diamond Faberge egg crafted for Russia's ruling family before it was toppled by revolution is going up for auction, valued at more than 20 million pounds ($26.4 million).
Iran adds new gasoline price tier starting in December
Iran will introduce a new gasoline price tier on Dec. 6, raising the cost of fuel purchased beyond monthly quotas to 50,000 rials per liter, which is about 4 cents on the Iranian exchange market
Indonesia intensifies search for victims after floods and landslides kill 49 people
Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for bodies and possible survivors after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island
Taekwondo instructor who murdered a family consumed by fantasies of Olympic glory
A Sydney taekwondo instructor who admitted murdering a family of three was driven by fantasies of wealth and success
Militants kill 3 police officers in attack on checkpoint in northwest Pakistan
Police in Pakistan say militants armed with assault rifles attacked a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan overnight, killing three officers
Ousted leader Hasina sentenced in Bangladesh land corruption case
Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to 21 years in prison in three corruption cases related to allocations of land in a government project
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Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
Bahrain to argue at UK supreme court it has immunity from surveillance claims
Gulf nation is accused of placing monitoring software on computers of two dissidents living in LondonBahrain is to tell the UK’s supreme court that it enjoys sovereign immunity from claims it placed surveillance software on the computers of two dissidents when they were living in London.The Gulf country has lost the sovereign immunity claim both in the high court and court of appeal, and a decision to take the case further to the supreme court shows how important it is to the country’s reputation. Continue reading...
Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse
Lebanon and Cyprus have signed a long-delayed sea border agreement, ending an almost 20-year impasse
Turkish-German family of 4 likely poisoned by pesticide gas in Istanbul hotel, report says
A Turkish-German family of four who died while on holiday in Istanbul were likely poisoned by gas from a pesticide used in their hotel
Taiwan announces special budget of $40 billion for arms purchases to bolster defense
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has announced a special $40 billion budget for arms purchases, including to build a Taiwan Dome, an air defense system with high-level detection and interception capabilities, as the U.S. pressures the island to increase...
Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi
The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescuedAll 24 schoolgirls held by assailants after a mass abduction last week from a school in north-western Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.A total of 25 girls were abducted on 17 November from the Government Girls Comprehensive secondary school in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day, the school’s principal said. The remaining 24 were all saved, according to a statement from the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, though no details were released about the rescue. Continue reading...
Jacob Zuma’s daughter accused of tricking men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
South African police investigate allegations made against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla by another of ex-president’s daughtersEurope live – latest updatesSouth African police are investigating allegations that a daughter of the former president Jacob Zuma tricked men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine by telling them they were travelling to Russia for a paramilitary training course.Another of Zuma’s daughters, Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube, filed a police report on Saturday alleging that her sister Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla and two others, Siphokazi Xuma and Blessing Khoza, had recruited 17 men who are now trapped on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Continue reading...
