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India set to sign trade deal with Oman to expand its Middle East ties
India and Oman will sign a trade deal in the coming months, two Indian government officials said, as New Delhi seeks to expand its ties in the Middle East, where rising tensions are putting major shipping routes at risk. "It will help India with a strategic partner and access to key trade routes in a volatile region," one official told Reuters. India and Oman have annual trade of less than $13 billion, but the relationship is important for New Delhi as the Gulf nation is a gateway to the narro
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VideoPro-Palestinian protests embroil GW University
STORY: A protester who did not wish to be named encouraged those at the scene to "mask up"."A few months ago we had a doxing truck on campus with students full names and photos driving around campus, and that makes students unsafe," she said.The war in Gaza continues to reverberate through U.S. university campuses where students have camped out in tents as they protested Israel's actions in Gaza.Pro-Palestinian groups have called on universities to end investments in companies that support or pr
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VideoWeinstein accuser 'sick' after conviction overturned
STORY: The office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg signaled it planned to retry Weinstein.In a bitterly divided 4-3 ruling, the state Court of Appeals said the trial judge made a critical mistake by letting women testify that Weinstein assaulted them, even though their accusations were not part of the charges he faced.Allred, a prominent women's rights lawyer who represented Haley, said she was concerned that the decision may impact others' willingness to come forward, thinking their t
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VideoPro-Palestinian protesters block Paris's Sciences Po
STORY: Dozens of riot police officers were seen keeping guard near the student protesters in the area.An unidentified masters student who was one of approximately 30 remaining students occupying the campus said the university had agreed to a general assembly to address Palestinian issues and that the threat of suspension had been ruled out.Students blocked access to the prestigious Sciences Po university over the war in Gaza on Friday, demanding the institution condemn Israel's actions, in a pro
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Video'I have invited Biden to debate': Trump
STORY: "You tell me where," he said. "We're ready."Trump made the comments after his criminal trial had concluded for the day.Earlier on Friday, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified that he suppressed a story about an alleged affair to help Trump's 2016 presidential bid, even though it would have boosted sales of his tabloid.Pecker is the first witness in the case, which accuses Trump, 77, of falsifying business records to cover up a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Da
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'Everyone sits out': Yangon parks offer heatwave relief
As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city's parks, the coolest place to spend an evening during yet another power blackout.Mya Aye, 62, said she comes to the park every day when the power goes off at 5:00 pm.
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VideoHamas studying new Israeli truce proposal as mediators seek to revive talks
Hamas said it was studying on Saturday the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after a delegation from mediator Egypt reportedly arrived in Israel in a bid to jump-start stalled negotiations.The signs of fresh truce talks came alongside ongoing Israeli preparations for a military push into Gaza's southern city of Rafah and as spillover from the war led to continued attacks across the region."Today, the Hamas movement received the official Zionist occupat
