British brothers jailed for $4.4m theft of Chinese artifacts in Swiss museum

Li Hang Two British brothers have been sentenced to prison for the theft of three Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) artifacts from…

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Israel-Hamas war tensions inflame the Middle East as fighting persists in Gaza

GAZA (AP): Hamas are keeping up a stiff resistance across the Gaza Strip to Israel’s offensive. The war shows no…

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Sri Lanka vows to keep up drug arrests after UN criticism

COLOMBO (AFP): Sri Lanka vowed Thursday to keep up a controversial anti-narcotics drive after a UN complaint that some of…

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Suez Canal diversions pile pressure on Egypt’s distressed economy

CAIRO (Reuters): A sharp downturn in revenue after sea attacks by Yemen's Houthis diverted away shipping away from the Suez…

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‘Oppenheimer’ leads BAFTA Film Awards nominations

LONDON (Reuters): Historical drama "Oppenheimer", one of last year's highest earning movies, led nominations for the BAFTA Film Awards on…

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Arthur, Bradburn and Puttick resign from their respective positions

F.P. Report LAHORE: Mickey Arthur, Grant Bradburn and Andrew Puttick, who were assigned duties at the National Cricket Academy (NCA)…

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Rembrandt’s hometown displays earliest known paintings

Leiden (AFP): Rembrandt's earliest works, painted when the Dutch master was only 18 years old, will soon be on display…

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Oil prices rise on strong IEA and OPEC demand estimates

LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday as the IEA joined producer group OPEC in forecasting relatively strong growth in…

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Türkiye calls on Iran, Iraq, Pakistan to de-escalate tension

ANKARA: Türkiye has expressed concerns about the escalating developments, which began with Iranian attacks targeting specific targets in Iraq, expanded…

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Slovak president urges lawmakers to rethink criminal law reform, PM Fico unswayed

Bratislava (Reuters): Slovak president Zuzana Caputova urged lawmakers on Thursday to reconsider plans to scrap a special prosecution office for…

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