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Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for ‘Victory Over Japan,’ dies at 88
Gilchrist married before completing her bachelor’s degree, and she said that as a young mother she took writing classes from ...

El Salvador goes to polls with gang-busting Bukele miles ahead
SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is all but guaranteed a resounding victory in elections on Sunday, with his ...

Hamas gives ‘initial’ approval to Gaza truce plan as fighting drags on
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Fighting in Gaza dragged on into Friday with scores reported killed overnight, after mediator Qatar said Hamas had ...

Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s unapologetic ‘dictator’
‘Philosopher King’Not a fan of criticism, Bukele often resorts to irony online.He frequently changes his handle on X, formerly Twitter, ...

Will abortion be ‘the issue’ that swings 2024 US presidential election?
As for Trump, he ran Facebook advertisements before the Iowa caucuses last month, calling himself “THE MOST Pro-Life President in history.” Yet, ...

Indian-American Nikki Haley casts Trump and Biden as ‘Grumpy Old Men’
Ahead of the do-or-die South Carolina Republican primary later this month, Indian-American Republican presidential aspirant Nikki Haley attacked her rivals ...

Police probe overnight shooting at house of terrorist Hardeep Nijjar’s aide in Canada
SURREY: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched an investigation into an overnight shooting incident at the South Surrey ...

Artist Laurie Anderson withdraws from German university professorship
DUBAI: US musician and artist Laurie Anderson has withdrawn from a professorship at Germany’s Folkwang University of the Arts over ...

Turkish police rescue hostages held at gunpoint for hours in Procter & Gamble plant in Gaza protest
ISTANBUL: Police have rescued seven hostages held at gunpoint for hours at a factory owned by US company Procter & ...