Man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie pleads not guilty in court

The author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in New York’s Chautauqua Institution on August 12.

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· 11 hours ago

Salman Rushdie’s attacker says he acted alone, denies contact with Iran

In an interview to The New York Post, Hadi Matar said he was surprised when he found out that the author survived the stabbing.

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· Yesterday · 06:42 pm

Afghanistan: 21 killed in blast at Kabul mosque

The imam of the Siddiquiya mosque is among the dead and 33 persons have been injured.

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· Yesterday · 02:06 pm

China sanctions seven ‘pro-independence’ Taiwan officials

The sanctions were announced a day after a United States Congress delegation had met Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei.

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· Aug 16, 2022 · 03:56 pm

China launches fresh military drills near Taiwan as US lawmakers visit island nation

Beijing believes that Washington officials support pro-independence camps and give credence to the idea of Taiwan as a sovereign nation.

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· Aug 15, 2022 · 06:27 pm

Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran denies being involved in attack

The author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in New York on Friday.

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· Aug 15, 2022 · 02:31 pm

Author JK Rowling gets death threat for tweet about attack on Salman Rushdie, police launch inquiry

A Twitter user wrote ‘don’t worry you are next’ after the writer of the Harry Potter series said she was ‘feeling sick’ about Rushdie being stabbed.

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· Aug 15, 2022 · 12:11 pm

Egypt: At least 41 killed in fire at Cairo church

Initial investigation showed the blaze was caused by an electrical short-circuit, the police said.

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· Aug 14, 2022 · 07:09 pm

Sri Lanka allows Chinese ship to dock at its port from August 16-22

Last week, Colombo had asked Beijing to defer the visit after reports said India raised security concerns. However, New Delhi has denied any role in the matter.

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· Aug 14, 2022 · 03:35 pm

Author Salman Rushdie taken off ventilator, able to speak

The author was stabbed in the neck and abdomen at an event in New York’s Chautauqua Institution on Friday.

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· Aug 14, 2022 · 08:56 am

Attack on Salman Rushdie is an assault on freedom of expression, say writers and politicians

The Council on American-Islamic Relations raised concerns that people might rush to blame Muslims or Islam after the author was stabbed at an event in New York.

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· Aug 13, 2022 · 12:17 pm

FBI seized ‘top secret’ documents from raid on Donald Trump’s home, court documents show

Information categorised in such a manner is meant to be accessed only in a secure government facility.

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· Aug 13, 2022 · 09:32 am