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Indonesian radical Muslims change words of Azan from ‘hurry to the prayer’ to ‘rise up for Jihad’: Here is what happened
A verse of the chant, which originally means “hurry to the prayer”, has been changed to “hayya alal jihad”, or “rise up for jihad” in Azan
Twitter refuses to delete fake image posted by Chinese official or tag it as ‘manipulated media’ despite official complaint by Australia
The fake image posted by Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson was created by a Weibo user, but Twitter refuses to remove or tag it as fake
Coronavirus: Pfizer/BioNTech wins COVID-19 vaccine licence in UK
The UK has purchased 40 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine which has shown to have 95% efficiency in final trials.
Vienna IS Terrorist wanted to massacre Catholic Youth group inside Church, investigation reveals
On November 2, heavily armed terrorists had attacked different locations in central Vienna.
London: South Hall’s Havelock Road, named after British general who fought Sikhs, renamed as Guru Nanak Road
The name change of a part of Havelock road in London's Southall district will come into effect early in 2021
After brutally suppressing protests by indigenous tribes in Canada, PM Justin Trudeau pontificates over farmers’ protests in India
Even though Canadian PM Justin Trudeau expressed his "concern" over the farmers' protest in India, Canada had last year moved WTO against India for high MSP rates
Days after mysterious monolith in Utah disappeared following its discovery, similar metal monolith appears in Romania
The 13 feet high metal monolith has a mirrored surface and was found near the historic landmark of Petrodava Dacian Fortress
“Ill-informed and unwarranted”: India hits back at Canadian PM Justin Trudeau over his comments on farmer protests
Canadian PM and Sikh members of parliament in Canada have made statements supporting the ongoing farmers' protests in India
US govt seeks clearance from court to extradite 26/11 Pakistani terrorist Tahawwur Rana to India
Tahawwur Rana was charged for waging war, committing a terrorist act, commission of murder and conspiracy in the deadly 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Chinese foreign ministry shares a fake image of Australian soldier murdering an Afghan child; PM Scott Morrison demands apology from Beijing
The fake image was shared in the wake of a report on war crimes committed by Australian forces deployed in Afghanistan
