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Around 300 Indian nationals who were on board a plane grounded in France on suspicion of human trafficking were being cared for on Saturday in the hall of an airport in the eastern region of Marne while an investigation was ongoing, a local official said. Marne emergency services had installed makeshift beds for the 303 stranded passengers, gave them access to toilets and showers and provided meals and hot drinks at Vatry airport, a spokeswoman for the Marne prefect’s office said. Officials from the Indian general consulate were visiting them regularly, she added in a statement. Stay up to date…
Not only is it almost Christmas Eve, but it is also the big day for Steelers and Bengals fans. The two teams collide today at 4:30 p.m. ET. It’s an exciting game, too, with both teams having hovered near the 1:1 win-to-loss ratio during the season. This is the time for one of the teams to make a clear and definitive strike ahead of the other. That means you’ll definitely want to catch a Steelers vs Bengals live stream. Here, we’ll show you where to watch, plus how you can potentially watch Steelers vs Bengals for free on select live…
Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party has alleged that its members were targeted, arrested and stopped from filing nomination papers for the February 8 elections despite assurances from the top poll body and the judiciary. The allegations come after Pakistan’s election commission on Friday rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s organisational elections and its plea to have the cricket bat as the electoral symbol for the elections. The last date for filing the nomination papers for the elections is December 24. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. According to a report in the Dawn…
Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee an English Premier League football match when she blew the whistle on Fulham’s game against Burnley at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Welch, a 40-year-old from Washington in northeast England, was working for the National Health Service when she began her refereeing career in 2010. She rose through the officiating ranks and, in 2021, became the first woman appointed to referee a match in the English Football League when she took charge of the fourth-tier fixture between Harrogate and Port Vale. Welch was also the first female official to referee matches in the…
The Day of Reckoning, a massive boxing PPV event hosted by Saudi Arabia, is almost here. This is a full fight card absolutely stacked with a-list boxing talent. In the co-main event, Deontay Wilder (43-2-1, 42 KOs) is taking on Joseph Parker (33-3, 23 KOs). Most talk before the match is centered around Wilder’s lack of activity over the past few years. He’s only had one fight since his final loss to Tyson Fury in 2021, and in it he dispatched Robert Helenius in the first round. That’s just under three minutes of ring time in two years. On the…
Abdul Hadi, an Iranian expat living in Al Nahda, Sharjah wanted to buy a vacuum cleaner worth over Dh500. While browsing the Internet, his wife happened to see an advertisement for the same vacuum at 50 percent off. They immediately ordered the product — but when it arrived, they were shocked. “It was delivered after a week, and what we got in the parcel was nothing worth Dh500 — not even the Dh250 that I paid. They sent a vacuum cleaner that costs only Dh30 in the market,” said Hadi. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT…
Bells rang across the Czech Republic on Saturday and flags flew at half mast as the country mourned victims of the country’s worst mass shooting that killed 14 at a Prague university on Thursday. Archbishop Jan Graubner served a mass at the main St. Vitus cathedral at the Prague Castle and the country observed a minute of silence at noon, with people stopping in streets amid heavy rain and snow, and in malls during Christmas shopping. A 24-year old student went on a shooting rampage at the Charles University’s Faculty of Arts in downtown Prague on Thursday, killing students and…
Rocksteady made a name for itself as one of the first teams to make a universally acclaimed superhero game with Batman: Arkham Asylum. It followed that success with two sequels, the even more beloved Batman: Arkham City and the divisive, though still fantastic Batman: Arkham Knight. Fans were left waiting to hear what this studio would tackle next. Most assumed it would be another DC property, since it is owned by Warner Bros. Games, and those suspicions turned out to be right on the money, though with a property not many would have predicted. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was…
One resident died and two others were injured following a huge fire that engulfed a medium-rise residential building at International City Phase 1 on Saturday afternoon, authorities announced. The fire was successfully contained and the building was evacuated to ensure the safety of its residents, an official from Dubai Civil Defence confirmed to Khaleej Times. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Firefighters were immediately deployed to the incident area to put out the blaze. Authorities, however, did not confirm yet the cause of the fire.
A 58-year-old male patient who arrived from the Gaza Strip passed away due to cardiac arrest on Saturday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced, noting “the patient “was suffering from an advanced stage of cancer and critical health complications.” “Despite the best efforts of the medical team, the patient’s condition progressively deteriorated, ultimately leading to his demise due to cardiac arrest,” MoHAP said in a statement shared with Khaleej Times. “With profound sorrow, the Ministry extended its heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased, praying for divine solace and strength for them during this difficult time. Stay…