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Internet troll who threatened to kill JK Rowling spared jail

Jun 05, 2024

London [UK], June 5: An internet troll who posted "chilling" online messages threatening to kill "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling and former Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Rosie Duffield has been spared jail. Glenn Mullen, 31, uploaded audio clips in Gaelic threatening to kill Rowling "with a big hammer" and said he was "going to see Rosie Duffield at the bar with a big gun," Westminster Magistrates' Court in London heard on Tuesday. Mullen had been publicly identified as the poster of the audio clips by an online magazine shortly after they were posted on social media site X in January 2023, the court was told. He admitted the offences, two charges of sending an article conveying threatening messages, at an earlier hearing. (DPA)
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Hezbollah 'ready' for an all-out war with Israel: Deputy head

Jun 05, 2024

Beirut [Lebanon], June 5: The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is not seeking to widen its conflict with Israel but is ready to fight any war imposed on it, its deputy leader said, as hostilities across the Lebanese-Israeli border continue to flare.

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Woman holds out in German treetop for 2.5 days amid flooding

Jun 05, 2024

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Strong evidence that Ethiopia committed genocide in Tigray war, says report

Jun 05, 2024

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Philippines and China argue about 'pointing guns' in the East Sea

Jun 05, 2024

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US Secretary of Defense discusses military training with Cambodia

Jun 05, 2024

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], June 5: Here, Mr. Austin had private meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Senate President Hun Sen and Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha. The visit...
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Hamas makes new accusations against Israel, the US House of Representatives passes the ICC sanctions bill

Jun 05, 2024

Jerusalem [Israel], June 5: Specifically, Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that Israel 's response to the mediators regarding the ceasefire proposal that Hamas accepted on May 6 "speaks of opening...
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Mr. Biden said the US could use force to protect Taiwan

Jun 05, 2024

Washington [USA], June 5: "The use of US military force cannot be ruled out. There is a difference between land deployment, air power and naval power," President Biden replied to...
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President Biden made a rare statement to Mr. Trump

Jun 05, 2024
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Challenge for Mexico's first female president

Jun 05, 2024
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Trump seeks to lift gag order after conviction

Jun 05, 2024
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US House passes GOP bill to sanction ICC over Israel

Jun 05, 2024
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Netanyahu may prolong Gaza war for politics: Biden

Jun 05, 2024
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Slovenian Parliament recognises Palestine as an independent state

Jun 05, 2024
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'Home for a Home' initiative builds 757 home for refugees in Kenya

Jun 05, 2024
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Dubai: Home to 11 international football clubs, 400 diverse academies

Jun 05, 2024
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Nominations open for 17th Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation

Jun 05, 2024
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DoH, Takeda Pharmaceuticals ink strategic partnership to advance rare diseases, oncology research

Jun 05, 2024
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Maldives to ban Israeli passport holders from visiting over Gaza war

Jun 04, 2024
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Egypt's Sisi reappoints PM Madbouly, asks him to form govt

Jun 04, 2024
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Nigeria's power grid shut down, airlines disrupted as unions strike

Jun 04, 2024
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China exposed employees spying for British intelligence

Jun 04, 2024
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Unpredictable new developments in the Middle East conflict

Jun 04, 2024
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Mr. Zelensky came to the Philippines, promoting diplomatic relations

Jun 04, 2024
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Mr. Biden did not attend the Ukraine peace conference, the vice president went instead

Jun 04, 2024
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Mr. Trump's election campaign, the Republican Party 'bumpered' in May

Jun 04, 2024