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Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan are reportedly set to defend their UFC belts at UFC 333
Two championship bouts are expected to take place when the UFC returns to the United Arab Emirates. MMA’s premier promotion will bring UFC 333 to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 24. No fights have been officially announced by the powers that be, but a respected Russian outlet has reported the card will
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‘No surprise’: Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza plan
Quotable Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise, arguing Israel has repeatedly violated past agreements. He says the real test is whether the US and Western governments will hold Israel accountable. Published On 9 Aug 2026
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia over ‘sacrilegious’ content
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia after slowing access to the website for 48 hours over content it considers "sacrilegious." A PTA spokesperson told Bloomberg that the agency has blocked the online encyclopedia for failing to remove said content within the past couple of days. The telecom authority revealed on February 1st that
Pakistan seeks help with $16 billion flood rebuilding at UN conference
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A displaced girl carries a bottle of water she filled from nearby stranded flood-waters, as her family takes refuge in...
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Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan are reportedly set to defend their UFC belts at UFC 333
Two championship bouts are expected to take place when the UFC returns to the United Arab Emirates. MMA’s premier promotion will bring UFC 333 to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on October 24. No fights have been officially announced by the powers that be, but a respected Russian outlet has reported the card will
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SpaceX set to challenge Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile with new plans
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‘No surprise’: Netanyahu rejects US-backed Gaza plan
Quotable Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of the US-backed Gaza plan is no surprise, arguing Israel has repeatedly violated past agreements. He says the real test is whether the US and Western governments will hold Israel accountable. Published On 9 Aug 2026
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Former Defense secretary says Iran ‘emboldened’ by conflict, ignoring Trump threats
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said Iran is being “emboldened” by the ongoing conflict in the region as President Trump keeps reneging on large-scale threats involving attacks on Tehran. “Clearly the Iranians have figured this out. They are not reacting to these threats, and they are taking very strategic positions with regard to...
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“I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. It was like seeing an instrument from outer space. I said to myself, ‘That’s the future...
(Image credit: Susie Macdonald/Redferns) When Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton were putting together Cream in summer 1966, Eric had with him his Les Paul. This was the guitar that we now know as the ‘Beano’ ’Burst. He’d bought it the previous year when he was a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, but now