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‘Like giving access to ISIS propaganda’: South Korea lifts ban on North’s state newspaper; public divided over exposure

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (IANS) South Koreans can now read North Korea’s main state newspaper without prior government approval, marking a symbolic shift in Seoul’s long-standing restrictions on Pyongyang’s propaganda.For decades, access to the Rodong Sinmun was banned on security grounds. South Korea and the nuclear-armed North remain technically at war, and Seoul […]

Request accepted: Egypt lifts travel ban on activist Alaa Abdel Fattah; played key role in 2011 uprising

Pro-democracy activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah (left) hugs his mother, Laila Soueif, as he arrives at his home, after a presidential pardon, in Cairo on Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Egypt’s attorney general lifted a travel ban on prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, his lawyer Khaled Ali told AFP on Saturday, following a request […]

No threat found: New Jersey’s Joint military base McGuire lifts hour-long lockdown; false shooter report triggers chaos | World News

New Jersey’s Joint base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) (Pic credit: AP) A lockdown at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) in Burlington County, New Jersey, was lifted around noon on Tuesday after a hoax shooter threat. A lockdown was imposed just before 11 am ET, which lasted approximately one hour following a report of an active shooter at the […]

Watch: Elon Musk-led SpaceX’s Starship successfully lifts off in its 3rd attempt; Raptor engine ignition successful | World News

SpaceX’s Starship lifts off successfully (Source: X/@SpaceX) SpaceX’s Starship megarocket finally took flight on Tuesday, after two scrubbed attempts in the past two days.Starship’s 10th integrated test flight took off the launch pad at the company’s Starbase facility in southern Texas at 6.30 pm local time (2330 GMT). SpaceX shared live footage of the launch […]

ICE lifts age cap: Agency to hire 10,000 new applicants; local sheriffs alarmed

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has removed the age limit that previously barred older adults from applying to become deportation agents. The agency, which is actively working to hire 10,000 deportation agents and support staff, earlier set application cutoffs at age 37 or 40, depending on the role, reported USA Today. “We are ENDING the […]

World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financing

World Bank President Ajay Banga announced that the organisation will return to supporting nuclear energy after staying out of the sector for many years (Image credit: AFP) The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space “for the first time in decades,” its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity […]