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Supporters of U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris held prayers near her ancestral village in India ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. election, while a Hindu fringe group sought divine blessings for her rival Donald Trump. The southern Indian region where Harris’ maternal grandfather was born is rooting for the Democratic Party to win because of the family connection. Meanwhile, a group that claims to have the support of 5 million Hindus says it wants Trump to be re-elected in order to keep India’s main rivals – Pakistan and China – in check. Hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election, people living…

A salvage operation got underway Tuesday to lift a runaway metro train off a sculpture of a whale’s tail, where it landed after plowing through the end of an elevated section of rails. The train was left precariously balanced on the whale’s tail sculpture 10 meters (33 feet) above the ground Monday, after plunging off the end of a metro line in Spijkenisse, a town on the southern edge of Rotterdam. The train was empty at the time and the driver escaped unhurt, thanks to the whale tail’s unlikely catch. Two large yellow cranes were working in tandem early Tuesday,…

The Bahrain High Criminal Court has sentenced 51 defendants to prison terms ranging between five years and life in jail on charges of establishing, organizing and joining a terrorist group and committing crimes within the framework of that group’s activities. The court also ruled fines of BD 100,000 for 17 accused, ordered three accused to pay for the damages they caused estimated at BD 51,400, acquitted one accused and confiscated the seized items. The Public Prosecution had conducted extensive investigations and intelligence work that found defendants organizing themselves within a group established by some of them to commit terrorist acts…

Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa said that reducing government expenditures in the state’s budget for the fiscal years 2021-2022 clearly shows that the government started with itself by reducing its expenditures while continuing to improve the quality and efficiency of public services, to enhance its working mechanisms and to develop its performance. The government, while working on the budget, prioritized the interests of the citizens and the higher interest of the nation above all else, Shaikh Salman said. The minister stressed that when preparing the state’s budget for the next two fiscal years, consideration…

Amateur world silver medalist Mohammed Salah AlMuamari will make his return to action after more than eight months away from competition. The Bahraini representative is set to take on Mohammad Tawfiq AlMharat, from Jordan, in an amateur bout opening up the fight card for BRAVE CF 44, which takes place in the Kingdom of Bahrain on November 5th. Salah AlMuamari has had a brilliant career representing Bahrain and KHK MMA in the Flyweight division, earning several accolades in the amateur circuit, none greater than a silver medal in the 2018 IMMAF World Championships, which was hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Flyweight…

Indian national Nobin Mathew from Kuwait is the winner of the Dh15 million Big Ticket draw held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Mathew, 38, working as a supervisor a for a spare parts company, said the news is yet to sink in, but was ecstatic with the jackpot win. Mathew who earns a monthly salary of Dh7,100 said the win is huge and it will be used for all the right purposes. Big Ticket host Richard pleasantly surprised Mathew by ringing him up and informing him of the win. When asked if he was watching the Big Ticket draw, Mathew…

Assistant Chief-of-Staff for Human Resources Major General Shaikh Ali bin Rashid Al Khalifa, attended joint amphibious drill, “Al Fateh”, conducted by a number of BDF units. The drill included several stages and shooting with live ammunition, on a number of specific targets. This cane within the series of training exercises that the BDF carries out according to the continuous training approach to upgrade its affiliates in terms of combat and administrative readiness. These tactical exercises are the most successful way to confirm the mastery of skills of field military operations, and to keep abreast of all developments in the field…

North Korea is building two new submarines, including one capable of firing ballistic missiles, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, following a closed-door briefing by the South’s National Intelligence Service. North Korea has a large submarine fleet but only one known experimental submarine capable of carrying a ballistic missile. “One of the submarines North Korea is building can carry a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM),” Ha Tae-keung, an opposition party lawmaker on parliament’s intelligence committee, told Reuters. “One is a modified Romeo Class and the other is a new medium-large size one.” North Korea has been subject to U.N. Security…

His Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa has won the race against the clock cycling race. HH Shaikh Nasser triumphed in the 28-kilometre-long race clocking 37 minutes and 32 seconds. A large number of competitors took part in the race which was organized by the Bahrain Cycling Association. HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa expressed delight at the massive participations which, he said, the growing interest of citizens and residents in the sport of cycling in the kingdom of Bahrain. [youtube_embed]https://youtu.be/YiXdGF07Wuc[/youtube_embed] He said that his participation aimed to encourage…

Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Khartoum the third Arab government to set aside hostilities with Israel in the last two months. U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, sealed the agreement in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Transitional Council Head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, senior U.S. officials said. Trump’s decision earlier this week to remove Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism paved the way for…