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Indonesia : At least 125 people were killed and scores were injured at a football stadium in Indonesia after thousands of fans invaded the pitch and police fired teargas that caused a panic, authorities said on Sunday. The tragedy on Saturday night in the eastern city of Malang is one of the world’s deadliest sporting stadium disasters. Indonesian officials initially reported that 174 people had died but later revised the death toll to 125, saying some victims were counted twice. Arema FC supporters at the Kanjuruhan Stadium took to the pitch late on Saturday after their team lost 3-2 to visitors and…

Bahrain : Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Waqf, Nawaf bin Mohammed Al Ma’awda, received a delegation from the US Congress on the occasion of their official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. He welcomed the delegation, praising solid relations of friendship between both countries and their steady growth in various fields. Both sides reviewed joint cooperation in the judicial and legal field to serve common interests.

Abu Dhabi : An American falcon was auctioned for AED 1,010,000 (about $275,000), the most expensive falcon in the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX 2022)’s history, organizers have said. The falcon, a Pure Gyr American ultra-white, was sold on the sixth day of the 19th edition of ADIHEX. The competitive falconry auction, which was set up in a unique way this year, was one of the event’s best-liked attractions by the general public. The unique auction brings in falcon owners, falcon farms, falconers from the UAE and from several countries as well as VIPs and businesspeople interested…

Bahrain : His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, today congratulated His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, on the victory of the Royal Endurance Team, led by Representative of HM the King for Humanitarian Works and Youth Affairs, His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Horses 120 kilometre race. HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister noted that the victory is the result of HM the King’s unwavering support of the Kingdom’s Equestrian sports and commended Bahrain’s endurance achievements. HRH the…

Bahrain : Assistant Undersecretary for Resources and Information at the Ministry of Municipalities’ Affairs and Agriculture, Mohammed Adel Abu Hassan, has announced that the candidacy fees for municipal elections and the insurance on electoral advertisements and headquarters may be paid during official working hours at the premises of the Muharraq Municipality, the Northern Area Municipality’s building in A’ali, Hamad Town and Budaiya , in addition to the building of the Southern Area Municipality, as of Sunday, October 2. He added that those wishing to run for municipal elections may pay their candidacy fees and insurance amounts at the Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifiya…

Russia : After being encircled by Ukrainian forces, Russia pulled troops out Saturday from an eastern Ukrainian city that it had been using as a front-line hub. It was the latest victory for the Ukrainian counteroffensive that has humiliated and angered the Kremlin. Russia’s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified move to annex four regions of Ukraine and paves the way for Ukrainian troops to potentially push further into land that Moscow now illegally claims as its own. The fighting comes at a pivotal moment in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war. Facing Ukrainian gains on the battlefield which he…

Pakistan : A court in Pakistan has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Imran Khan in a contempt case, local media have reported. The September 30 warrant relates to remarks Mr Khan made regarding a judge and senior police officials during a public rally on August 20. At the rally, Mr Khan, who is chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, reportedly warned judge Zeba Chaudhry and the judiciary of dire consequences over what he described as “biased” attitudes towards his movement. The Islamabad High Court issued the warrant hours after the former prime minister submitted an affidavit in the contempt…

Washington :Rescuers searched for survivors among the ruins of Florida’s flooded homes from Hurricane Ian while authorities in South Carolina began assessing damage from its strike there as the remnants of one of the strongest and costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. continued to push north. The powerful storm terrorized millions of people for most of the week, battering western Cuba before raking across Florida from the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean, where it mustered enough strength for a final assault on South Carolina. Now weakened to a post-tropical cyclone, Ian was expected to move across…

Sydney :  The names on the U.S. team have changed, the Americans’ dominance has not. A’ja Wilson scored 19 points, Kelsey Plum added 17 and the United States beat China 83-61 on Saturday to win its fourth consecutive gold medal at the women’s basketball World Cup, “It feels great,” said Wilson, who was selected as the tournament’s MVP. “We came here on a mission, we got it. We got gold. Now we’re going home with some hardware. It feels great to us. Australia was great to us. I didn’t see any kangaroos, but it’s OK because we are leaving with…

New York : The past and future of film mingle like a pair of moviegoers huddled in debate outside a movie theater at the New York Film Festival, which on Friday launches its 60th edition with the premiere of Noah Baumbach’s Don DeLillo adaptation “White Noise.” In those six decades, the Lincoln Center festival has been arguably the premier American nexus of cinema, bringing together a teeming portrait of a movie year with films from around the globe, anticipated fall titles and restored classics. It’s a festival that’s traditionally more stocked with questions than answers, “One question we ask ourselves…