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By Mubasher Bukhari, Reuters Police officers stand guard outside the closed campus of Punjab College, in Lahore, following the protests. Photo: AFP / Arif Ali Schools, colleges, universities shut in Punjab following protests Students want action over alleged rape on a private campus Police and officials say they know of no such incident They say fake news is being spread through social media Authorities shut schools, colleges and universities in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province following the most violent student protests in the country in recent years over the alleged rape of a student on campus, officials said. The protests have spread since Monday, with participants alleging that a female student was raped by a security guard on the campus of a private college chain in the ...

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters Israeli forces isolate northern Gaza towns, blocking movement Health officials in northern Gaza appeal for urgent medical supplies Doctors refuse to leave patients despite Israeli evacuation orders A man rides a bike through the Jabalia camp in August. Photo: OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP The Israeli military said it sent another army unit to support its forces operating in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, where residents said tanks blew up roads and houses as they thrust further into the territory. Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza said Israeli tanks had reached the heart of the camp, using heavy air and ground fire, after pushing through suburbs and residential districts. They added that the Israeli army was destroying dozens o...

By Costas Pitas, Reuters Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on 13 July. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP The US Secret Service has become bureaucratic and complacent and is in need of reform, an independent review into the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump concluded, saying without change such an incident will happen again. On 13 July, Trump, the Republican candidate in the 5 November presidential election, narrowly escaped being shot in the head in Butler, Pennsylvania, by a bullet that grazed his ear. The near-miss exposed serious security gaps and led to heightened protection measures for Trump's outdoor rallies. US President Joe Biden's administration launched an independent probe that released its findings on Friday ...

Hundreds of black balls mysteriously appeared along the shore of Sydney beaches. Photo: Supplied / Randwick City Council Facebook Sydney beaches that were closed earlier this week when thousands of black balls washed ashore are set to reopen this weekend, with NSW Maritime deeming it safe to do so. On Tuesday, hundreds of tar balls - which occur when oil combines debris, water and other pollutants - washed along Sydney's coastline, first appearing at Coogee Beach. These tar balls have since been confirmed as a mixture of chemicals consistent with those found in cleaning and cosmetic products as well as fuel oil. Those hundreds of tar balls eventually became thousands, as more washed along over the week, appearing at other beaches including Bondi, Bronte, Tamarama, Little Bay and Maroubr...