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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 7h

#Norwegian Solveig tops the #Ironman World Cup

Solveig Løvseth held off British Kat Matthews by just 35 seconds and went on to win her first #WorldCup in #Hawaii
#IronmanChampionship
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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 10h

'Kay Corleone' #DianeKeaton died at the age of 79.
#RIPDianeKeaton

Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 10h

American actress #DianeKeaton has died, aged 79.

Keaton is known for his role in the #Godfather films, as well as "Annie Hall", directed by Woody Allen.

For her role in #AnnieHall Keaton won the #Oscar for Best Actress.
#RIPDianeKeaton

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 10h

#BREAKING
3 #Qatari diplomats have died in a collision in #SharmElSheikh, #Egypt security sources told Reuters

2 #diplomats were injured in the same incident.

The city is preparing for a summit on #Gaza, where more than 20 world leaders are set to meet on Monday.
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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 12h

Ayesha Wolasmal receives the #Jenteprisen for her work for girls' and #womensRights in #Afghanistan

"The most disastrous thing is the ban on #education. Girls are not allowed to attend #school beyond the sixth grade."

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Ayesha Wolasmal får Jenteprisen

Ayesha Wolasmal får Jenteprisen 2025 for arbeidet i Afghanistan.

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 14h

#Norway won against #Isreal 5-0 in #WorldCupQualifiers match

Norway 🇧🇻 have qualified for #WorldCup2026

Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 14h

On Saturday, #WorldCupQualifiers match between #Norway and #Israel took place at #Ullevaal Stadium in #Oslo

22 people are arrested by the #police, after police used tear gas against protesters.

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📸Lars Thomas Nordby / NRK

Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 14h

A powerful #explosion at an explosives factory in state of #Tennessee on Friday has left the area in ruins and has left no survivors

Explosion hit #AccurateEnergeticSystems factory, a company that supplies and researches explosives and ammunition for US #Military

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 15h

#BREAKING
Used #tear gas against protesters outside #Ullevaal in #Oslo

Police used tear gas against protesters outside Ullevaal Stadium in connection with #WorldCupQualifiers between #Norway and #Isreal
10 people have been arrested by police.
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#NORISR #WCQ

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 16h

Several people have been injured after a man fired shots at a #marketplace in the city of #Giessen in #Germany

The shots were reportedly fired inside a #sports betting shop just after 3 p.m. Saturday

The perpetrator is still at large.
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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 19h

#Marching towards #Ullevaal stadium

The cityscape in #Oslo is dominated by protesters against #Israel, which will face #Norway in #WorldCupQualifiers on Saturday evening.

#NORISR #NorwayIsreal
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📸Aurora Pevik Haugnaess

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 19h

Globally, 1 in 5 young #women were married as #children in 2024

No #Girl should be forced to marry.

Every girl has a right to protection — and to decide her own future.
UN
#DayOfTheGirl

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 19h

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: #Malala Yousafzai

Global icon of #women ’s #education tells the full story of her turbulent life, from arguing with parents to being ghosted by statesmen who were once desperate to be seen with her
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op’: Malala Yousafzai on growing up, getting cynical – and how getting high nearly broke her

The global icon of women’s education is ready to tell the full story of her turbulent recent life, from arguing with her parents to being ghosted by the statesmen who were once desperate to be seen wi...

www.theguardian.com

Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 20h

#NOW
On Saturday at 6:00 PM, the #WorldCupQualifiers between #Norway and #Israel will be played at #Ullevaal Stadium

Around 500 #Palestine demonstrators began marching from Spikersuppa in central #Oslo towards Ullevaal.
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#NorwayIsreal #NORISR

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 20h

For the first time in about 200 years, there is no scaffolding around the #Parthenon temple on the #Acropolis hill in the #Greek capital #Athens. But it is temporary

The scaffolding around the western facade has been in place for nearly 20 years.

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📸Petros Giannakouris/AP

Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 20h

#NOW
Protesters will march towards #Ullevaal Stadium

On Saturday, several people gathered in Spikersuppa in #Oslo to demonstrate before tonight's international #WorldCupQualifiers between #Norway and #Isreal

People shouting, #RedCardToIsrael

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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 1d

#BREAKING
An #earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 was recorded in the #DrakePassage between South #America and #Antarctica

#PTWC says there is a risk of #tsunami

#Chilean authorities have also reported a tsunami #risk in Antarctica

Epicenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers
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Maqsood Asi @maqsoodasi.bsky.social · 1d

Last night, the likelihood that #MariaCorina Machado would receive the #NobelPeacePrize skyrocketed.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the #Nobel Institute said they will investigate whether a #leak occurred before #NobelPeacePrize2025 was announced

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