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Uganda, Burundi discuss deploying troops to Gaza security force
Gaza Strip: Military officials from Uganda and Burundi visited Israel last week to discuss deploying troops to Gaza as part of an international security force envisioned by US President Donald Trump’s Board…
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Fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno, thousands evacuated in US
Reno: A fast-moving wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, on Sunday, August 23. Shifting winds challenged…
- Middle East
US set to unveil Iran sanctions as Tehran threatens oil blockade
The United States is set to unveil a sweeping new economic campaign against Iran on Monday, August 24, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent calling it the “greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” against…
- World
5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes northeast Japan
Tokyo: A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled eastern Japan, including the Tokyo area, early Sunday, August 23, injuring at least five people, officials said. There was no danger…
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Indian national held in US for multi-million-Dollar fraud
New York: An Indian national has been arrested and charged in the US for his alleged role as a “money mule” in a multi-million-dollar scheme targeting elderly victims. Jay Sunilbharthi Goswami, 21,…
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Trump threatens lawsuit over National Guard crime study
Washington: President Donald Trump is threatening to sue a left-leaning think tank unless it retracts a report that said his National Guard deployments to various cities did not reduce crime, as he…
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Harvard Medical School to pay USD 53 million for theft of body parts
Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay USD 53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former…
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Charter plane carrying eight crashes in United States
Alaska: A charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday, August 20, near a remote radar site in western Alaska, a federal official said. Clint Johnson, the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska region…
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BNP’s Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is Bangladesh’s new President
Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a long-time secretary general of the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a close ally of former premier Khaleda Zia, was on Thursday, August 20, elected as…
- Sports
Four-time champion Verstappen extends F1 contract with Red Bull
Zandvoort: Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has extended his contract with Red Bull to 2030, he and the team announced on Thursday, August 20. The announcement ahead of Verstappen’s home Dutch…
- Middle East
Smuggling goods into Gaza booms as Israeli curbs drive prices
Gaza Strip: Palestinians face inflated prices for groceries and batteries, hospitals have turned to smugglers for medicine and equipment, and Israeli soldiers and other middlemen are accused of pocketing millions of dollars…
- Middle East
US worked with Iran to deport Iranians, emails show
Washington: US immigration officials worked with Iran to deport Iranians in 2025, newly released emails show, revealing a working relationship between the US and Iranian governments despite tensions mounting between the countries.…
- India
Meta CEO knew about harm Instagram was causing: Ex director
A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors Wednesday at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell”…
- Middle East
Israel launches probes into killings of Hind Rajab, paramedics
Jerusalem: Israel’s military on Wednesday, August 19, announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and…
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Sonia Gandhi’s memoir: Love, loss and why she declined PM post
New York: Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall in which she will reflect on the promise and the tragedy of marrying into the Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and on her…
