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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…
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Major lawsuits against Meta, social media firms over child harms
San Francisco: Meta is kicking off a court battle with some of the highest stakes yet. But it is far from the only litigation facing the social media giant and its competitors.…
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Hawaii tropical storms leave 1.17 lakh without power, one dead
Honolulu: Thousands were without power Monday, August 17, after Tropical Storm Lala uprooted trees from downtown Honolulu to the Big Island, where intense flash flooding and strong winds isolated already-remote communities. In…
- Middle East
Iran near finalising Strait of Hormuz shipping deal with Oman
Dubai: Iran on Monday, August 17, said it is working to finalise a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage the transit of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Fully…
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Israel’s Ben-Gvir calls for killing 30–40 in Gaza each night
Jerusalem: An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday, August 16, and were quickly…
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Search continues in Indonesia as 53 die in earthquake
Ruteng: A day after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake jolted eastern Indonesia, rescue teams recovered six more bodies Sunday, August 16, raising the death toll to 53, while many of the thousands displaced…
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Bangladesh beat Australia by 9 wickets for historic first win
Darwin: Bangladesh completed a stunning nine-wicket victory over Australia in the first test on Sunday, August 16, securing its first win on Australian soil and only its second victory over the top-ranked…
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Five shot at Virginia university campus, multiple suspects
Petersburg: A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday, August 15. It happened near the university’s Quad Annexes, where campus police…
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7.7 earthquake hits Indonesia, topples buildings, kills 20
Maumere (Indonesia): A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, killing at least 20 people, collapsing buildings and homes as well as causing panic in…
- Middle East
Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills 7 people
Beirut: An Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon killed seven people early Saturday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. The strike wounded three others. Paramedics are still searching through the rubble, the agency…
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Palestinians trapped as Israeli settlers besiege West Bank village
Jerusalem: Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The Israeli…
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Record navy deployment to Iran not nearly long enough: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday, August 14, downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about…
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7.7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia; tsunami warning issued
Maumere: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, damaging buildings and homes and triggering a tsunami warning. There are no immediate reports of casualties. The US…
- Middle East
2 UAE tankers attacked while transiting Strait of Hormuz
The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company as they sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, saying Friday, August 14, that…
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Trump’s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard University dismissed
Washington: A federal judge in Boston on Thursday, August 13, dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of turning a blind eye to harassment of Jewish students. The decision from…
