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Indian truck driver charged with drug trafficking at US-Canada border
Ottawa: An Indian truck driver from Canada has been charged with “intent to distribute controlled substances” after he was caught attempting to bring an estimated Canadian dollars 8.7 million worth of cocaine into…
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Pakistan: Wheeling, dealing kicks off to muster sufficient seats to form coalition govt
Islamabad/Lahore: The wheelings and dealings for the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan have kicked off with major stakeholders engaging in crucial talks after the general elections appear to have produced a…
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German chemicals firm BASF to withdraw from Xinjiang after Uyghur abuse claims
London: The German chemicals producer BASF has said it will withdraw from its two joint ventures in Xinjiang, after reports about alleged human rights abuses relating to its partner company, which BASF’s…
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Watch: 11,500 clothes laid on UK beach in memory of children killed in Gaza
At least 11,500 sets of children’s clothes were laid out at Bournemouth Beach in the United Kingdom (UK) in memory of children killed in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023,…
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Indian-origin care worker arrested for allegedly assaulting elderly in Canada
Toronto: A 32-year-old Indian-origin personal support worker has been arrested for allegedly assaulting an 89-year-old elderly at a care home in Canada’s Ontario province. Suman Soni, 32, has been charged with two…
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Biden mistakenly calls Egypt’s Sisi as ‘President of Mexico’
Washington: US President Joe Biden made a serious gaffe when he called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as “the president of Mexico” during a press conference in the White House, The Hill…
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US Prez Biden not to be prosceuted for mishandling secret papers
Washington: In a damaging report ahead of the November 5 polls, a special US counsel has said that President Joe Biden “willfully” mishandled classified documents as a private citizen but concluded that…
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Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates spring surprise in Pakistan polls
Islamabad: Jailed former premier Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates seemed to have sprung a surprise as the results of the general elections in Pakistan started trickling in on Friday following unusual delays,…
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Netanyahu is ‘untrustworthy’ and must go, says Hillary Clinton
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas and called for his ouster. In an…
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‘Worrisome’: India on security situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
New Delhi: India on Thursday said the security situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “worrisome” and indicated its concerns over possible impact on the Indian consulate in Sittwe. On Tuesday, India had…