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Trump cuts tariffs on China after meeting Xi in South Korea
Aboard Air Force One: President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed…
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Trump leaves for Washington after meeting Chinese leader Xi in South Korea
Busan: President Donald Trump was returning to Washington after a face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, the final day of a trip to Asia that was an opportunity for the…
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Florida moves to ban H-1B visas across state universities
Washington: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he is directing the state’s Board of Governors to end the use of H-1B visas across state universities, saying that positions currently held…
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Over 2,000 civilians killed by RSF in Sudan’s El Fasher, says govt
Khartoum: The Sudanese government said Wednesday, October 29, that more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Sudan’s El Fasher since it entered the…
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Paris police acknowledge major gaps in Louvre’s defences after jewel theft
Paris: French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defences on Wednesday — turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures. Paris Police Chief…
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Amnesty urges inquiry into US strike on Yemen prison killing migrants
Sanaa: An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, activists said Wednesday,…
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Actress backs NY City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani; shares 20-yr bond
New York: Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has lent her support to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, who, if elected, would make history as the first Muslim immigrant to hold a…
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Two Russians face sentencing in plot to kill Iranian-American journalist
New York: A plot to assassinate Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home came “chillingly near success,” prosecutors told a judge who will sentence two purported Russian mobsters. Prosecutors are…
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British man charged with racially aggravated rape of Indian-origin woman in UK
London: A man arrested on suspicion of the racially aggravated sexual assault of an Indian-origin woman in UK has been charged with rape and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The…
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‘Seven brand new’ planes were shot down during India-Pakistan war: Trump
Tokyo: US President Donald Trump said that “seven brand new” planes were shot down during the India-Pakistan conflict without specifying to which country they belonged, while once again claiming to resolve the…
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US sanctions are ‘revenge’ for exposing Israel’s Gaza abuses, says Francesca Albanese
United Nations: An independent UN investigator again took world nations to task Tuesday for not standing up to the US over sanctions it imposed on her — penalties that complicated her ability…
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1 held for spying for Pak as police bust major espionage network in Delhi
New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted a major espionage network with the arrest of a man accused of spying for Pakistan. The accused, identified as Adil, had been…
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Indian national stabs teens mid-air using fork, Lufthansa flight diverted
A 28-year-old Indian national allegedly stabbed two teens with a metal fork and slapped a co-passenger on board a Lufthansa flight, according to American authorities. The incident occurred on Saturday on a…
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Community in shock after Indian-origin woman’s ‘racially aggravated’ rape in UK
London: The residents of the quiet, leafy Park Hall neighbourhood in England’s Walsall are in shock after an Indian-origin woman was allegedly raped in a “racially aggravated” attack over the weekend. A…
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Buildings collapse as 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Turkey
Ankara: A strong earthquake shook western Turkey on Monday, causing at least three buildings that were damaged in a previous tremor to collapse, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.…
