World
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Indian-origin man using fake police uniform jailed for three years in UK
London: An Indian-origin man who wore a fake police uniform and fired blanks at armed officers while brandishing an imitation gun near Leicester, eastern England, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.…
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USAID headquarters closed on Monday, Musk says aid agency should be ‘shut down’
Washington: Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who heads an agency entrusted by US President Donald Trump to increase the efficiency of the federal government, said on Monday that he wants to shut…
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A Taliban fires at a UN compound in Kabul and is later found dead
Kabul: A Taliban fighter opened fire at the United Nations compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead, the UN mission in Afghanistan said Monday. The gunman…
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Zakir Hussain left out from Grammys’ ‘In Memoriam’ section
New Delhi: Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the ‘In Memoriam’ segment that was streamed live as part of the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony, leaving many…
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WHO chief asks countries to push US to reconsider its withdrawal
Geneva: The World Health Organisation chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with…
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Trump’s trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada, Mexico
Toronto: Canada’s prime minister and Mexico’s president ordered retaliatory tariffs on goods from the US, following through with their threats after US President Donald Trump sparked a trade war by imposing sweeping…
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Trump says Americans could feel ‘some pain’ from his new tariffs that are triggering trade war
Palm Beach: President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China, and claimed that Canada would…
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Netanyahu heads to US to renew relationship with Trump administration
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Washington on Sunday, February 2 to renew relations with the Trump administration and discuss the future of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. He is…
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Canada to levy 25 per cent tariffs against American goods: Trudeau
Canada has hit back strongly against US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes stating it will levy 25 per cent tariffs on select American goods, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday. The Canadian…
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Indian students killed in Ireland car crash, two others injured
In a tragic incident, two Indian students have lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in a car accident in Co Carlow, Ireland. The victims have been identified as Bhargav Chitturi…
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Mexico hits back at US after Trump’s decision to impose tariffs
Mexico City: In response to former US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 25 per cent tariff on Mexican imports, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced counter-tariffs on American goods, further escalating…
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US, Egyptian presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire over phone
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from US President Donald Trump, having “a positive discussion” on the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip brokered by the two countries…
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Trump tariff hikes go into effect, presaging a global trade war
Washington: US President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect Saturday evening with an announcement from the White House marking the start of a trade war that…
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Bangladesh receives another 16,000 tonnes of rice from India
Dhaka: Notwithstanding the tense relations between India and Bangladesh ever since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year, a second consignment of rice from India arrived at…
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Pakistan’s interior minister warns PTI against Feb 8 protest plans
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday that the government will request jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party to reconsider its planned protest on February 8, but if the…
