World
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Taliban to join China’s Belt and Road forum
Kabul: Taliban will attend China’s Belt and Road Forum underscoring Beijing’s growing official ties with the administration, despite its lack of formal recognition by any government, the media reported. Taliban officials and…
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Ramaswamy calls Ro Khanna ‘solid dude’, says ready to debate with him
New York: Fresh out of the second Republican primary debate, presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is set to debate with Democratic congressman and fellow Indian-American Ro Khanna on race, identity, and the American…
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UAE opens mobile hospital in earthquake-hit Afghanistan
Abu Dhabi: In implementation of directives of President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Joint Command Operations of the Ministry of Defence announced the launch of a humanitarian operation in Herat area…
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BRICS expansion could end US dollar dominance in oil trade: Financial experts warn
New York: With the BRICS emerging as a major trading bloc with its expansion of six more countries, including Saudi Arabia, since the last South African meet, question bothering many traders in…
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Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu, Palestinian Prez Abbas amid escalating tension in Gaza
Washington: Amid escalating tension in Gaza after the Hamas attacks against Israel, US President Joe Biden on Saturday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority…
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Tallest statue of Ambedkar outside India unveiled in US
Washington: The tallest statue of Dr B R Ambedkar, the principal architect of India’s Constitution, outside India was formally inaugurated in a Maryland suburb of the US capital here. Amidst chants of…
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Police in Pak arrest at least 50 Imran Khan’s supporters demonstrating for Palestine
Lahore: Police have arrested supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in various cities for carrying his party’s flag, which is now a crime in Pakistan, during protests to express solidarity…
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United States: H-2B cap reached for first half of FY 2024
Washington: The US has received enough petitions to reach the Congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024. The US Citizenship and…
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High speed passenger ferry service between India-Lanka resumes after 4 decades
Chennai: A high speed passenger ferry service between Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu to Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka was resumed on Saturday, (October 14) after a gap of 40 years. Union Minister for…
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Israel-Hamas war: Security heightened in US cities amid protests, mounting tensions
Washington: As the Israel and Hamas conflict has continued to rage for a week now, protests were erupting and tensions are mounting across the US, prompting an enhancement in security. Major American…
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Blinken hold talks on Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir, PM
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, October 13, held talks on the Israel-Palestine conflict with Qatar’s Emir and prime minister in Doha as part of his extensive Middle East…
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‘These guys make al-Qaeda look pure’, Prez Biden on Hamas’ attacks on Israel
Washington: President Joe Biden has said Palestinian militant group Hamas, which attacked Israel and killed over 1,000 people, is worse than al-Qaeda, the terrorist group behind the 9/11 attacks, as he reaffirmed…
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Isreal’s relocation order ‘extremely dangerous’: UN chief
United Nations: Israel’s ultimatum that over one million people in northern Gaza should relocate within 24 hours is “extremely dangerous” and “simply not possible”, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said, asserting that…