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Delhi bound Air India flight makes emergency landing in Thailand over bomb threat
Mumbai: A Delhi-bound Air India flight returned to Phuket following a security alert on Friday, an airline official said. The aircraft landed safely and is undergoing mandatory security checks at Phuket International…
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Trump pleads for diplomacy hours before Israeli strikes on Iran
Washington: Just hours before Israel launched strikes on Iran early Friday, President Donald Trump was still holding onto tattered threads of hope that a long-simmering dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme could be…
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Air India diverts 16 long-haul flights amid Israel-Iran tensions
Mumbai: Sixteen long- and ultra-long haul Air India flights were diverted on Friday following Israel launching an attack on Iran and the subsequent closure of the Iranian airspace, the airline said on…
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Indians in Israel advised to avoid unnecessary travel
Jerusalem: Indians in Israel have been advised by the embassy to stay vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel following the launch of Israel’s strikes on Iran. “In view of the prevailing situation in…
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US monitoring Air India crash, says Secretary of State Rubio
New York: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the United States was monitoring the developments in the Air India crash, while he and several members of Congress expressed their…
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire
United Nations: The General Assembly, at an Emergency Special Session, adopted a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and immediate access to humanitarian assistance at scale. The resolution, adopted on…
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Investigation team dispatched to probe AI171 crash: UK PM
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday said that a UK investigation team has been dispatched as part of the ongoing investigation into the London-bound Air India Flight 171 crash in…
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Air India plane crash ‘one of the worst in aviation history’, says Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed deep sorrow over the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, describing it as “one of the worst in aviation history”. “The plane crash was…
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Trump says Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but is concerned it ‘could very well happen’
Washington: President Donald Trump says an Israeli attack on Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program is not imminent but “could very well happen.” “I don’t want to say imminent, but it looks like…
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Trump admin use of troops to help with immigration raids faces test in court
Los Angeles: President Donald Trump’s use of troops to help carry out intensified immigration raids faces its biggest challenge yet on Thursday, when a federal judge is set to weigh a request…
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Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary
Cape Canaveral: A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station. NASA said Thursday that it…
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Family pleads for release of Nepali student abducted by Hamas
Kathmandu: The family of a Nepali man taken captive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas appealed Thursday to his captors for his release, stressing that he has no involvement in the conflict…
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‘Going back happily’: Last video of British nationals on crashed Air India flight
A final goodbye message recorded by one of the British citizens onboard the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport, soon after takeoff on Thursday afternoon, June 12, has…
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India & Canada set to ‘explore pathways’ for resetting ties during PM Modi’s visit
New Delhi: India on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the invitation from his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis next week as both nations…
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Ukraine, Russia conduct second phase of prisoner swap
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia on Thursday carried out the second phase of a prisoner exchange involving seriously ill and severely wounded captives, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on…
