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‘Already invited India’: Zelenskyy on 2nd peace summit to end Ukraine conflict
United Nations: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the UN Security Council that “we have to prepare” the second peace summit to end the Russia-Ukraine war “altogether” and he has invited India and…
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EAM Jaishankar meets global counterparts on UNGA sidelines
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held separate meetings with his counterparts from Spain, Cyprus and Moldova on the sidelines of the UNGA, discussing regional issues, including the ongoing conflicts in…
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US intelligence warns Trump on ‘real’ threat on his life from Iran
Washington: US intelligence agencies have briefed former president Donald Trump on the “real and specific” threat to his life allegedly from Iran to allegedly “sow chaos” in the country, according to his…
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Singapore’s population crosses 6 million mark
Singapore: Singapore’s population has reached a record high of 6.04 million, rising two per cent from last year, as the manpower-constrained city-state took in more foreign workers, according to an official report.…
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Sri Lanka’s President appoints 3-member cabinet
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appointed a new Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday evening, with Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, lawmaker Vijitha Herath and himself taking on Cabinet portfolios. Dissanayake will…
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Will stand beside Yunus, come what may: Bangladesh army chief
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Waker-Uz-Zaman has indicated for the first time that the interim government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus could stay at the helm of affairs in…
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Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?
Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…
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Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister
Colombo: Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, September 24, becoming the first woman leader since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in the year 2000 to hold the post.…
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Climate activist Thunberg condemns ‘genocide’ in Palestine in Stockholm
In a significant move, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led a rally in Stockholm attended by thousands of people to condemn Israel’s “genocide” in war-torn Palestine and urged global action against Israel’s…
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Telegram to disclose user data at authorities’ requests
Moscow: Telegram can disclose users’ data upon reasonable requests from authorities, the encrypted messaging service’s co-founder Pavel Durov said on his Telegram channel. “We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and…
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Japan hit by 50 cm tsunami following 5.9 magnitude earthquake
Tokyo: The Japanese weather agency said that a 50-centimetre tsunami struck an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday, September 24, following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, according to local media. The Japan…
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Trump says won’t run again for president if he loses in November
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has ruled out running for the White House in 2028 if he loses his presidential bid in November this year. “No, I don’t. No, I don’t.…
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Meeting with PM Modi that Trump announced did not happen
New York: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had said that he was going to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit here but they did not meet. PM Modi’s brief trip…
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Singapore’s Indian-origin ex-transport minister no longer faces corruption charges
Singapore: Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran no longer faces corruption charges, the High Court said in his trial on Tuesday, adding that prosecution will, however, proceed with five other counts,…
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Justice dept, FBI ‘mishandling’ recent assassination attempt case: Trump
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump has accused the Department of Justice and the FBI of “mishandling and downplaying” the recent apparent assassination attempt on his life, demanding that the state of…
