World
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Visa can be revoked post approval: US embassy issues advisory
In a new advisory issued by the US Embassy in India stated that the screening will continue even after the visa is granted. The embassy has made it clear that those who…
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Iran says it would resume nuclear talks with US if guaranteed no further attacks
Tehran: Iran’s foreign minister said Saturday that his country would accept a resumption of nuclear talks with the US if there were assurances of no more attacks against it, state media reported.…
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Sri Lankan exporters alarmed over proposed 30 per cent US tariff
Colombo: Sri Lankan exporters have raised concerns over a proposed 30 per cent tariff on the country’s goods entering the US, even as President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says “discussions are ongoing to…
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Iran says 5 inmates at Evin prison were killed in Israel’s airstrike on Tehran
Tehran: An Israeli airstrike on Iran’s capital last month killed five inmates at Evin prison and resulted in the escape of several others, Iranian media reported Saturday. The semi-official ILNA news agency…
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Russian drone, cruise missile attacks kill at least 2 in Ukraine
Kyiv: At least two people were killed overnight into Saturday as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes…
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Keep working hard in tariff talks ahead of August 1 deadline: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has advised countries in ongoing trade talks with his administration to “just keep working hard” ahead of the August 1 negotiation deadline, repeating his claim that America…
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Judge orders Trump admin to halt indiscriminate immigration stops, arrests in California
Los Angeles: A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to halt indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including Los Angeles. Immigrant advocacy groups filed the lawsuit last…
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Pakistan: 98 killed, 185 injured as monsoon rains wreak havoc
Islamabad: Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.…
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Canadian PM Carney responds to Trump’s tariff threat
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to defend the country’s workers and businesses in face of the US President Donald Trumps’ proposed 35 per cent tariff…
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US State Dept issues travel warning for Americans visiting Iran
Washington: The US Department of State announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, ‘especially Iranian Americans,’ about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. “US citizens should NOT travel to Iran…
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US federal judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide
Concord: A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the US. Judge Joseph LaPlante issued a…
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Donald Trump to impose 35 pc tariff on Canada
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that a 35 per cent tariff will be placed on all imports from Canada beginning August 1, citing what he described as Canada’s failure to curb…
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As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky
Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald…
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files USD 20M claim against Trump admin
New York: On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in…
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UK intelligence warns of rising Iranian threat; Tehran denies allegations
London: A British parliamentary committee has warned that Iran has significantly escalated threats against individuals in the United Kingdom since 2022, placing the risk to Iranian dissidents and Jewish or Israeli-linked individuals…
