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Italian PM Meloni rebukes Trump’s NATO remarks
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has issued a strong public response after US President Donald Trump suggested that NATO allies had failed to fully support the United States during military operations…
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India, US work to clear final hurdles in bilateral trade deal talks
Washington: Indian and US officials are pushing to resolve the last few hurdles in a proposed bilateral trade agreement, with both sides close on substance but still divided on several sensitive tariff…
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US hints at lifting 25 pc Russian oil-linked tariff on India
New York: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said there is a “path” to remove the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on India for buying Russian oil, noting that such purchases by Delhi…
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Bangladesh accept ICC’s decision, out of T20 World Cup
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday, January 24, said it accepted the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to replace its national team with Scotland in next month’s T20 World Cup, saying there…
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US urge Israel to move into second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: American officials met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, urging Israel to move into the second phase of the ceasefire that stopped the war in Gaza. Netanyahu met with President…
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Trilateral talks with Russia, US constructive, says Zelenskyy
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday, January 24, that two days of trilateral talks with Russia and the United States in Abu Dhabi concluded with “constructive” discussions on “possible parameters for…
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149 million login credentials of Gmail, Instagram, Facebook leaked: Report
New Delhi: Login credentials, including usernames, passwords, of over 149 million accounts of internet firms, including Gmail, Instagram, Facebook, and Netflix, have allegedly been leaked, a report published by ExpressVPN said. The…
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Trump threatens Canada with 100 pc tariffs over new trade deal with China
Washington: President Donald Trump on Saturday, January 24, threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbour went ahead with its trade deal with…
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ICG seizes Indian fishing boat for ‘smuggling’ betel nuts from Bangladesh
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) authorities stationed in West Bengal have confiscated an Indian fishing boat for “smuggling betel nuts from Bangladesh,” officials said on Saturday, January 24. Based on intelligence…
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European airlines Air France, KLM suspend flights to Middle East
At least two European airlines suspended flight services to Middle East cities on Friday, January 23, with Air France citing the “geopolitical situation” in the region. According to the news agency AFP, Dutch…
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Indonesia’s Java hit by landslide; 8 dead, 82 missing
Jakarta: A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled through deep mud, searching…
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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
San Francisco: Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc, which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that…
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Over 8,000 flights cancelled in US amid winter storm
Dallas: More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears…
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Indian-origin man shoots dead wife, 3 others in US over family dispute
New York: A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his wife and three relatives purportedly due to a family dispute in the US state of Georgia. Vijay Kumar…
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Subzero Minnesota sees mass protest against immigration enforcement
Minneapolis: Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport Friday, January 23, and thousands gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration’s crackdown.…
