World
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‘Hope it ends quickly,’ Trump on India-Pakistan escalation
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Indian strikes on Pakistan were expected and that it’s his “hope it ends very quickly.” The Indian embassy in Washington DC also said…
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Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize
Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha on Monday, May 5, won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary regarding the situation in the occupied country. Toha’s essays in The New Yorker on the physical and…
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UNSC raps Pak, poses tough questions over Pahalgam terror attack: Reports
United Nations: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has pulled up Pakistan and asked tough questions concerning the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam at its closed session amid the escalating…
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Australian govt to make case that US tariffs on foreign films ‘unjustified’
Canberra: Australia’s re-elected Labor Party government will make the case that US tariffs on foreign-made films are “unjustified,” a senior minister has said. Amanda Rishworth, the minister for social services, said on…
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Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks delicate tightrope between US and China
Washington: Just as Japan’s top trade negotiator travelled to Washington for another round of tariff talks last week, a bipartisan delegation bearing the name of “Japan-China Friendship” wrapped up a visit to…
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Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia returns to country after treatment in UK
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday returned to the country from London after four months of medical treatment, according to a media report. Zia went to London on…
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New Zealand lawmaker proposes social media ban for under-16s
Wellington: A New Zealand lawmaker is pushing for legislation that would ban children under 16 from accessing social media in a move that could see the country follow Australia’s lead in tightening…
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2 killed, 42 injured in Israeli retaliatory airstrikes on Yemen’s port city
Sanaa: Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province, killing at least two people and wounding 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthi militant group. The strikes…
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Pak troops target posts along LoC in 8 sectors across J-K, Indian Army retaliates
Jammu: Pakistani troops continued to violate the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, resorting to unprovoked firing across multiple sectors and prompting a strong and calibrated response…
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UNSC holds closed consultations on Indo-Pak tensions, hears calls for ‘restraint’
United Nations: Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, the United Nations Security Council has held closed-door consultations where envoys called for restraint and dialogue. The consultations, held by the 15-nation Security Council, lasted about…
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Thousands of student visa appointments available across US Mission in India
New Delhi: The US Embassy here on Monday said “thousands of student visa appointments” are available across its Mission in India. The embassy also shared a link to a webpage where country-wise…
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UN asks India, Pak to step back from the brink, says military solution is no solution
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday voiced concern over tensions between India and Pakistan being at “at their highest in years” and called for “maximum restraint and stepping back from the…
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US offers $1,000 to illegally staying immigrants for voluntary return
Washington: The Trump administration says it is going to pay immigrants in the United States illegally who’ve returned to their home country voluntarily USD 1,000 as it pushes forward with its mass…
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US man sentenced to 53 years for murder of Palestinian-American boy
A 73-year-old landlord from Illinois, a state in the Midwestern United States (US), has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for a brutal hate crime that left a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy…
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Iran threatens strikes on US, Israel if attacked, cites missile readiness
Tehran: Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that Iran would strike US and Israeli interests, bases, and troops “wherever and whenever deemed necessary” if either country initiates a war against the Islamic…
