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Trump, Netanyahu meeting focuses on hostages, Saudi relations, Iran threats
Washington: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants…
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Elon Musk shares DOGE works 120 hrs a week, re-ignites debate on work-life balance
US tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration Elon Musk has stirred yet another controversy with a post on X where he mentioned that his…
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Five shot at school in Sweden’s Orebro
Orebro: Five people were shot at a school in Sweden on Tuesday, police said. The Swedish news agency TT reported, without providing its sources, that the perpetrator died by suicide. Police didn’t…
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Lung cancer is on rise among non-smokers, reveals new study
Bringing awareness to a new phenomenon, a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal reveals lung cancer is no longer restricted to smokers but is now emerging as the fifth leading cause…
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US deports 205 illegal Indian immigrants via military plane
The United States started the process of deporting illegal Indian immigrants back to the country, a US official told news agency Reuters. A US military C-17 aircraft carrying 205 Indians departed from…
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India-EU relationship more important than even before: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said in a world that promises to be so volatile and uncertain, a stronger India-EU relationship can be an “important stabilising factor”, as…
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China imposes new tariffs on US products, probes Google
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google. The government said it…
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After Mexico, Canada buys itself a reprieve from Trump’s tariff hikes
Washington: Tariff hikes on Canada will also be delayed by a month as it brought itself a brief reprieve with a promise of $1.3 billion on measures to stop the flow of…
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PM Modi set to hold talks with US President Trump in Washington on Feb 13
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to the US from February 12 to hold talks with US President Donald Trump on a range of issues…
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Musk is ‘special govt employee’, White House confirms
Washington: Elon Musk is working for President Donald Trump as a “special government employee,” according to a White House official, solidifying his controversial role in the administration but sidestepping some disclosure rules…
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Indian-origin man using fake police uniform jailed for three years in UK
London: An Indian-origin man who wore a fake police uniform and fired blanks at armed officers while brandishing an imitation gun near Leicester, eastern England, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.…
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USAID headquarters closed on Monday, Musk says aid agency should be ‘shut down’
Washington: Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who heads an agency entrusted by US President Donald Trump to increase the efficiency of the federal government, said on Monday that he wants to shut…
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A Taliban fires at a UN compound in Kabul and is later found dead
Kabul: A Taliban fighter opened fire at the United Nations compound in Kabul, slightly injuring a security guard, and was later found dead, the UN mission in Afghanistan said Monday. The gunman…
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Zakir Hussain left out from Grammys’ ‘In Memoriam’ section
New Delhi: Four-time Grammy winner and Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was excluded from the ‘In Memoriam’ segment that was streamed live as part of the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony, leaving many…
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WHO chief asks countries to push US to reconsider its withdrawal
Geneva: The World Health Organisation chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with…
