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US Judge blocks Trump’s new bid to curb birthright citizenship
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to limit birthright citizenship, granting a preliminary injunction against an executive order that the administration said would target “birth tourism.” US District…
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South Asian American lawmakers meet in US Capitol to combat hate
Voicing concerns over discrimination against South Asian American communities, a group of elected representatives called for concrete steps to combat hate and prevent violence. The demand was made during a roundtable of…
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After Modi-Pezeshkian meet, US warns against sanctions evasion
Chapel Hill (North Carolina): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that countries helping Iran evade American sanctions could themselves face penalties, while dismissing suggestions that India and Iran were preparing…
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US journalist gets 2 year jail for acting as illegal China agent
An American journalist has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for acting as an agent of a foreign government within the United States, the US Justice Department said. Thomas Weir…
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Trump says US ready for more Iran strikes
Washington: The US military is prepared to launch more strikes on Iran “any time we want,” President Donald Trump has said. “It was a very heavy attack last night, and we’re prepared…
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Trump proposes renaming Strait of Hormuz ‘Trump Strait’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, September 2, suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait”, claiming the United States now controls the strategic waterway as fighting with Iran continued to…
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Nepal death toll crosses 1,200, many feared trapped in tunnels
Kathmandu: The death toll from Nepal’s devastating flash floods crossed 1,200 on Wednesday, September 2, as rescuers battled rain and debris to trace those believed to be trapped in the tunnels along…
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Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users
Apple has relabelled Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, following competitor Google days after President Donald Trump ordered a new name for the body of water…
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Congo: Ebola spread shows no signs of slowing, deaths top 3,000
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of more than 6,100 confirmed cases, according to the latest government data from Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented…
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Nepal demands compensation from India, China, US over floods
Kathmandu: Naming the United States, China, and India as the biggest greenhouse gas emitters, Nepal has demanded climate compensation from the countries for the recent flash floods that have left over a…
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Two Filipino sailors killed in Saudi tanker incident in Hormuz
Two Filipino sailors were killed after a Saudi tanker was involved in a security incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, shipping company Bahri said on Wednesday, September 2. Bahri said its…
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Climate change makes disasters like Nepal floods more frequent
Kathmandu: When a wall of water, rocks and mud tore through her remote village in Nepal last week, Pema Tamang and her neighbours fled uphill to a Buddhist shrine that had been…
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattles Milford Sound in New Zealand
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck near Milford Sound on the evening of Wednesday, September 2, with more than 6,000 people reporting shaking across the lower South Island. The shallow quake, about 40km…
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Telangana man dies in Russian strikes on Ukraine
Hyderabad: A 42-year-old man from Hasnabad village in Telangana’s Jagtial Urban mandal was killed in Russia’s strikes on Ukraine on Tuesday, September 1. According to reports, the deceased, Vavila Sudarshan, had travelled…
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‘They turned a wedding into a funeral’: Iran after US strike
Iran’s embassy in India said a US strike had “turned a wedding into a funeral”, after Iranian authorities reported that an attack near the southern city of Sirik killed five people and…
