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US announces new deployments to Middle East region
Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defence destroyers, fighter squadron and tanker aircraft, and several B-52 long-range strike bombers to the Middle East region.…
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Spain bars Israeli firms from 2025 defense expo over attacks on Gaza, Lebanon
Spain has barred Israeli companies from attending the 2025 International Defense and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF), which is scheduled to be held in Madrid from May 12-14, 2025. The announcement was made by…
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Sri Lankan president, Indian envoy discuss bilateral ties, fishing issues
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha held a meeting here on Friday during which they stressed on the importance of a long-term solution to the…
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Pakistan: Balochistan blast kills 9 including 5 school children
Islamabad: At least nine people, including five children, were killed and 27 others were injured as an autorickshaw carrying schoolchildren bore the brunt of a bomb blast targeting a police mobile van…
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Qatar pledges to invest USD 3 bn in Pakistan during Shehbaz Sharif’s visit
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Friday announced that Qatar pledged to invest USD 3 billion in Pakistan during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The prime minister returned home…
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Trump unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed with grievance: Kamala Harris
Philadelphia: Former President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unstable, obsessed with revenge and is out for unchecked power, Vice President Kamala Harris said on Friday in an unprecedented attack on her Republican…
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Hindu Americans applaud Trump for promising to protect rights of Hindus globally
Washington: Hindu Americans have applauded Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump for promising to protect the human rights of Hindus across the world, including the US and Bangladesh and protect…
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Trump extends Diwali greetings; vows to strengthen ties with India
New Delhi: Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that the United States’ “great partnership” with India and “my good friend Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi” will be strengthened…
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India commits to 30% protected areas in updated biodiversity plan
New Delhi: India has launched its updated biodiversity action plan with a goal to protect at least 30 percent of its terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine areas by 2030, in…
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8000 North Korean troops deployed in Russia: Blinken
Washington: As many as 8,000 North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia’s western front-line Kursk region and are expected to enter into combat “in the coming days”, US Secretary of State…
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Acute food insecurity is set to increase across 22 countries: UN
Rome: Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, a new United Nations report said on Thursday. The report warns that the spread…
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‘Creepy Joe’: Biden ‘bites’ babies’ feet at Halloween party, draws ire
As the festive season hits the United States (US), the White House as a yearly tradition hosts a Halloween party. President Joe Biden was photographed “biting” babies inside the White House in…
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‘Classify RSS-affiliates as extremists’ South Asian communities urge Canada
As many as 25 South Asian communities have come together urging the Canadian government to classify Rashtriya Swayam Sevak (RSS) affiliated groups as extremists. Led by the South Asian Diaspora Action Collective…
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US confirms H5N1 bird flu in swine for first time
Los Angeles: H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in a pig in the United States for the first time, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The farm has been quarantined to…
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Exchange of sweets along the Indian Chinese border on Deepawali day
New Delhi: Troops of India and China exchanged sweets at several border points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the occasion of Deepawali on Thursday. The traditional practice was observed…
