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Man attempts to open emergency door on transatlantic flight, shocking passengers
Panic gripped among the passengers on a transatlantic flight when one of them tried to open the emergency door at a 35,000 ft mid-air. According to the Daily Mail, the incident took…
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Democrats warn US friendships fraying, trade war threatening economy
New York: In the customary rebuttal to the President’s address to Congress, the Democrats have warned that US friendships with allies are fraying, while the trade war is threatening the economy. “Today’s…
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Trump says he is ‘working tirelessly’ to end Russia-Ukraine war
Washington: President Donald Trump told American lawmakers in a joint sitting of Congress that he is “working tirelessly” to end the Ukraine-Russia war and that he has received strong signals that Moscow…
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Whatever they tax us, we tax them: Trump to India, EU, China
Washington: US President Donald Trump, in his first address to a joint session of Congress, said the reciprocal tariffs would take effect on April 2, reinforcing his administration’s stance on trade policy…
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Trump threatens reciprocal tariff hikes after Canada retaliates
Washington: US President Donald Trump has warned Canada that he will escalate his trade war after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs on US goods. Trump’s remark came after Trudeau said…
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EAM Jaishankar holds talks with PM Keir Starmer, ministers in UK
London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday evening to convey “warm greetings” from Prime Narendra Modi. Jaishankar said…
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Democrats take aim at Trump, Musk with probe resolutions
Washington: Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are introducing a pair of resolutions demanding the Trump administration turn over documents and information about billionaire adviser Elon Musk’s potential conflicts of interest and…
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India, Nepal take stock of implementation of key cross-border railway projects
New Delhi: Nepal has assured India that it will take steps for early commencement and completion of work on the remaining sections of the Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas and Jogbani-Biratnagar cross-border railway lines. The railway…
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Arab leaders endorse a counterproposal to Trump’s Gaza plan, with ceasefire uncertain
Cairo: Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed Egypt’s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip that would allow its roughly 2 million Palestinians to remain, in a counterproposal to US President Donald Trump’s plan…
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9 dead in suicide attack on cantonment in NW Pakistan, 6 terrorists nuetralised
Peshawar: At least nine persons were killed and 16 injured as two explosive-laden vehicles rammed into the boundary wall of the main cantonment in Bannu in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday while the…
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Video: Times Square hosts Taraweeh prayers for third consecutive year
Hundreds of Muslims from all ethnic backgrounds gathered in New York City’s Times Square and offered Taraweeh prayers, special prayers performed after breaking the fast during the month of Ramzan. This event…
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Trump’s pause on military aid alarms Ukrainians but Kyiv digs in on peace terms
Kyiv: Ukrainians expressed alarm and apprehension on Tuesday at a US decision to pause military aid that is critical to their fighting Russia’s invasion, as a rift deepens between Kyiv and Washington.…