World
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Pakistan boycotts Israeli-linked products, declares Netanyahu a ‘terrorist’
The government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Saturday, July 20, took a significant step towards a boycott of products linked to Israel by forming a new committee. The move came…
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Newly-wed Indian-origin man shot dead in US in suspected road rage incident
Washington: A 29-year-old newly wedded Indian-origin man was shot dead in front of his wife in a suspected road rage incident in the US state of Indiana, police and media reports said.…
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Donald Trump says he ‘took a bullet for democracy’
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump in his first campaign rally since surviving an attempted assassination attempt has dismissed concerns raised by critics that he is a threat to democracy, telling a…
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Imran Khan’s wife fears for his life; alleges inhumane conditions in jail
Islamabad: Bushra Bibi, the wife of incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, on Saturday expressed grave concerns about her husband’s safety in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, alleging that he was kept in…
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284 more people enter India from violence-hit Bangladesh via Meghalaya
Shillong: Altogether 284 more people entered India on Saturday from violence-hit Bangladesh via Dawki integrated check post in Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hills district, officials said. Of them, 168 are from Nepal and…
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CrowdStrike bug hit 8.5 mn Windows devices, says Microsoft
Washington: Microsoft said on Saturday that the CrowdStrike update that grounded hundreds of fights around the world besides disrupting online services affected 8.5 million systems using the Windows operating software, which was…
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Trump, Vance to address first joint rally; Biden faces more calls for exit
Washington: Former US President and Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump is heading to Michigan, a swing state, for his first election rally since the assassination attempt on him along with his Vice…
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In new advisory, US asks its citizens not to travel to Bangladesh
Washington: The United States has recommended that its citizens do not travel to Bangladesh and allowed the voluntary departure of its non-emergency government employees and family members in view of the ongoing…
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Israel bombs Houthi oil sites in Yemen’s Hodeidah, several killed
Sanaa/Jerusalem: Israel’s military has confirmed that it bombed sites affiliated with the Houthi militia in Yemen, a day after the military group’s explosive drone killed a man in Israel’s Tel Aviv. The…
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14 Palestinians killed by Israeli air raids in Gaza: Sources
Gaza: At least 14 Palestinians were killed by Israeli air raids in the northern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian sources. Israeli jets bombed a house in the Jabalia refugee camp, killing a journalist,…
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Dutch Islamophobe kills Muslim neighbour hours after his racist post on social media
A 25-year-old Muslim man named Hamza el-Baghdadi was fatally shot multiple times in front of his house in the Netherlands by his neighbour Gerben van Vlimmeren, just hours after he posted a…
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4 members of Imran Khan’s party’s media wing ‘abducted’ by Pak intel agencies
Lahore: In a fresh crackdown on jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party, four senior members of his media team were taken into custody allegedly by intelligence agencies on Saturday. “International…
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Bangladesh quota reform movement: Army deployed amid rising death toll
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Army enforced a curfew in the streets of Dhaka on Saturday, July 20, as the movement against government job quotas led by students is turning increasingly violent. The movement…
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Women’s T20 WC: ICC keep a watch on security situation in Bangladesh
New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it has been keeping a watch on the security situation in Bangladesh, the venue of the women’s T20 World Cup later this October. The…
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Air India flight AI-1179 lands safely in San Francisco after close to 30 hrs
New Delhi: Nearly 30 hours after the Air India flight to San Francisco took off from New Delhi it landed safely at the airport in the US city following a diversion to…
