World
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US intelligence community was wrong on Iran’s nuclear programme: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, was “wrong” when she previously said that the US believed Iran wasn’t building a nuclear weapon, and he…
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Tough to ask Israel to halt strikes on Iran: Donald Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump said that it will be difficult to request Israel stop its airstrikes in Iran, even as he pursues a diplomatic solution to end the conflict. Trump…
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil freed from US immigration detention
Jena: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from federal immigration detention, freed after three months by a judge’s ruling after becoming a symbol of President Donald Trump’s clampdown on campus protests.…
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Pakistan PM Sharif reaffirms his willingness to talk with India on all issues
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday reaffirmed Pakistan’s willingness to talk with India on all outstanding issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, the Indus Water Treaty, trade and counter-terrorism. He conveyed this during…
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Declined Trump’s invite to US for coming to land of Lord Jagannath: PM Modi
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he declined an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington, and instead chose to come to Odisha, the sacred land of Lord…
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Israel, Iran launch strikes a week into their war as new diplomatic effort takes shape
Tehran: Israel and Iran exchanged strikes a week into their war Friday as US President Donald Trump weighed possible American military involvement, even as diplomatic efforts appeared to gather momentum. Trump is…
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Indian students in US jailed for fraud targeting senior citizens
Two Indian students landed in jail for being involved in fraud targeting elderly citizens in the United States (US). Though they were booked for different cases, they were involved in similar fraud…
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Oil prices ease as Trump delays decision on Iran-Israel conflict
New Delhi: Crude oil prices eased in the global market on Friday, with the benchmark Brent crude futures trading 2 per cent lower at $77.24 a barrel, amid reports that President Donald…
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Bangladesh grapples with vaccine shortage as new COVID-19 variant spreads
Dhaka: Bangladesh is facing a vaccine crisis to fight against the newly detected sub-variants of the Omicron strain of COVID-19. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) of the country stressed that…
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Indian student dies in Canada; consulate offers condolences
In yet another tragic incident, an Indian student died in Canada. Following the incident, the Indian consulate in Canada offered condolences to the family. The woman was identified as Tanya Tyagi from…
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Zelenskyy calls for more pressure on Russia after deadly missile strike in Kyiv
Kyiv: A Russian missile strike on a nine-story Kyiv apartment building was a sign that more pressure must be applied on Moscow to agree to a ceasefire, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…
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Trump to decide within two weeks whether to strike Iran: White House
New York: US President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether he will order a strike against Iran in the next two weeks, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at…
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Evacuation efforts ramp up as Iran-Israel tensions escalate
Countries are evacuating their nationals from Israel and Iran by air, land and sea as conflict rages between the bitter rivals. Days of attacks and reprisals by the two enemies have shuttered…
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Indian money in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024
New Delhi/Zurich: Indian money parked in Swiss banks more than tripled in 2024 to 3.5 billion Swiss francs (nearly Rs 37,600 crore) on the back of a huge jump in funds held…
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Kashmiri students return from Iran, cite poor transport; CM reacts
After 94 students belonging to Jammu and Kashmir were evacuated from Iran and landed safely in Delhi on Thursday, June 19, they were faced with another problem: the poor condition of the…
