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Deadly crash mars Spain’s flagship high-speed rail service
Barcelona: The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation’s symbols of success. The collision Sunday killed at least 40 people and injured dozens more,…
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Catholic Bishops question moral foundations of US foreign policy
Three top Catholic leaders in the United States issued a rare joint statement sharply questioning the moral foundations of current US foreign policy, invoking guidance from Pope Leo XIV and warning that…
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Trump adviser warns China closing AI gap, presses Congress for action
Washington: White House science adviser Michael Kratsios has warned that China is rapidly narrowing America’s lead in artificial intelligence, urging Congress to move swiftly on legislation, funding and infrastructure to preserve US…
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US warns cyber war already underway
Washington: The United States is already engaged in an active and escalating cyber conflict with its adversaries, senior American lawmakers have warned, cautioning that attacks on critical infrastructure and national systems are…
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Crackdown on demonstrators in Iran protests killed at least 4029, activists say
Dubai: A crackdown on demonstrators taking part in nationwide protests in Iran killed at least 4,029 people, activists said Tuesday, January 20. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency offered the toll,…
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Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach
Melbourne: Authorities were trying to determine on Tuesday whether a Canadian woman found dead on an Australian beach had been killed by dingoes. The 19-year-old woman was found on a beach at…
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Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks
Vienna: In the wake of spiralling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests, analysts warn that the internal upheaval affecting the Iranian theocracy could carry nuclear…
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Epstein played key role in UAE, Israel becoming close: Report
Israel and the United Arab Emirates were reportedly in cahoots since the early 2000s to build commercial ties, long before the Abraham Accords were signed between the two nations in 2020 that…
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Imran Khan denied access to legal counsels, his party claims
Lahore: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has been denied access to his legal counsels and kept in solitary confinement for the last three months, his party PTI said on Monday,…
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Indian tourists shout ‘Jai Maharashtra’ in Paris, get criticised
Mumbai: A viral video showing a group of Indian men chanting slogans like “Jai Maharashtra, Jai Shiv Sena and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki Jai” near a street performer in Paris has sparked…
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Shabaan moon sighted in UAE, countdown to Ramzan 2026 begins
The Al Khatim Astronomical Observatory in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, January 19, announced that the Shabaan moon has been sighted over the country’s sky, effectively beginning the countdown to…
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USD 1 billion to get on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
New York: At least six more countries said Sunday, January 18, the United States has invited them to join US President Donald Trump‘s “Board of Peace,” a new body of world leaders…
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Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal
New Delhi/Dhaka: The majority of incidents involving members of minority communities in Bangladesh during 2025 were “criminal in nature” and not driven by communal motives, the interim government said on Monday. The…
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China’s population falls as births drop 17 pc decade after 1-child policy ended
Bangkok: How do you convince a population to have more babies after generations of a policy that limited families to just one? A decade after ending China’s longtime, one-child policy, authorities are…
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Spain train collision death toll rises to 39; rescue efforts continue
Adamuz: Spanish police said Monday, January 19 that at least 39 people died in the a high-speed train collision Sunday in southern Spain and rescue efforts were continuing. The collision took place…
