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Trump says Israeli attack on Iran is not imminent but is concerned it ‘could very well happen’
Washington: President Donald Trump says an Israeli attack on Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program is not imminent but “could very well happen.” “I don’t want to say imminent, but it looks like…
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Trump admin use of troops to help with immigration raids faces test in court
Los Angeles: President Donald Trump’s use of troops to help carry out intensified immigration raids faces its biggest challenge yet on Thursday, when a federal judge is set to weigh a request…
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Space station leak concerns will delay visit by astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary
Cape Canaveral: A chartered spaceflight for India, Poland and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades has been delayed indefinitely because of leak concerns at the International Space Station. NASA said Thursday that it…
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Family pleads for release of Nepali student abducted by Hamas
Kathmandu: The family of a Nepali man taken captive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas appealed Thursday to his captors for his release, stressing that he has no involvement in the conflict…
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‘Going back happily’: Last video of British nationals on crashed Air India flight
A final goodbye message recorded by one of the British citizens onboard the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed near the Ahmedabad airport, soon after takeoff on Thursday afternoon, June 12, has…
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India & Canada set to ‘explore pathways’ for resetting ties during PM Modi’s visit
New Delhi: India on Thursday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the invitation from his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis next week as both nations…
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Ukraine, Russia conduct second phase of prisoner swap
Kyiv: Ukraine and Russia on Thursday carried out the second phase of a prisoner exchange involving seriously ill and severely wounded captives, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on…
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Putin, other world leaders express grief over Ahmedabad plane crash
Moscow/New Delhi: Condolences from leaders across the world continue to pour in for the people affected after an Air India flight bound for London, carrying over 240 passengers, crashed shortly after taking…
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US judge orders release of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil over protests
A federal judge on Wednesday, June 11, ordered the US government to release Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, whom the Trump administration has been trying to deport owing to his presence…
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Ahmedabad plane crash: World leaders express condolences to families
Brussels/Male: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and former Nepal prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Thursday expressed solidarity…
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Constitution made it possible for ‘untouchables’ to rise: CJI Gavai
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India B R Gavai delivered a powerful lecture at the Oxford Union in the UK, hailing the Indian Constitution, making it possible for “untouchables” to hold one…
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Sudan’s paramilitary captures key border area near Libya, Egypt
Khartoum: Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country’s military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighbouring Libya and Egypt. The Rapid Support Forces…
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UK deports Indian student for sending sexual messages to local minor girls
An Indian student studying in London was deported after he was accused of sending sexual messages to two local minors. A video of the Indian student being interrogated by UK police has…
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Sixth round of Iran-US nuclear negotiations set for Muscat: Omani FM
Muscat: Iran and the United States will hold a sixth round of negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme this Sunday in Oman, the sultanate’s foreign minister said Thursday, as regional tensions…
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90 pc Gaza schools completely destroyed: UN report
United Nations: A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) has raised alarm over the scale of destruction in Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of damaging or destroying…
