World
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Jews, Sikhs, Muslims: Top 3 religious groups under attack in US
Washington: Jews and Sikhs were the two most targeted religious groups in the hate-motivated crime in the US in 2021, according to the annual compilation of nationwide incidents by the Federal Bureau…
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Pentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot of Chinese spy balloon
Wshington: The US Department of Defense (DOD) has released a selfie image taken by an American pilot which shows the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down earlier this month. The…
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1 terrorist killed in Pakistan: Military
Islamabad: One terrorist was killed by security forces during an exchange of fire in northwest Pakistan, a military statement said. The incident happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, according to the…
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Uganda registers 16.9% increase in road accidents in 2022: Report
Kampala: Uganda registered a 16.9 per cent increase in road accidents in 2022, a new police report said here. According to the Annual Crime Report 2022, the country registered 20,394 cases of…
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Cyclone Freddy leaves 4 dead, 11,000 displaced in Madagascar: UN
United Nations: Tropical Cyclone Freddy slamming into Madagascar’s eastern coast has claimed the lives of at least four people and displaced 11,000 others from their homes, a UN spokesman said. Government preliminary…
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UN chief warns against escalation of Ukraine war
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that an escalation of the war in Ukraine is “a clear and present danger”. “Over the past year, not only have we seen suffering…
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Sweden, Finland, Norway vow to strengthen defence cooperation
Stockholm: The leaders of Sweden, Finland and Norway vowed to strengthen defence cooperation in the face of common security challenges. Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Norway’s Prime…
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‘IS Bride’ loses appeal over loss of British citizenship
London: Shamima Begum, who left Britain as a teenager to join the Islamic State (IS), lost her appeal against the British government’s decision to remove her citizenship. Begum and two other east…
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UN chief asks for political track to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on regional and international players to help restore a political track to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Our ultimate goals remain unchanged: end the occupation,…
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Chinese Communist Party heads for major revamp at next week’s key meet
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party as well as the state institutions will undergo a major revamp at a key meeting of the party to be held here next week, it was announced…
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SBI allows Bhim-based real-time payment with Singapore
Mumbai: A day after a real-time payments system linkage was established between India and Singapore using the UPI platform, State Bank of India on Wednesday announced a partnership with PayNow, the online…
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What is TU 160? The bomber India wants, Russia owns and US is likely to have
In December 2022, a Russian military bomber engineer drove to USA’s southwest border and asked for asylum. In exchange, he said he would provide the US government with Russian military secrets. This…
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Imran Khan’s party kicks off ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ from Lahore
Lahore: Ousted prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party on Wednesday began a mass court arrest movement from Lahore over what it called the violation of fundamental rights, abuse of the Constitution…
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EX-ISIS bride loses appeal to regain her British citizenship
London: A Bangladeshi-origin British woman, who fled the UK as a 15-year-old schoolgirl to join the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist network, on Wednesday lost a legal bid before a specialist tribunal to…