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President Putin will travel to India in December: Kremlin aide
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to India in December, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said on Friday. Ushakov said President Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday…
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Trump revokes Secret Service protection for former VP Harris: Sources
Washington: President Donald Trump has revoked Secret Service protection for former Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a senior White House official on Friday. Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection…
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Putin to meet PM Modi on sidelines of SCO Summit: Kremlin aide
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov…
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India–Japan digital partnership 2.0 includes new AI initiative for LLMs
Tokyo: India and Japan on Friday announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative to advance collaboration in Large Language Models (LLMs), training, capacity building and support for businesses and start-ups…
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Microsoft fires 4 employees over protests against firm’s ties to Israel
US technology giant Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests against the Israeli occupation army’s alleged use of the company’s systems and software in its genocide in the Gaza Strip over the…
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Europe moves to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran after war with Israel
Dubai: France, Germany and the United Kingdom moved Thursday to reimpose United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, further isolating Tehran after its atomic sites were repeatedly bombed during a…
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India has turned into ‘oil money laundromat for Kremlin’: WH trade adviser
New York: A day after claiming that the Ukraine conflict was “Modi’s war”, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has accused India of being an “oil money laundromat for the Kremlin”. Navarro,…
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US declines to participate in UN periodic review on its human rights issues
Geneva: A UN official confirmed that the United States has informed the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) that it would not participate in the fourth cycle…
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European countries urge EU to toughen stance on Israel
The Hague: European countries including the Netherlands, Sweden and Slovenia have called on the European Union (EU) to increase pressure on Israel and take stronger action regarding the Gaza situation. Citing an…
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India’s gains from Russian oil imports exaggerated
New Delhi: India’s gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research…
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UNRWA chief warns Gaza faces ‘hell on earth’ as war and starvation deepen crisis
Gaza Strip: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has issued a stark warning that Palestinians in Gaza Strip are facing death either from constant bombardment or from hunger, as…
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Bangladesh EC unveils action plan for conducting polls before 2026 Ramzan
Dhaka: The Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced the electoral action plan setting timelines to complete all measures needed to conduct the 13th parliamentary polls before Ramzan in February, next year.…
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US politician burns copy of Quran; says she has ‘no regrets’
Republican candidate Valentina Gomez, who is contesting for the 31st Congressional district seat in Texas, has sparked widespread shock after she posted a video on social media where she is seen torching…
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Mass Russian drone, missile attack kills 14 in Ukraine’s capital
Kyiv: A mass Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital, including a rare strike in the centre of the city, early Thursday killed at least 14 people and wounded 48, local…
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US proposes to limit duration of visas for students, media
New York/Washington: The Trump administration is proposing to limit the duration of visas for foreign students and media personnel in the US, a move aimed at crackdown on illegal immigration and visa…
