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Fab Four era ends as Kane Williamson announces retirement
Christchurch: New Zealand’s batting maestro Kane Williamson on Friday, June 12, announced his retirement from international cricket after a glorious career spanning more than 15 years. This move marks the end of…
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Space X: World’s biggest IPO makes Musk almost a trillionaire
SpaceX has raised USD 75 billion in the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, pricing 555.6 million shares at USD 135 each, pushing founder Elon Musk to the threshold of becoming…
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Hwang stars in South Korea’s 2-1 win over Czech Republic
Mexico: Hwang In-beom scored a goal and set up another as South Korea rallied to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 in the second match of the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, June…
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Trump claims US secretly operated in Hormuz for weeks
Washington: US President Donald Trump claimed the United States had secretly conducted military operations in and around the Strait of Hormuz for weeks, moving ships and oil cargoes through the strategic waterway…
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UN chief condemns US strike that killed three Indian seafarers
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the attack on a Palau-flagged tanker off the coast of Oman in which three Indian seafarers have been killed, his spokesperson said. On Wednesday,…
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India, Bangladesh discuss illegal, forcible border crossings
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh discussed issues related to deaths at the border and illegal, inadvertent and forcible crossings during the four-day DG-level talks that concluded here on June 11, an official…
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Ended war with Iran, peace deal by weekend: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that a deal to end the war with Iran is nearly complete and is expected to be signed over the weekend in Europe, as he called…
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In photos: FIFA World Cup is here and Shakira made sure you felt it
There are football nights and then there are nights like this. Eighty thousand people packed into one stadium, fireworks in the sky and a Colombian woman in the middle of it all.…
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Trump calls off latest strikes on Iran, flags possible deal
Dubai: US President Donald Trump said Thursday, June 11, he has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war by seizing control of the country’s oil…
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US claims attack on third tanker carrying Indians off Oman coast
United States Central Command on Thursday, June 11, confirmed it was behind the attack on the third ship carrying Indians off the coast of Oman. “US forces disabled an oil tanker in…
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Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘very hard tonight’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday, June 11, warned that American forces would hit Iran “very hard tonight”, signalling a further escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran amid a widening regional…
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Telugu among 3 Indian sailors killed in US strike off Oman coast
Visakhapatnam/New Delhi: A 44-year-old marine engineer from Visakhapatnam was among the three Indian crew members killed in a US military strike on a commercial vessel off the Oman coast, family members and…
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Israel set to approve USD 350M plan for 61 West Bank settlements
Israel’s cabinet is expected to approve a plan to fund the establishment of 61 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that could significantly expand settlement activity in the territory.…
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War crime: US strikes hit Iranian water facility serving 20,000
US military strikes in southern Iran have damaged a drinking-water facility serving more than 20,000 people, according to an investigation by The New York Times (NYT). The attacks, carried out early on…
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Indian-American arrested for alleged USD 100 million scam
Washington: A 44-year-old Indian-American man was arrested in California for allegedly defrauding a bank of nearly USD 100 million by manipulating title records of insurance policies. Mahender Makhijani has been living in…
