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German minister’s plane makes emergency landing in Saudi Arabia
German Foreign Minister (FM) Annalena Baerbock and her delegation were forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia, due to the inability to obtain permission to use Eritrean airspace. On Wednesday,…
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King Charles III admitted to hospital for a prostate operation
London: Britain’s King Charles III was on Friday admitted to a private hospital here for treatment for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace announced. The procedure will be carried out at the London…
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‘Confident on UK, India ties flourishing…’: King Charles on Republic day
London: King Charles III on Friday congratulated the people of India on its 75th Republic Day and said he looks forward to the UK and India working together to tackle the world’s…
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Over 40% drop in Suez Canal traffic following Houthi attacks: UN
Taipei: The traffic volume of the Suez Canal dropped by more than 40 per cent as Yemen rebels repeatedly attacked merchant ships. According to United Nations data, the Yemen rebels’ Commercial traffic…
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Lina Khan-led FTC probing Microsoft, Google investments into GenAI companies
San Francisco: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued orders to five Big Tech companies, including Microsoft and Google, requiring them to provide information regarding recent investments and partnerships involving generative…
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2023 marked by important milestones in US-India partnership: Blinken
Washington: Greeting the people of India on the occasion of the country’s 75th Republic Day, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that the US was looking forward to further deepening the…
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CIA, Mossad chiefs to meet Qatar PM to discuss Gaza truce
Tel Aviv: The director of the American spy agency, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the chief of the Israel Spy agency, Mossad, will be meeting the Prime Minister of Qatar in a…
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India denies Pak’s charge of Indian links to killing of 2 Pakistanis
New Delhi: India on Thursday, January 25, dismissed as “false and malicious” propaganda Pakistan’s allegations linking Indian agents to the assassination of two Pakistani terrorists in Sialkot and Rawalkot last year. “It is…
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Rigged Feb 8 polls to damage Pakistan, warns ex-PM Abbasi
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday, January 25, said every election since independence was “stolen” and warned that the general elections slated for February 8 will “damage” the…
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Indian-origin man charged with kicking cop during arrest in Singapore
Singapore: A 49-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore has been charged with assaulting a public servant, an offence for which he can be jailed for up to seven years and fined or caned.…
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UN asks Houthis to reconsider order to expel US, UK nationals
United Nations: The United Nations has asked Yemen’s Houthi authorities to reconsider their decision to expel US and British nationals working for the world body in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. Stephane Dujarric,…
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ICJ to deliver interim ruling on genocide case against Israel on Friday
Tel Aviv: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will on Friday announce its verdict on South Africa’s plea for an interim ruling in its genocide case against Israel. South African officials, according…
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Four Indians die in mass drowning at Australia’s Philip Island
Melbourne: Four Indians, including two women, have been killed in a drowning incident at an unpatrolled beach in the Australian state of Victoria, the worst tragedy in Victorian waters in almost 20…
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Canada looking to examine alleged election meddling by India
Ottawa: Canada’s federal commission of inquiry into foreign interference is looking to examine alleged meddling by India in the country’s last two general elections, Canada-based CTV News reported. The commission, in a…
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Massive data breach reveals 26bn records from LinkedIn, Snap, X, more: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have warned that a database containing over 26 billion leaked data records has been discovered, which include users’ data from LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Snapchat, Weibo, Tencent, and…
