World
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French PM Borne steps down
Paris: France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the second woman to hold the post, on Monday quit after less than a two-year stint. The resignation of Borne, who took over in May 2022,…
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UAE President, Blinken discuss situation in Gaza, bilateral ties
Abu Dhabi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, January 8, met with President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi as part of his Middle East tour. Taking…
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Son holds vigil seeking justice for Sikh parents slain in Canada
Toronto: A Sikh man held a candlelight vigil seeking justice for his parents from India who were killed in a shooting spree in Canada’s Ontario province in November last year. Jagtar Singh…
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Amid India Maldives row, Israel to promote Lakshadweep tourism
New Delhi: The Israeli embassy in India pitched for promoting tourism in Lakshadweep on Monday, amid a diplomatic row between India and the Maldives over disparaging remarks made by Maldivian ministers following Prime…
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Jeddah: Japanese Sakura Garden offers visitors unique experience
Jeddah: The Japanese Sakura Garden in Jeddah offers a unique and impressive experience to its visitors with a peaceful and poetic garden that abounds in cherries in blossoms. This comes as part…
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Oil prices falls globally as Saudi Arabia cuts crude prices
Global oil prices fell by more than one percent on Monday, January 8, after Saudi Arabia cut its crude oil prices to buyers on all its export destinations for February. The price…
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Watch: Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, who won parliamentary seat, slaps fan
Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan, who recently won a parliamentary seat from the Magura-1 constituency on the Awami League (AL) party ticket, has reportedly slapped a fan. In a video circulating…
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Wrong to infer I didn’t back Rwanda plan as UK Chancellor: Sunak
London: Ruling out that he had doubts on the Rwanda plan as Chancellor, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said it was his job to ensure value for money on every proposal…
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UAE to send astronaut to Moon’s orbit, build lunar station
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will send first Emirati and Arab astronaut to the Moon’s orbit on a future Artemis mission and build a lunar space station as part of a new…
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128 killed, 195 missing in Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture
Tokyo: The death toll reached 128 in the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa, six days after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the prefecture and its vicinity, authorities…
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina secures fourth straight term
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence…
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PM Hasina set for fourth consecutive win in Bangladesh elections
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday inching closer to a landslide victory in the general…
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Pakistan Navy deploys warships in Arabian Sea for ‘safety of trade routes’
Islamabad: Days after a Pakistan-bound container vessel came under attack, the Pakistan Navy has deployed warships in the Arabian Sea following the “recent incidents of maritime security”, a official statement said on…
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Bangladesh EC app slowed down after cyber attack: Official
Dhaka: Bangladesh Election Commission on Sunday said hackers from Ukraine and Germany carried out a cyber attack on its app, slowing down its functioning during the 12th general election in the country,…
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Bangladesh PM Hasina re-elected to parliament from Gopalganj-3 constituency
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was re-elected to parliament on Sunday from the Gopalganj-3 constituency after a landslide victory in the general elections marred by sporadic violence…
