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Bangladesh commission finds India’s ‘involvement in enforced disappearances’
Dhaka: An inquiry commission formed by Bangladesh’s interim government has said that it has found India’s “involvement” in incidents of “enforced disappearances” during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime, the state-run news…
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Health warning issued over flesh-eating ulcer in Australia
Sydney: Health authorities in Australia’s second-most populous state have issued a warning over the spread of a flesh-eating ulcer. The Department of Health in Victoria on Friday said that cases of Buruli…
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Three Hindu temples vandalised in Bangladesh; one arrested
New Delhi: Over two consecutive days, miscreants targeted three Hindu temples in Bangladesh, vandalising eight idols in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, according to local media reports. Law enforcement authorities have arrested a…
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Saudi doctor runs car into German Christmas market; 2 dead, 60 injured
Berlin: A Saudi man was arrested after a car rammed into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, central Germany, leaving two people dead, including a child, and over 60 others injured, according to…
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US delegation meets new Syrian leadership in Damascus
Damascus: A high-level US delegation met with Ahmad al-Shara, the commander of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), on Friday. In a statement, the US State Department said the diplomats “will be engaging directly…
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PCB gained move than BCCI: Pakistan legend on Champions Trophy venues
Retired Pakistani cricketers expressed their relief after the ICC reached a breakthrough in the Champions Trophy impasse with India playing all its matches of the mega event at a neutral venue instead…
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‘Tired of writing about dead children’: US official resigns over Israel-Gaza policy
Mike Casey, the deputy political counsellor for Gaza in the US State Department, resigned due to the administration’s policy towards Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. In an interview with The Guardian…
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Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme emerging threat to US: White House
Washington: Asserting that Pakistan developing sophisticated missile technology will give it the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the US, a top White House official said on Thursday…
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Watch: 700 drones and fireworks creates starry gateway in China
A drone and fireworks show from Liuyang located in the Hunan province of China has gained people’s attention with an intergalactic-looking portal illuminating the sky. Looking like a scene from a sci-fi…
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US’ California declares state of emergency over bird flu
Los Angeles: California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in response to the outbreak of Avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, which has infected 34 people in…
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US sanctions Pakistan’s aerospace agency over proliferation
Washington: The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on four Pakistani entities, including the state-owned flagship aerospace and defence agency National Development Complex (NDC) on charges of them contributing to Pakistan’s ballistic…
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India has been key partner in Indo-Pacific on number of shared issues: US
Washington: During the four years of the Joe Biden administration, India has been a key partner of America in the Indo-Pacific on a number of shared issues, the US State Department said…
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Britain intensifying military support to Ukraine with new aid package: Official
Kyiv: Britain is intensifying its military support to Ukraine with a new aid package that includes naval drones, air defence systems and artillery, British Defence Secretary John Healey said. Training for Ukrainian…
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Pakistan court reserves verdict in Al-Qadir case against Imran Khan, his wife
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday reserved its judgment in the 190 million pounds Al-Qadir Trust case against former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi. Judge Nasir Javed Rana…
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Maintaining peace, tranquillity in border areas important: India to China
New Delhi: India on Wednesday emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control to promote overall ties between New Delhi and Beijing as NSA Ajit Doval…
