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Hamas says will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal implemented
Cairo: Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the…
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Reuters journalist sues Indian government over OCI cancellation
A US-based Reuters journalist, Raphael Satter, has taken legal action against the Indian government after his Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status was cancelled. The government revoked his OCI in December 2023,…
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Senior cleric killed, 3 injured in blast at seminary cum mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: A senior cleric was killed while three others injured in a blast at a seminary cum mosque in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, less than 24 hours after a…
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Our rights and freedom are at risk: UN urges global action against Islamophobia
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday, March 15, appealed for a tolerant religious world and to eradicate violence against individuals, places of worship, bigotry and speak out against Islamophobia and…
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Russia, Ukraine trade overnight aerial attacks after Putin sets out conditions for ceasefire
Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine traded heavy aerial blows overnight, with both sides reporting Saturday more than 100 enemy drones over their respective territories. The attacks come less than 24 hours after Russian…
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With Chhetri returning from retirement, India aim to beat Maldives, Bangladesh
Shillong: It is easier said than done but senior defender Sandesh Jhingan on Saturday said that the Indian football team’s target is to beat Maldives and Bangladesh without conceding any goal in…
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UK’s Starmer convenes ‘coalition of the willing’ for second meeting to discuss Ukraine
London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a second meeting of global leaders Saturday to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at…
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G7 slams China’s growing assertiveness in Indo-Pacific
Quebec: The Foreign Ministers of the Group of 7 (G7) countries blasted China’s dangerous manoeuvres in South China as they wrapped up a three-day meeting in Quebec, Canada. The G7 welcomed ongoing…
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Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia University
New York: The Trump administration brushed aside decades of precedent when it ordered Columbia University to oust the leadership of an academic department, a demand seen as a direct attack on academic…
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US: Plane catches fire after landing; passengers flee onto wing amid smoke
Denver: A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of…
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Columbia pro-Palestinian protests: Indian scholar self-deports after visa ban
An Indian doctoral student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests in April 2024, during Israel’s war on Gaza at Columbia University, has self-deported using the CBP Home App, the Department of Homeland…
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US arrests 2nd person who participated in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia
New York: Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student, they announced Friday. Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian…
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US prez Trump asks Putin to spare the lives of Ukrainian troops
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he had appealed to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin that the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops “completely surrounded” by the Russian military be…
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Pakistan tightens security around Rawalpindi’s Afghan refugee detention centre
Rawalpindi: Pakistan has tightened security around an Afghan refugee detention centre in Rawalpindi even as the operation to detain Afghan refugees in the country continues. The Pakistani government has set a deadline…
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Who is Mark Carney, Canada’s new prime minister
Toronto: Former central banker Mark Carney is Canada’s new prime minister after being sworn in following the resignation of Justin Trudeau. Carney is 59. He was born in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories,…
