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Donald Trump’s new travel ban takes effect
Washington: President Donald Trump’s new ban on travel to the US by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect on Monday amid rising tension over the president’s escalating…
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Israel vows to prevent Greta Thunberg from reaching Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israel’s defence minister has vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday, June 8, that…
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Russia accuses Ukraine of delaying planned exchange of dead soldiers
Moscow: Russian officials on Sunday, June 8, said that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Kyiv that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place,…
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Chad announces US visa suspension in response to Trump travel ban
N’djamena: Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Deby has announced that his country will suspend the issuing of visas to US citizens in response to the Trump administration’s decision to ban Chadians from visiting…
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Trump vows to ‘crush rioters’ in Los Angeles
Los Angeles: US President Donald Trump has vowed to “crush rioters” in Los Angeles following days of unrest sparked by federal immigration raids. However, California Governor Gavin Newsom has fiercely condemned the…
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Trump says Elon Musk could face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democrats
Bridgewater: President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign…
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Ukraine denies delaying prisoner swap with Russia
Kyiv: Ukraine’s Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War denied Russia’s claim that Kyiv is delaying a prisoner exchange agreed on Monday. “Today’s statements by the Russian side do not…
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Russian drones target Ukraine’s Kharkiv city, 4 killed
Kyiv: A large Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted Ukraine’s eastern city of Kharkiv on Saturday, June 7, killing at least four people and wounding 21 others, local officials said. The barrage, the latest…
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Trump’s big bill also seeks to undo the big bills of Biden, Obama
Washington: Chiselling away at President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Rolling back the green energy tax breaks from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. At its core, Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is…
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Trump flexes emergency powers in his second term
Washington: Call it the 911 presidency. Despite insisting that the United States is rebounding from calamity under his watch, President Donald Trump is harnessing emergency powers unlike any of his predecessors. Whether…
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Elon Musk hints at forming ‘The America Party’ amid fallout with Trump
Washington, June 7 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has ignited fresh speculation in the American political landscape by hinting at the formation of a new political party, possibly named ‘The…
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Musk-Trump rupture poses serious threat to NASA, Pentagon programs: Report
New York: Elon Musk’s threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA’s use of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only…
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Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems
Washington: The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans. The court majority sided with the…
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US, Chinese officials to meet in London for new round of trade talks
Washington: Senior US administration officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing, President Donald Trump said Friday. The…
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Bangladesh: Yunus says national elections will be held in April 2026
Dhaka: The Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Friday said that the country’s next national elections will be held on a day in April, next year. “I’m announcing to the…
