World
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Indian student beaten, forced into labour for months in US; 3 charged
Washington: Authorities in the US have rescued a 20-year-old Indian student, who was held captive for months without access to a bathroom, viciously beaten, and forced to work at three homes by…
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Canada’s job vacancies continue to decline
Ottawa: Canada’s job vacancies declined by 40,700, or 6.1 per cent, to 632,200 in September, continuing the steady downward trend from the peak of just over 1 million reached in May 2022,…
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Oil prices rise as OPEC plus cartel nears deal on production cuts
New Delhi: Crude oil prices have started firming up again in the international market as the OPEC+ cartel is reported to be on the verge of signing an agreement to cut production…
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Watch: French ‘spiderman’ climbs Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: French climbers, Alain Robert, known as the “French Spiderman”, and Alexis Landot climbed an 828-meter-high (2,716.5 feet) Burj Khalifa in Dubai. This climb was part of Mashreq’s ‘Climb2Change’ global initiative,…
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Indian govt official hired hitman to assassinate Pannun, alleges US
Washington: US prosecutors on Wednesday announced murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta for involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, allegedly on behalf of an…
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Musk’s SpaceX buys parachute company for $2.2 mn: Report
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has acquired space parachute maker Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 million, the media reported. Musk’s rocket making company has bought Pioneer Aerospace — which makes parachutes for space…
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Indira, PN Haksar proved more than a match for Kissinger: Congress
New Delhi: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday remembered Henry Kissinger, who passed away at the age of 100 on November 29, saying that he was immensely consequential and hugely controversial, and…
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Blinken arrives in Israel to urge for truce extension
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Tel Aviv in an effort to persuade Israel to extend the ongoing humanitarian truce in Gaza which is set to expire…
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US foreign policy stalwart Henry Kissinger dies at 100
Washington: Henry Kissinger, the 56th US Secretary of State known to be as one of the most influential foreign policy figures in American history, has passed away at the age of 100.…
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‘War to continue till Hamas are crushed’: Israel PM Netanyahu
Tel Aviv: Five countries have been negotiating feverishly towards hammering out an agreement to extend the current ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas beyond Thursday for another four days even as fears…
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‘Plot to kill Sikh extremist on US soil’: India forms probe panel
New Delhi: India has constituted a high-level enquiry committee to probe allegations relating to a conspiracy to kill a Sikh extremist on American soil. The Financial Times, citing unnamed sources, last week…
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Hamas now invites Musk to Gaza to see ‘extent of destruction’ by Israeli attacks
San Francisco: Following Elon Musk’s visit to Israel, the tech billionaire has now been invited by Hamas to Gaza to witness the destruction of the besieged enclave territory under Israeli attacks. According…
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US-born doctor loses citizenship after 61 years
A 62-year-old doctor from Virginia has been stripped of his US citizenship because his father worked as an Indian diplomat to Iran. His citizenship was revoked in February this year, when Siavash…
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UN condemns Iran executions, calls to stop death penalty
The United Nations (UN) has condemned the executions of a 17-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man in Iran and called on Tehran to stop the death penalty. In a statement, on Tuesday,…
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New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon unveils ambitious 100-day plan
Auckland: Newly appointed Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has presented the Coalition Government’s comprehensive 100-day plan, signaling a commitment to transformative change and addressing the challenges faced by New Zealanders. Luxon, emphasizing the…
