World
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Taliban to provide shelter for returning Afghan refugees from Pakistan
Kabul: The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process…
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Indians to benefit most as Canada to admit 500,000 immigrants each year
Toronto: Though Canada will admit 485,000 new immigrants in 2024 as in 2023, it plans to raise the numbers to 500,000 by 2025. Unveiling immigration plans for 2024-26, Marc Miller, Minister of…
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Putin warns against intensification of sanctions against Russia
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he expects Western sanctions against Moscow to be intensified, and that his country needs to be ready for acts of sabotage on vital infrastructure. Speaking…
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Canada to welcome 485K permanent residents in 2024: Immigration Min
Ottawa: Canada will welcome 485,000 permanent residents next year and 500,000 in 2025 as the country faces an ageing population and labour shortages in key sectors and is seeking to spur growth…
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4 more countries recall envoys from Israel after Bolivia cuts ties
Amidst Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, diplomatic relations between Israel and several nations are straining over the escalating humanitarian crisis. Many nations have cut off ties with Israel, recalled…
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Is North Korea gearing up to provide support to Hamas?
North Korea is reportedly planning to provide support to Hamas in the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. South Korea’s National Intelligence Agency’s director, Kim Kyou-hyun, informed the country’s lawmakers about this…
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Biden admin to establish first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia
Washington: The White House has announced that US President Joe Biden’s administration is set to establish the country’s first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia. At a press briefing on Wednesday, White House…
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Arab regimes must stop genocide in Gaza, IUMS issues fatwa
The Ijtihad and Fatwa Committee of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has issued fatwa saying that Arab regimes and armies must intervene urgently to save Gaza from genocide and comprehensive…
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Bolivia cuts diplomatic ties with Israel amid Hamas conflict
La Paz: Bolivia has severed diplomatic ties with Israel “in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate military offensive” in the Gaza Strip amid the Jewish nation’s ongoing conflict with the…
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Jet Airways’ assets worth Rs 503 cr seized in India, London & Dubai
New Delhi The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached in London, Dubai and India assets worth Rs 503 crore of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, his family members and companies as…
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Biden, Jordanian King discuss delivery of life-saving humanitarian aid to Gaza
Washington: During a phone call, US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the latest developments in Gaza and their commitment to facilitating the increased, sustained delivery of life-saving humanitarian…
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Top UN official resigns over ‘text-book case of genocide’ in Gaza
After more than three decades of service, Director of the New York Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Craig Mokhiber, has resigned from his position in protest over the…
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World’s 2nd man to receive genetically modified pig’s heart dies in US
New York: The second man ever to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart has died six weeks after US surgeons performed the second such historic transplant, doctors at the University of Maryland…
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Man charged with manslaughter, assault as hate crimes in fatal attack on Sikh in NY
New York: A man who attacked an elderly Sikh person during a car accident in New York, repeatedly calling him “turban man” and fatally beating him has been charged with manslaughter and…
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Trump leads in home state of Nikki Haley: CNN poll
Washington: Former US president Donald Trump leads Indian-American politician Nikki Haley by more than 30 percentage points in her home state of South Carolina as they vie for the Republican Party’s nomination…
