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Voting begins in Bangladesh’s crucial parliamentary elections
Voting began on Thursday morning in Bangladesh’s crucial general election — the first since the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina in massive nationwide protests in August 2024. The voting started in…
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US deepens minerals, security ties with Pakistan
Washington: The United States has described Pakistan as “another important partner” in South Asia, outlining cooperation on critical minerals, trade and counterterrorism even as lawmakers highlighted regional tensions and the risks of…
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T20 World Cup: West Indies beat England by 30 runs
Mumbai: Spinners reigned supreme as West Indies beat England by 30 runs in their T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday. Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase took three and two wickets…
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Russia allows Indian labourers in bulk due to labour shortage, Ukraine war
Moscow: While it is not new that Indians work as labourers in foreign countries, Reuters reported that Russia has eased the visa process for Indians in bulk to keep up with its…
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Venezuela send its first oil shipment to Israel after years-long hiatus
Venezuela has reportedly sent a crude oil cargo to Israel for the first time in years, as export routes shift following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro in early January. According to…
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Despite arrest warrant, Netanyahu’s plane crosses airspace of four ICC states
Tel Aviv: The official plane carrying Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States on Tuesday, February 10, crossed the airspace of four member states that are parties to the Rome…
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Australia seeks criminal charges over 2024 Israeli airstrike on aid workers
Melbourne: Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli airstrike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country’s Prime Minister said Wednesday,…
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India and Pakistan war could have been nuclear: Donald Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump repeated the claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan last year, which he said could have turned nuclear, through tariffs. “I settled eight…
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India-US trade deal: WH drops reference to ‘certain pulses’ in fact sheet
New York: The White House has removed “pulses” from a list of American products on which it said India will eliminate or reduce tariffs, in a revised fact sheet issued on the…
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Iran rejects reports of shifting US nuclear talks from Oman
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejected reports that indirect nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would be held outside Oman, saying Muscat was always the agreed venue, according to the state-run IRNA news…
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Trump says US flotilla deployed toward Iran
Washington: US President Donald Trump said the United States has deployed a “massive flotilla” toward Iran and signaled that Tehran is seeking negotiations, even as he warned that further action remains possible. …
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Trump to host Netanyahu at White House for bilateral talks
Washington: US President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, February 11, for a bilateral meeting, the White House said. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
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Bangladesh elections: Over 50 pc polling centres considered ‘risky’
Dhaka: More than half the polling centres have been identified as “risk-prone” for the general elections in Bangladesh, as officials said 90 per cent of them will be under CCTV surveillance, with…
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ICE chief grilled by lawmakers on mass deportation operations
Washington: Todd Lyons, acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and other immigration officials were questioned by lawmakers on mass deportation operations at a US House of Representatives hearing, with Republican…
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T20 World Cup: Pakistan beat USA by 32 runs
Colombo: Sahibzada Farhan’s power-filled fifty and spinner’s accuracy lifted Pakistan to a smooth 32-run win over the United States of America in a Group A match of the T20 World Cup on…
