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UK home secretary condemns violence, calls out Musk for attack on ancient democracy
London: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday condemned the protesters who turned violent during Saturday’s anti-immigration protest, calling out Elon Musk as a “hostile billionaire” for encouraging citizens to fight against…
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Nepal: Present tense, future unsure, Gen Z restless
Nepal has welcomed a new Prime Minister, marking a significant step toward the country’s future after a period of turbulence. On Saturday, Sushila Karki, the first female Prime Minister of Nepal and…
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DNA evidence links Tyler Robinson to Kirk’s killing, FBI director says
Orem: DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matched that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing, FBI Director Kash Patel said…
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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves for London
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday left for London for “recreation and medical reasons”, his party sources said. The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo boarded a Qatar Airways…
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US tightens rules for nonimmigrant visa applications
Hyderabad: Starting now, if you want a US nonimmigrant visa (NIV), you must apply either from your home country or the country where you live legally. The new law will be effective…
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Auckland pro-Palestine march draws 20,000 calling for Gaza ceasefire
Auckland: Chants echoed through central Auckland on Saturday as around 20,000 people joined the March for Humanity, in what organisers say was the largest pro-Palestine demonstration in New Zealand’s history. The march…
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US President Trump slams immigration policy after Indian-origin’s murder
Houston: President Donald Trump has decried immigration policy forged under his predecessor, Joe Biden, in the wake of the brutal beheading of an Indian-origin motel manager in Dallas, allegedly by an undocumented…
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Temple land illegally occupied in Pakistan Punjab: PPP leader
Lahore: The land belonging to a temple has illegally been occupied at the behest of a top bureaucrat in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a senior leader of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s party has claimed.…
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Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to US for college
New York: With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to…
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China hails ‘time-honoured friendship’ with Nepal, congratulates new PM Karki
Beijing: China on Sunday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking office as the prime minister of Nepal’s interim government, stressing the “time-honoured friendship” between the two neighbouring countries. Karki, 73, took over as…
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UAE, South Korea explore broader relations beyond nuclear cooperation
Seoul: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeks to broaden cooperation with South Korea in areas such as energy regulation, small modular reactors and artificial intelligence (AI), building on the success of the…
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Texas announces ban on Sharia law, urges reporting of compliance attempts
Houston: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said his state has banned the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law and urged residents to report any attempts to impose “Sharia compliance” on businesses or individuals.…
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Pakistan’s military faces scrutiny over symbolic Gaza solidarity
New Delhi: As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza enters its second year, Pakistan’s military establishment is facing renewed criticism for what analysts describe as “performative solidarity” with Palestinians. Despite a series of…
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Sanctions hit Nayara’s access to non-Russian oil
New Delhi: Nayara Energy – part-owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft PJSC and blacklisted by the European Union in July – is facing difficulties in securing non-Russian crude supplies for a second…
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Normalising relations between Afghanistan and US: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban said Saturday it discussed normalising relations between Afghanistan and the United States in a meeting with Trump administration officials. The White House did not issue a statement describing the…
