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ICG seizes Indian fishing boat for ‘smuggling’ betel nuts from Bangladesh
New Delhi: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) authorities stationed in West Bengal have confiscated an Indian fishing boat for “smuggling betel nuts from Bangladesh,” officials said on Saturday, January 24. Based on intelligence…
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European airlines Air France, KLM suspend flights to Middle East
At least two European airlines suspended flight services to Middle East cities on Friday, January 23, with Air France citing the “geopolitical situation” in the region. According to the news agency AFP, Dutch…
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Indonesia’s Java hit by landslide; 8 dead, 82 missing
Jakarta: A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled through deep mud, searching…
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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
San Francisco: Meta is halting teens’ access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday. Meta Platforms Inc, which own Instagram and WhatsApp, said that…
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Over 8,000 flights cancelled in US amid winter storm
Dallas: More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears…
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Indian-origin man shoots dead wife, 3 others in US over family dispute
New York: A 51-year-old Indian-origin man has been arrested for allegedly shooting dead his wife and three relatives purportedly due to a family dispute in the US state of Georgia. Vijay Kumar…
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Subzero Minnesota sees mass protest against immigration enforcement
Minneapolis: Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota’s largest airport Friday, January 23, and thousands gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration’s crackdown.…
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Deadly suicide attack targets wedding in Pakistan, kills five
Peshawar: At least five people were killed and ten injured in a suicide blast during wedding celebrations at the residence of a peace committee member in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on…
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Trump’s new Gaza vision is a real estate project built on graves
United States President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and Middle East adviser Jared Kushner, a member of the “Gaza Board of Peace,” on Thursday, January 22, unveiled the “Free Market Gaza” vision at the…
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Pakistan human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab, husband arrested
Islamabad: Pakistan’s prominent human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, lawyer Hadi Ali Chattha, were arrested on Friday, January 23, while they were en route to a court in Islamabad.…
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US may withdraw troops from Syria over army, Islamic State fights
The US is reportedly weighing withdrawing its troops as Damascus moves against the America-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharra has launched an offensive to disarm militias that were…
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ICE detains 5-year-old boy who was used as ‘bait’ in Minnesota
Minnesota: A five-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family’s lawyer said,…
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7 Indian fishermen held by Sri Lanka Navy for alleged poaching
Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested seven Indian fishermen for allegedly fishing in the island nation’s territorial waters. The fishermen were arrested and their two trawlers seized on Tuesday, January 20,…
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Iran death toll reportedly over 5k, Trump says US ‘armada’ closes in
Dubai: The death toll from Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests reached at least 5,002 people killed Friday, January 23 activists said, warning many more still were feared dead as the most-comprehensive…
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Pentagon contractor charged in leak linked to Washington Post reporter search
Washington: A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday, January 22, on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defence information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after…
