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Trump ‘caught off guard’ by recent Israeli strikes: White House
Washington: President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by the recent Israeli strikes in Syria and on a Catholic church in Gaza, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday. Her comments…
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Gita Gopinath to step down from IMF in August, set to rejoin Harvard
Washington: Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be stepping down from her role in August 2025 to return to academia at Harvard University,…
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UK, France, 23 other countries say war in Gaza ‘must end now’
London: Twenty-five countries including Britain, France and a host of European nations issued a joint statement on Monday, July 20, saying the war in Gaza “must end now” and Israel must comply…
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UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women, girls for dress code violations
Islamabad: The United Nations on Monday expressed concern about the Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for their alleged failure to comply with the authorities’ dress code. In May 2022, the…
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Bangladesh Air Force training plane crashes atop college building, 20 killed
Dhaka: At least 20 people, including the pilot and mostly children, are reported to be killed and over 170 injured after a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed atop a college building…
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Iran, E3 agree to resume nuclear talks amid sanctions threat
Tehran: Iran and the three European countries of France, Germany and Britain, collectively known as the E3, have agreed to resume negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, a semi-official news agency reported. Quoting…
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South Korea vows all-out efforts for successful US tariff negotiations
Seoul: South Korea will work to achieve the “best possible” outcome in the ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States in terms of national interest, the country’s new industry minister said on…
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TRF deserves designation as foreign terrorist organisation: US
Washington: The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has welcomed the designation of The Resistance Front, a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, as a global terrorist outfit over the Pahalgam attack, saying…
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Putin meets Khamenei’s senior aide in Kremlin, discusses Iran’s nuclear programme
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday received Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei’s senior aide here and discussed the aggravation of the situation in West Asia and issues of Iran’s nuclear…
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Video: Performer waves Palestinian flag onstage at London’s Royal opera House
London: A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night, July 19, as cast members were taking their…
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Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa
Kyiv: Russia launched a massive attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday with hundreds of drones, killing at least one person, part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has dashed hopes for a…
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Terrorists kill two Indians, abduct one in south-west Niger
Niamey: Two Indians were killed and one abducted following a terrorist attack in south-west Niger, said the Indian Embassy here. “In a heinous terror attack on 15 July in Niger’s Dosso region,…
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US to burn 500 tons of food aid as millions face hunger worldwide
The United States will destroy close to 500 metric tons of emergency food assistance, out of a total of 60,000 tons stuck in warehouses around the globe. The action is in contrast…
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Five jets shot down during India-Pakistan conflict: Trump
New York: In a fresh claim, US President Donald Trump said “five jets were shot down” during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting…
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Trump says some ‘big trade deals’ to be announced soon
New York: US President Donald Trump said that a couple of big trade deals will be announced soon. “They could almost do it today … maybe later on. We’ll do it,” said…
