World
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White House proposes drastic cuts to State Dept, UN, and NATO
Washington: The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50 per cent, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, slashing the number of…
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More than 300 civilians killed in attacks on Sudan’s displaced camp: UN
United Nations: Local sources reported more than 300 civilians were killed in attacks on Sudan’s famine-distressed Zamzam displacement camp, UN humanitarians said. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on…
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Earthquake shakes US’ Southern California
San Diego: A 5.2-magnitude earthquake shook Southern California on Monday morning, sending boulders tumbling onto rural roadways outside San Diego and rattling items off shelves and walls, but officials reported no injuries…
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Trump admin freezes USD 2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University
Boston: The federal government says it’s freezing more than USD 2.2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands…
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Iranian FM to visit Russia to discuss Iran-US Muscat talks
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will travel to Russia later this week for talks on recent developments in indirect negotiations with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday. …
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Suspected US airstrikes kill 7 people in Yemen, Houthi rebels say
Suspected US airstrikes around Yemen’s rebel-held capital killed at least seven people and wounded 29 overnight, the Houthis said on Monday as they also claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone.…
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India-born doctor, family dies in New York plane crash
New York: An India-born doctor and members of her family died in a plane crash in upstate New York over the weekend while heading to the Catskills Mountains for a birthday celebration.…
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Islamabad urges Tehran’s cooperation over killing of 8 Pakistani nationals in Iran
Islamabad: Islamabad has sought Tehran’s “full cooperation” over the killing of eight Pakistani nationals in restive southeastern Iran, officials said on Monday. The Pakistani foreign ministry said in a statement the killing…
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Hyderabad-born doctor honoured with prestigious ACP fellowship in US
Pittsburgh: Dr. Divya Sistla, a U.S.-based endocrinologist originally from Hyderabad, has been awarded the esteemed title of Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP) one of the highest honours in the…
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Iran says nuclear issue, sanctions focus of indirect talks with US in Oman
Tehran: Iran said that its indirect negotiations with the United States held in Oman were focused solely on Tehran’s nuclear program and the removal of US sanctions, ruling out any discussion of…
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Mehul Choksi arrested in Belgium on India’s extradition request
New Delhi: Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi has been arrested in Belgium following an extradition request by Indian probe agencies for his involvement in the Rs 13,000 crore PNB bank loan “fraud” case,…
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Singapore PM confirms Indian representation in upcoming elections
Singapore: The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) will certainly include members of the Indian community in the upcoming general election, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Sunday, acknowledging the ethnic group’s outsized…
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6 killed, 13 injured in fresh US airstrikes on outskirts of Yemen’s capital
Sanaa: The death toll from fresh US airstrikes on the western outskirts of Yemen’s capital Sanaa has risen to six, with 13 others injured, Houthi-run health authorities said in an updated statement.…
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Trump admin tries to project confidence, calm after tariff moves rattle markets
Atlanta: Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course…
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Ukrainian F-16 jet shot down, says Russian Defence Ministry
Moscow: The Russian Defence Ministry on Sunday announced that its forces have shot down a US-designed F-16 fighter jet operated by Ukraine, but did not specify the location. This is the first…
