World
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‘Invisible’ Rishi Sunak surfaces with New Year Resolutions
London: Rishi Sunak, described as the “invisible” Prime Minister, emerged from the bunker on Wednesday with a public speech on the multiple crises facing the UK, amid the country staring at the…
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Forensic report reveals Imran was hit by ‘fragments, not bullets’
Islamabad: A forensic report has revealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hit by threebullet fragments and a metal piece during an assassination attempt last year when he was leading…
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Perpetrator, facilitators of Islamabad suicide blast identified
Islamabad: A high-level team probing the December 23, 2022 suicide attack targeting a police checkpost in Islamabad that killed a cop and critically injured others, has identified the suicide bomber, while a…
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5.1-magnitude quake hits New Zealand’s North Island
Wellington: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted the Waikato district in the central part of New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday. The quake occurred at 5.30 a.m. local time, striking…
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Canada receives record number of new permanent residents
Ottawa: The Canadian government announced that it received 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022 to fill labour shortages, the largest number of people ever welcomed in a year in the country’s history.…
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Indian-American arrested for ‘intentionally’ plunging car off cliff
New York: An Indian-American man has been charged with attempted murder and child abuse after he intentionally drove a sedan, with his wife and two children inside, off a 250-foot California cliff.…
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British-Indian jailed for attacking son-in-law with meat cleaver
London: An Indian-origin man has been jailed in the UK for more than eight years for attacking his son-in-law with a meat cleaver due to a ‘festering feud’ over a trip to…
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Drunk man urinates on woman passenger on New York-Delhi Air India flight, DGCA seeks report
New Delhi: An inebriated man onboard an Air India US flight urinated on a woman co-passenger, a senior citizen, seated in a business class seat. The country’s aviation regulator the Directorate General…
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Bulgarian President asks reform party to form a government
Sofia: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has formally asked “We Continue the Change” (PP), the country’s second largest party, to form a government. “You receive this exploratory mandate on the first working day…
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Russia blames New Year missile attack on troops’ phone use
Moscow: Russia has said that a missile attack on New Year’s Day in Ukraine’s occupied Donetsk area that killed at least 89 soldiers, took place because the troops were using their mobile…
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5 countries start responsibilities as newly elected members of UNSC
United Nations: Five countries Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland — have began to assume responsibilities as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Their two-year term officially started on January…
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Ukrainian PM outlines govt priorities for 2023
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has outlined 10 priorities of the government for 2023, including support for the army and the whole security and defence sector. “The year 2023 should be…
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Maryam Nawaz promoted to PML-N Senior Vice President
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday promoted his Maryam Nawaz to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Senior Vice President, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced in a statement, media reports said. Issuing…
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Biden renominates Garcetti as envoy to India
Washington: US President Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, as the next ambassador to India, sending back the nomination to the US Senate whose Foreign Relations…
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Firing on Imran Khan carried out from four sites, three more shooters involved: Probe team
Lahore: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the assassination attempt on Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has said that the firing was carried out from four different sites and three more…
