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Trump envoy to visit Moscow this week for Ukraine peace negotiations
Moscow: US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff is to arrive here this week to continue talks on the Ukraine peace package, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as…
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4 cardinals, including two from Kerala, eligible to vote for new Pope
Kochi: Four cardinals from India, including two from Kerala, are eligible to vote in the cardinals’ conclave, expected to be held at the Vatican next week, to elect the new Pope following…
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Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil misses son’s birth
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, detained in the U.S. and facing deportation, was not allowed to attend the birth of his first child, his wife Noor Abdalla said in a statement. Abdalla gave…
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Hyderabad’s Dalit archbishop among Cardinals to elect next Pope
Hyderabad: Archbishop Anthony Poola, a Dalit from Hyderabad, is among the 138 cardinals eligible to vote for the next Pope. Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21, at the age of…
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US expresses optimism on tariff negotiations with Japan
Tokyo: George Glass, the US Ambassador to Japan, on Tuesday expressed optimism about the ongoing tariff negotiations between Washington and Tokyo as he met Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The remarks came…
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First images of Pope Francis released
Vatican City: Vatican on Tuesday released first images of Pope Francis, showing him in casket with Vatican secretary of state praying over him. They showed him in a wooden casket, in red…
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Harvard sues Trump admin to stop freeze of more than USD 2 billion in grants
Boston: Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than USD 2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the…
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Pope Francis to be buried at Basilica of St. Mary Major
Vatican City: Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta will be buried on Saturday at the Basilica of…
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India announces 3-day state mourning on passing of Pope Francis
New Delhi: The government on Monday announced a three-day state mourning as a mark of respect on the passing away of Pope Francis. Francis, who was the first non-European Pope in nearly…
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Russian attacks during Easter ceasefire declared by Putin killed 3 in Ukraine
Kyiv: Russian attacks during the 30-hour Easter ceasefire unilaterally declared by President Vladimir Putin over the weekend killed three people in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, a regional official said on Monday. Oleksandr…
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Pakistan security forces kill 10 suspected terrorists in Punjab
Lahore: Law enforcement agencies on Monday shot dead 10 suspected terrorists of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Punjab province, police said. According to a statement, personnel of Punjab police and the…
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Celebrities from south Indian film industries condole death of Pope Francis
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhaynidhi Stalin and Union Minister of State for Tourism & Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi were among several south Indian film industry professionals who condoled…
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US Vice President Vance calls on PM Modi in New Delhi
New Delhi: US Vice President J.D. Vance and his family called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi Monday evening ahead of the Principals’ and delegation-level bilateral meeting between the two…
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New Zealand PM sends condolences on passing of Pope Francis
Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Monday expressed the Government’s condolences to the Holy See and to Roman Catholics in New Zealand and around the world on the passing of…
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Pope Francis passes away at 88
Vatican City: Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire…
