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Zelenskyy meets with Macron in Paris as US-led peace negotiations advance
Paris: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday at the Elysée presidential palace in Paris, part of a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at brokering the terms…
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UK court lauds Muslim man who stopped attempted rape
Last December, when Hamzah Albar was walking through the Monkwearmouth area in Sunderland, United Kingdom, he witnessed a woman being attacked physically and sexually, covering her mouth to silence her. Without hesitation,…
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Indian man’s Bollywood style proposal in Times Square goes viral
New York: An Indian man fulfilled his fiancée’s Bollywood dreams by proposing to her with a dance to a medley of famous Hindi songs in New York‘s iconic Times Square, creating an…
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 5-year jail term in land scam case
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years of imprisonment in a land scam case. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of the Special Judge’s Court-4 of…
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Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in emergency
Melbourne: The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, with close…
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Trump invites families of 2 slain National Guard members to WH
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and…
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IAF evacuates over 300 Indians stranded in Cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
Colombo: The Indian Air Force has evacuated over 300 Indian nationals stranded in Sri Lanka due to Cyclone Ditwah and brought them to the Thiruvananthapuram airport. IAF aircraft operated from Colombo to…
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Elon Musk on H-1B: America has been immense beneficiary of talent from India
Washington: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has defended the H-1B visa programme, saying that the US economy has “benefited immensely” from Indian immigrants. He made the comments in a podcast conversation with Zerodha…
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Imran Khan’s party leaders to protest outside Islamabad HC
Peshawar: All parliamentarians of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party would lodge a massive protest outside the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday demanding the release of their incarcerated leader from Adiala…
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Two-state solution ‘only path’ to Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Pope Leo
Beirut: Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the…
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Bangladesh says Hasina’s extradition issue ‘alone’ won’t deter ties with India
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Sunday said it expects the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India at the “earliest”, but stressed that the “issue alone” would not stand as a barrier…
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Pakistan, Egypt agree to deepen ties after years of stagnation
Islamabad: Pakistan and Egypt agreed on Sunday, November 30, to deepen ties in economic, commercial, cultural and defence sectors after years of stagnant relationship. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, who arrived in…
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Pope Leo XIV ends Turkiye visit, heads to Lebanon with message of hope
Istanbul: Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkiye on Sunday, November 30. before heading to Lebanon, where he hoped to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and…
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UN chief reiterates call for irreversible progress toward two-state solution
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for irreversible progress toward a two-state solution, in a message on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. This year’s International…
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Operation Sagar Bandhu: Two IAF transport aircraft deliver aid
New Delhi: Two transport aircraft of the IAF – C-130J and IL-76 – delivered nearly 21 tonnes of relief material in Colombo on Saturday as part of India’s humanitarian assistance extended to…
