World
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Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings, 13 people killed so far
Hong Kong: Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, the city’s fire services said Wednesday. Nine people were declared…
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Gaza families battle floods as winter rains swamp tent camps
Gaza Strip: Children and families in Gaza scooped muddy water from their tents on Tuesday, trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war. Winter’s heavy rains have…
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Amnesty accuses Sudan’s RSF of war crimes in Darfur
Cairo: Amnesty International on Tuesday, November 25, said that atrocities committed by a Sudanese paramilitary group in a Darfur city constituted war crimes, the latest such accusation in the country’s devastating war.…
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Pope Leo XIV sets off for Turkey, Lebanon on 1st overseas visit
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV is embarking on his first foreign trip, a pilgrimage to Turkey and Lebanon that would be delicate under any circumstances but is even more fraught given Mideast…
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UK’s Treasury chief set to raise taxes once again in her second budget
London: Following weeks of speculation, Britain’s unpopular Labour government will deliver its second budget later Wednesday since it returned to power in a landslide election victory in July 2024 after 14 years…
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India, Afghanistan launch new air freight corridors to boost trade
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday announced the initiation of two new air freight corridors connecting Kabul with Delhi and Amritsar to strengthen trade ties between India and…
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China denies allegation of harassment of Indian woman at Shanghai airport
Beijing: China on Tuesday refuted allegations that an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was harassed at Shanghai airport, saying the actions taken by the Chinese immigration officials were as per laws and…
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Pakistan army denies airstrikes in Afghanistan amid rising tensions
Islamabad: Pakistan Army on Tuesday rejected accusations by Afghanistan’s Taliban government that it carried out overnight airstrikes in three eastern Afghan provinces, a charge that comes amid worsening tensions fuelled by a…
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India, Russia-led EAEU to start talks for trade pact from Wednesday: Goyal
New Delhi: India and the Russia-led EAEU group will start formal negotiations for a trade agreement from Wednesday, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. India and the five-nation grouping,…
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Over 4 held in USD 102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
Paris: The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in October by a gang that made off with $102 million worth of…
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One woman or girl killed by partner or family member every 10 mins: UN report
New York: One woman or girl is killed by a partner or family member almost every 10 minutes, an average of 137 every day, according to new data released by the UN.…
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US court filings claim Meta hid evidence of Facebook’s mental health harms
California: In a major discovery, unredacted files in a lawsuit against top social media platforms revealed Meta stopped internal research, which allegedly found that users had lower rates of anxiety and depression…
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Pakistani airstrikes kill 10, mostly children: Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a sign of worsening tensions between the two neighbours.…
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Trump’s H-1B view is ‘Nuanced’: White House
Washington: US President Donald Trump has a “very nuanced and commonsense opinion” on the issue of H-1B visas and does not support American workers being replaced, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt…
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Trump, Xi spoke on phone to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine
Washington: President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, according to the White House and Chinese officials. Xi told Trump in…
