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Bangladesh: ICT to hear charges against Sheikh Hasina on July 1
Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set July 1 as the date of hearing of charges against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over crimes against humanity. The other…
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Royal upgrade: Trump will stay at Dutch king’s palace during his NATO visit
The Hague: US President Donald Trump has a sleepover this week in the Netherlands that is, quite literally, fit for a king. Trump is visiting The Hague for a summit of the…
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Operation to assist New Zealanders in Middle East
Auckland: The Government continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “We acknowledge developments in the last 24 hours, including President Trump’s announcement of…
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Intelligence leaders are set to brief Congress on Trump’s Iran strikes
Washington: Members of Congress will hear directly from President Donald Trump’s intelligence leaders Tuesday, receiving classified briefings just three days after Trump directed strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and a day after…
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Trump allowed to restart swift deportation of migrants away from home countries
Washington: A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to restart swift removals of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting for now a court order requiring they get…
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Israel hits Tehran radar site amid truce; Trump expresses anger, urges restraint
Israel carried out another strike near Tehran, violating the ceasefire, targeting an Iranian radar installation despite US President Trump’s appeal for restraint. The strike, Israel claimed, was in response to an alleged…
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Remains found in Canadian landfill belong to Indian-origin woman, confirms police
Ottawa: The remains found in a Canadian landfill in May belong to an Indian-origin woman who went missing last year, and her partner has been charged with second-degree murder, police said on…
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Trump is yearning for Nobel Peace Prize; Pakistan plays the ball
There is an ongoing discussion regarding the involvement of the United States in facilitating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan that took place in Pahalgam last month. US President Donald Trump has…
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UK govt says will ban pro-Palestinian group after activists broke into military base
London: Britain’s government said Monday it will ban the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws after the group’s members broke into a military base and vandalised two planes last week.…
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Concerned at possible escalation in Israel-Iran conflict, Pak supports Tehran’s right of defence
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body on Monday raised concerns at the possibility of further escalation in Israel-Iran conflict after US strikes in Iran and expressed regret that these attacks coincided with a…
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‘You can start war but we will end it’: Iran’s stark warning to ‘gambler’ Trump
As tensions rise in the Middle East, Iran has issued a stark warning to United States (US) President Donald Trump, calling him a “gambler” and saying that the US will have to…
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Mass shootings in Pennsylvania, Indiana leave multiple injured
Washington: Several people sustained injuries in two separate mass shooting incidents reported from the US states of Pennsylvania and Indiana, local authorities confirmed on Monday. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, gunfire erupted late Sunday…
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‘Even if they kill me’: Activist Mahmoud Khalil vows to speak up for Palestine
Newark: A Palestinian activist who was detained for more than three months pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and cheered as he was welcomed home Saturday by supporters, including US…
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North Korea strongly condemns US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites
Seoul: North Korea on Monday “strongly” condemned US military strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites, saying that bombing Iran is a violation of a sovereign state’s security interests and territorial integrity. The North’s…
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Oil prices surge to five-month high amid Iran-Israel conflict
New Delhi: Oil prices rose to their highest level since January this year on Monday after the US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, with the country threatening to shut Strait of…
