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Pakistan: 98 killed, 185 injured as monsoon rains wreak havoc
Islamabad: Torrential monsoon rains and flash floods have claimed at least 98 lives and left 185 others injured across Pakistan since June 26, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Friday.…
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Canadian PM Carney responds to Trump’s tariff threat
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to defend the country’s workers and businesses in face of the US President Donald Trumps’ proposed 35 per cent tariff…
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US State Dept issues travel warning for Americans visiting Iran
Washington: The US Department of State announced a new awareness campaign warning Americans, ‘especially Iranian Americans,’ about the continuing severe risks of travel to Iran. “US citizens should NOT travel to Iran…
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US federal judge pauses Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide
Concord: A federal judge in New Hampshire issued a ruling Thursday prohibiting President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship from taking effect anywhere in the US. Judge Joseph LaPlante issued a…
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Donald Trump to impose 35 pc tariff on Canada
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that a 35 per cent tariff will be placed on all imports from Canada beginning August 1, citing what he described as Canada’s failure to curb…
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As Netanyahu wraps Washington visit, progress on a Gaza ceasefire remains murky
Washington: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a memorial service on Thursday for two slain Israeli Embassy staffers as he wraps up a four-day visit to Washington in which talks with President Donald…
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Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil files USD 20M claim against Trump admin
New York: On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in…
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UK intelligence warns of rising Iranian threat; Tehran denies allegations
London: A British parliamentary committee has warned that Iran has significantly escalated threats against individuals in the United Kingdom since 2022, placing the risk to Iranian dissidents and Jewish or Israeli-linked individuals…
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India trying to finalize trade deal with US: Chief negotiator
New Delhi: India is trying to negotiate and finalize a trade agreement with the US, Special Secretary in the Department of Commerce Rajesh Agrawal said on Thursday. Agrawal is also the chief…
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Sheikh Hasina formally indicted in crimes against humanity case
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s deposed premier Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday formally indicted in absentia in a crimes against humanity case by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal. The special tribunal has set August 3…
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Trump threatens Brazil with 50 per cent tariff, seeks ex-Prez Jair Bolsonaro’s trial end
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he was planning to impose a 50 per cent tax on goods made in Brazil, escalating his fight with the South American country. Trump announced…
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India not in list of countries named by Trump for tariffs so far
New Delhi: India, which is negotiating a trade pact with the US, has not figured in the list of countries that have been issued tariff letters by the Trump administration on Wednesday…
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100 Islamic scholars declare Trump and Netanyahu ‘Enemies of God’
A group of 100 Islamic scholars and intellectuals from over 30 countries has issued a powerful joint statement labelling United States (US) President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as…
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Bangladesh urges India to extradite Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged India to be guided by “conscience and moral clarity” over its handling of the extradition request for deposed prime…
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‘Trump might be hit in his navel at Mar-a-Lago’: senior Iran official
Tensions in Iran-US relations have reached a boiling point as a senior Iranian official claimed that President Donald Trump could be at risk of an attack while at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida residence. …
