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Maduro heads back to US court, fighting charges as Venezuela moves on
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. Maduro’s lawyer…
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Oil prices jump as Iran says no direct talks with US to end war
Global oil prices jumped to cross $100 per barrel on Thursday after Iran said it was not engaged in direct negotiations with the US to end the war. Brent crude futures rose…
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US: Wrecked aircraft towed away after LaGuardia crash
New York: All but four of the passengers injured in Sunday’s deadly collision between an Air Canada plane and a fire truck have been released from the hospital, the airline said Wednesday,…
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US steps up efforts to secure Hormuz, stabilise oil flow
Washington: The United States is intensifying efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz and stabilise global oil flows as its military campaign against Iran continues, with the White House saying operations are…
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US faces twin nuclear threat: Trump official
Washington: The United States is now confronting two nuclear peer adversaries — China and Russia — in a rapidly shifting global security landscape, Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Thomas DiNanno…
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UK court rejects Nirav Modi’s plea to reopen case against extradition
New Delhi/London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi suffered a setback after the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division in London, rejected his petition seeking to reopen proceedings against his extradition order…
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Iran warns US it will carpet bomb own territory to kill American troops
Iran has warned the United States that it is prepared to carpet bomb its own territory to kill any American soldiers who land there, according to diplomats from a third country who…
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Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman lobbied Trump to continue Iran war: Report
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been privately urging Donald Trump to continue the American-Israeli military campaign against Iran, framing the conflict as a “historic opportunity” to reshape West Asia,…
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Trump offers ceasefire plan to Iran, Lebanon expels Iranian Ambassador
The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorised to speak publicly about it.…
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US sending more troops to West Asia as Trump says Iran ready to give up on nukes
The Pentagon is preparing to deploy thousands of soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, adding to a significant military buildup…
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Modi, Trump discuss Middle East crisis; all-party meet on March 25
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, March 24, spoke to the United States President Donald Trump, focusing on the crisis in the Middle East, US envoy Sergio Gor said. “President…
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India 6th most polluted country; UP’s Loni world’s most polluted city
New Delhi: India is the sixth most-polluted country when it comes to levels of fine particulate matter, a major air pollutant, while UP’s Loni is the most polluted city across the globe…
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Bangladesh’s influential former army general arrested
Dhaka: An influential former military general who played a key role in 2007 in installing an army-backed interim government replacing a caretaker one, which was presumed to be inclined to the BNP,…
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Preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes near Tonga in South Pacific Ocean
Neiafu: A strong preliminary magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, March 24. The United States Geological Survey said the quake struck early Tuesday evening local…
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Oil prices rise over 4 pc amid supply concerns as Iran rejects US talks
New Delhi: Global crude oil prices jumped more than 4 per cent in early trade on Tuesday despite US President Donald Trump pausing planned strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure. Brent crude rose…
