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Netanyahu accepts invitation to address US Congress
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he accepted the invitation to address a joint meeting of the US Congress in Washington. In a statement, the Israeli Prime Minister said…
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Hamtramck becomes first US city to boycott Israel
In a landmark decision, Hamtramck City Council in the United States (US) of Michigan has unanimously passed a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution. The Palestinian-led BDS movement, launched in 2005, seeks…
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US ex-president Trump to appeal conviction in hush money trial
New York: Former US President Donald Trump has said that he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. Speaking at a press conference…
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Muslim nurse in New York fired for calling Israel’s war in Gaza as ‘genocide’
A New York University Langone Medical Centre in the United States (US) recently fired a Palestinian-American Muslim nurse for describing Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip as a ‘genocide’ during an award…
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Republicans rally behind Trump to his defence after felony verdict
Washington: Republicans rallied behind former US president Donald Trump who on Thursday was convicted of a felony as a grand jury in New York found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying…
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Amid election campaign, Trump first former president convicted of crime
New York: In a historic verdict that could impact the presidential elections with reverberations around the world. Donald Trump, who is in the middle of a campaign to reclaim the White House,…
- Middle East
Houthi-fired missiles hit Greek-owned ship in Red Sea, says US
Washington: Houthi rebels have attacked a Greek carrier ship in the Red Sea, the US military said on Tuesday. Houthi militants launched five missiles, with the Greek-owned MV Laax reporting it had…
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Egypt, US agree to deliver aid to Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing
Cairo: Egypt and the US have agreed on sending large quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing. The decision was made on Friday during a phone…
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Goldman Sachs to set up regional HQ in Saudi Arabia: Report
New York-based Goldman Sachs Group has reportedly obtained a license from the Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment to establish its regional headquarters in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Bloomberg reported. Goldman is the first…
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Nikki Haley to visit Israel next week
Tel Aviv: Republican party leader and former US Presidential candidate Nikki Haley will visit Israel next week. Haley will be accompanied by Danny Danon, an Israel Member of Knesset (MK) who was…
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US confirms another human H5 bird flu case tied to dairy cow outbreak
Los Angeles: A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the US has been identified, health authorities said. The case, identified in the…
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US: One killed in Iowa as tornadoes rip through Midwest
Chicago: One person was killed as multiple tornadoes ripped through the western part of the US Midwestern state of Iowa, local media reported. The death occurred in Adams County, about 90 miles…
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‘Logistical reasons’: US unable to assist in probing Iranian Prez chopper crash
Washington: The Iranian government has requested the US to assist in probing the deadly helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, his foreign minister, and six others but Washington won’t assist Tehran…
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Morehouse College students turn their backs on Biden during graduation speech
Several students at Black Morehouse College in Atlanta, United States, turned their backs on President Joe Biden during his speech at the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 19. This comes in rejection…
- India
18 per cent of teens drink caffeine to stay awake: Study
New Delhi: Among parents who said their teen drinks caffeine most or all the day of the week, a new study on Monday revealed that 18 per cent drink it to “stay…