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US-China tariff talks to continue on Sunday
Geneva: Sensitive talks between US and Chinese delegations over tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy ended after a day of prolonged negotiations and will resume Sunday, an official told The…
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Trump’s Saudi Arabia trip raises hopes of US nuclear cooperation
Washington: Saudi Arabia wants US help developing its own civil nuclear programme, and the Trump administration says it is “very excited” at the prospect. US-Saudi cooperation in building reactors for nuclear power…
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US: Ashfaq Syed sworn in as Naperville City Council member
Illinois: In a ceremony at the Naperville Municipal Centre, Ashfaq Syed was officially sworn in as a member of the Naperville City Council. Surrounded by family, friends, supporters, and community leaders, Syed…
- Middle East
Saudi man released after 19 years in US prison, to be deported
United States (US) authorities have decided to release Saudi citizen Homaidan Al-Turki after he spent nearly two decades in prison. This recent decision follows three days of deliberations to overturn the ruling…
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Iran’s FM confirms next round of talks with US to be held in Oman on Sunday
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has confirmed that the next round of indirect talks with the United States will be held in Oman on Sunday, adding the Omani side is…
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Iran denies US media claim of identifying secret nuclear facility
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday rejected a Fox News report claiming to have identified a new secret nuclear facility in Semnan province. In a post on X, Araghchi…
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India-Pakistan conflict is ‘none of our business’, says US Vice-President Vance
Washington: US Vice-President J.D. Vance has said that the conflict between India and Pakistan is “fundamentally none of our business,” though he and President Donald Trump are encouraging both the countries to…
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At 99, Sir David Attenborough remains a tireless campaigner for environment and wildlife
Sir David Attenborough, the man who brought the wonders of dense forests and deep oceans into our living rooms through the medium of television is celebrating his 99th birthday today (May 8th,…
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US lawmakers backs Indian strikes, urge Pak to restore democracy
Washington: One Indian-descent US lawmaker on Wednesday called for Pakistan to not use the current tensions with India as pretext to further undermine democracy while another offered full-throated support and endorsement of…
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Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As of today, it’s 21, three have died,”…
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Australian govt to make case that US tariffs on foreign films ‘unjustified’
Canberra: Australia’s re-elected Labor Party government will make the case that US tariffs on foreign-made films are “unjustified,” a senior minister has said. Amanda Rishworth, the minister for social services, said on…
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US man sentenced to 53 years for murder of Palestinian-American boy
A 73-year-old landlord from Illinois, a state in the Midwestern United States (US), has been sentenced to 53 years in prison for a brutal hate crime that left a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy…
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Iran threatens strikes on US, Israel if attacked, cites missile readiness
Tehran: Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that Iran would strike US and Israeli interests, bases, and troops “wherever and whenever deemed necessary” if either country initiates a war against the Islamic…
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Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude strikes US
West Texas: A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck West Texas on Saturday night (local time), forming part of a seismic swarm shaking the region along the Texas-New Mexico border, the US Geological Survey…
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US gives initial approval for USD 3.5 bn missile sale to Saudi before Trump’s planned visit
Washington: The United States has given initial approval to sell USD 3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia’s fighter jets, the latest proposed arms deal for the region ahead of…
