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Knife-wielding attacker at anti-Islam event shot at by German police
Mannheim: A knife-wielding attacker in the German city of Mannheim on Friday, May 31, targeted a gathering of the anti-Islam right-wing group Pax Europa, according to members of the group. The police…
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No proposal made to Maldives for FTA: India
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it has not made any proposal to the Maldives for a bilateral free trade agreement (DTA) and that it was ready to consider if the island…
- Middle East
Germany has no plans to recognise Palestinian state, says Chancellor Scholz
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday that his government has no plans to officially recognise a Palestinian state. There is “no reason” to recognise the Palestinian Authority (PA) as a…
- Business
Drugmaker Sanofi partners OpenAI, Formation Bio on AI-powered drug development
New Delhi: French drugmaker Sanofi on Tuesday announced that it has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI and tech-driven pharmaceutical firm Formation Bio to build AI-powered software to boost drug development…
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Wong sworn in as Singapore’s new Prime Minister
Singapore: Economist Lawrence Wong was on Wednesday, May 15, sworn in as Singapore’s fourth prime minister in a planned political transition for the island state. Wong, 51, succeeded Lee Hsien Loong, 72,…
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Won’t comment on Prez Biden’s remarks on xenophobia: UN official
United Nations: A UN spokesperson has declined to comment on US President Joe Biden calling India, China, Russia, and Japan ‘xenophobic,’ but stressed that all member states should continue to uphold the…
- India
India blasts USCIRF, describes it as biased entity with political agenda
New Delhi: India on Thursday came down hard on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and said it continues to publish its propaganda on the country “masquerading” as part of…
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At least 24 killed in highway collapse in China
Beijing: At least 24 people were killed when a section of a highway collapsed on Wednesday, May 1, the start of a five-day long Labour Day holiday, in China’s rain hit Guangdong…
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Palestine’s entry into UN is a move to rectify injustice: China
London: A prompt admission of Palestine into the United Nations is a move to rectify prolonged historical injustice, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Saturday, April 20. Wang, also…
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UK’s India Gate to commemorate role of Indian soldiers from World Wars
London: A local council in the seaside resort of Brighton in south-east England has approved plans for an annual multi-faith event to commemorate the role of Indian soldiers in the two World…
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Zelensky calls for more air defence support as 17 die in Russian attack on Chernihiv
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for more air defence support from Western partners after a Russian missile attack killed at least 17 people in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv…
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10 killed in Russian attack on Ukraine’s Chernihiv: Zelensky
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for more air defence support from Western partners after a Russian missile attack killed at least 10 people on Wednesday. “This would not have happened if…
- Technology
Raising a kid is 18 years of prompt engineering: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Raising a kid is 18 years of prompt engineering, said Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday. “Whoa, I just realised that raising a kid is basically 18 years…
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Declare India ‘country of particular concern’, demands US Muslim body
Hyderabad: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), a Washington-based advocacy organization, asked the US Department of State to accept the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) recommendation to designate India…
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Church targeted in 2nd stabbing attack in Sydney; Bishop, several others hurt
In a distressing incident, a bishop and several other congregants were allegedly stabbed during a mass at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Sydney on Monday evening. It is the second stabbing…
