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Canada to donate 200 additional armoured vehicles to Ukraine
Ottawa: Canada will donate 200 Senator Armoured Personnel Carriers to Ukraine as a new package of military assistance, Defence Minister Anita Anand announced. According to a statement issued by the Defence Ministry…
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Turkey’s president hints May 14 for elections
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that the next general and presidential elections could be held on May 14, nearly one month earlier than the scheduled date. Addressing his party…
- Middle East
1.98 mn Lebanese residents, Syrian refugees in Lebanon face severe food insecurity: UN
Beirut: Nearly 37 percent of Lebanese residents and Syrian refugees in Lebanon, or about 1.98 million of them, face “severe food insecurity,” UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Imran Riza said. He made…
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UN wants to increase aid to frontline areas of Ukraine
United Nations: The UN has said it aims to increase convoys carrying aid to parts of Ukraine “close to the frontlines,” supporting local volunteers and organisations. The UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA,…
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UK court sentences Sikh man for drunk-driving
London: A 25-year-old Sikh has man has been fined and banned from roads for 22 months by a UK court for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police found open cans of…
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Ukrainian, German presidents discuss defence issues
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that he discussed defence issues with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the meeting in the format of a video conference. Zelensky said on Telegram on…
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Nepal plane crash: Death toll rises to 71 as authorities handover victims’ bodies to family members
Kathmandu: Nepalese authorities on Tuesday started handing over to family members the bodies of those killed, two days after Yeti Airlines’ aircraft with 72 people, including five Indians, crashed in the resort…
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Love trashing accounts that you hate? You will see those more: Musk
New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that if you like trashing accounts that you hate, you will now be shown more of those accounts on Twitter. Musk said that…
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Indian Americans celebrate legacy of Martin Luther King
Washington: Indian Americans, including Vice President Kamala Harris, on Monday celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, asserting that the country must continue to fight for the freedom to…
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6 killed as ambulance crashes into truck in Bangladesh
Dhaka: In a tragic accident, an ambulance with six people on board crashed into a truck in the Shariatpur district, some 101 km south of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, early on Tuesday. The…
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Sri Lanka to ban massage by opposite gender at spas, parlours
Colombo: Sri Lanka plans to introduce gender restrictions to spas and massage parlours, aiming to control prostitution conduct under the guise of spas and prevent the spreading of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)…
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Six killed in shooting in California
Los Angeles: Six people were killed in a shooting in central California in the US, local media reported. Two of the victims of the shooting in Goshen, Tulare County, are a 17-year-old…
- Pakistan
UN lists Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist under UNSC sanctions committee
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. This listing comes after…
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Ukraine sets to get 3 bn euros from EU this week: PM
Kiev: Ukraine is set to receive 3 billion euros (about $3.25 billion) from the European Union (EU) this week as a part of fresh financial aid, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has…
- Business
US could default on its debt as soon as June
Washington: The US Treasury Department said the country could default on its debt as soon as June. The US will reach the debt limit on January 19 on January 19 and then…
