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Sweden court convicts Salwan Momika’s friend over Quran desecration
The Stockholm district court on Monday, February 3, delivered a landmark legal decision and convicted Salwan Najem of hate crimes for his anti-Islamic actions that involved desecrating the Quran publicly. The court…
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Calling it ‘anti-American’, President Trump calls for reviewing UN funding
United Nations: US President Donald Trump has ordered a review of the country’s role in the United Nations and its funding while reaffirming that it would neither participate in the UN Human…
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DeepSeek banned in USA, illegal users could be fined, jailed
Texas state in the United States of America has banned the Chinese AI app DeepSeek, days after the AI model challenged leading American AI models. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, issued the ban…
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Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza strip
Washington: US President Donald Trump proposed a plan to resolve the decades-long West Asia crisis that involved the US taking over the Gaza Strip and the Palestinians who currently live here or…
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Hereditary Imam of Ismaili sect Aga Khan IV passes away
The Aga Khan IV Prince Karim, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community and billionaire philanthropist, passed away in Lisbon on Tuesday, February 4. He was 88 years old at the time…
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First military flight lands in Guantanamo Bay with migrants deported from US
Washington: The first US military flight deporting migrants from the United States to Guantanamo Bay landed in Cuba on Tuesday evening, according to a US official. It was the first step in…
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Hamas says second phase of Gaza ceasefire talks underway
Gaza: Hamas said on Tuesday that talks on the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel have begun, focusing on shelter, relief, and reconstruction in the devastated Palestinian enclave. “Currently,…
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India inks contract with Russia for procurement of anti-ship cruise missiles
New Delhi: India on Tuesday inked a contract with Russia for procurement of anti-ship cruise missiles, a move that will significantly augment the combat capabilities of the Indian Navy’s submarine fleet. The…
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Trump, Netanyahu meeting focuses on hostages, Saudi relations, Iran threats
Washington: President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces competing pressure from his right-wing coalition to end a temporary truce against Hamas militants…
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Elon Musk shares DOGE works 120 hrs a week, re-ignites debate on work-life balance
US tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under the Trump administration Elon Musk has stirred yet another controversy with a post on X where he mentioned that his…
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Five shot at school in Sweden’s Orebro
Orebro: Five people were shot at a school in Sweden on Tuesday, police said. The Swedish news agency TT reported, without providing its sources, that the perpetrator died by suicide. Police didn’t…
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Lung cancer is on rise among non-smokers, reveals new study
Bringing awareness to a new phenomenon, a study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal reveals lung cancer is no longer restricted to smokers but is now emerging as the fifth leading cause…
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US deports 205 illegal Indian immigrants via military plane
The United States started the process of deporting illegal Indian immigrants back to the country, a US official told news agency Reuters. A US military C-17 aircraft carrying 205 Indians departed from…
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India-EU relationship more important than even before: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said in a world that promises to be so volatile and uncertain, a stronger India-EU relationship can be an “important stabilising factor”, as…
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China imposes new tariffs on US products, probes Google
Beijing: China’s Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday it was implementing counter tariffs against the US on multiple products, while announcing other trade-related measures, including an investigation into Google. The government said it…
