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Yoon defends his martial law decree in two South Korean courts
Seoul: Travelling around Seoul in a prison transport vehicle, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in two different courts on Thursday, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and fighting…
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Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel
Panama: Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported under US President Donald Trump, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organise a…
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Trump threatens Zelensky Ukraine war could be settled without him
New York: As their war of words escalated, US President Donald Trump threatened Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky that there could be a deal with Russia to end the three-year Ukraine War without…
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European leaders regroup in Paris after Trump diplomatic blitz on Ukraine
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders from key European Union nations and the United Kingdom to his ornate Elysee Palace on Monday for an emergency meeting on how to deal with…
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World’s first gay imam, Muhsin Hendricks, shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, a known figure known as the world’s first openly gay imam was shot dead in South Africa at the age of 57. Hendricks, who led a Cape Town mosque that…
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US Army implements ban on transgender recruits
The military of the United States has banned the intake of transgender persons into the army and has stopped all procedures for gender transition, effective immediately. The US Army made the announcement…
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US plane carrying 119 deportees likely to land in Amritsar on Feb 15
Chandigarh: A US plane carrying 119 illegal immigrants is likely to land at Amritsar airport on February 15, the second such batch of Indians deported by the Trump government as part of…
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Trump approves extradition of 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to India
Washington: In a big announcement after his bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump said his administration has approved the extradition of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack accused,…
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Amid Modi’s US visit, Trump to sign reciprocal tariffs on trade partners
Washington: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll sign an order that increases US tariffs to the rates other countries charge on imports. “TODAY IS THE BIG ONE: RECIPROCAL TARIFFS!!!” Trump posted…
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Trump suspends US Foreign Corruption Act; Adani Group stocks surge
Washington: After US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt the enforcement of a law that prohibits US companies from bribing foreign officials, claiming that the restriction disadvantages American firms,…
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Six US Congressmen write to Attorney General against Adani’s indictment
Washington: As many as six US Congressmen have written to the newly appointed Attorney General of the United States against “questionable” decisions made by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) such as…
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Salman Rushdie New York attack: Trial begins
Mayville: Lawyers began delivering opening statements Monday at the trial of the man charged with trying to fatally stab author Salman Rushdie in front of a lecture audience in western New York.…
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India, France look beyond defence to deepen bilateral economic ties
New Delhi: After forging close partnership in the defence domain, India and France are now looking at significantly deepening trade and investment relations especially in sectors like clean energy, new technologies and…
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Russia-US ties ‘on verge of rupture’: Russian deputy foreign minister
Moscow: Relations between Russia and the United States are “on the verge of rupture,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Monday. Moscow has repeatedly warned that bilateral relations were on…
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7.6-magnitude quake strikes Caribbean, tsunami warnings issued
Washington: A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea, triggering tsunami warnings for multiple countries, US monitoring agencies reported. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at…
