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Why Marco Rubios visit to Mumbai has ruf...

Why Marco Rubios visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in India

Why Marco Rubios visit to Mumbai has ruffled feathers in India **US Secretary of State’s Mumbai Focus Sparks Political Discontent in India** **New Delhi, India** – A planned visit by a high-ranking United States official to India has ignited a political firestorm, with opposition leaders... read more »

AI tool helps stranded protesters find t...

AI tool helps stranded protesters find their way home in the Indian capital

AI tool helps stranded protesters find their way home in the Indian capital ## Digital Network Facilitates Safe Passage for Detained Individuals in New Delhi **New Delhi, India** – A novel digital initiative is providing a crucial support system for individuals who find themselves detained in New... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead a...

Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre

Guatemalan former prosecutor shot dead at sports centre **Former Guatemalan Prosecutor Fatally Shot; Two Suspects Apprehended** Guatemala City, Guatemala – A former prosecutor, Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, was fatally shot at a sports complex in Guatemala City on [Date of incident, if... read more »

Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican and he i...

Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican and he issues major health update to well-w...

Pope Leo XIV returns to Vatican and he issues major health update to well-wishers ## Pontiff Resumes Public Duties Following Successful Medical Procedure **Vatican City** – Pope Leo XIV has made a welcome return to the Vatican, signaling a significant step forward in his recovery following a... read more »

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Africa

South Africa has lost its greatest son: Zuma

South Africa has lost its greatest son: Zuma

Johannesburg – “This is a moment of deepest sorrow for South Africa as the nation has lost its greatest son” said President Jacob Zuma as he announced the death of anti-apartheid... read more »

Nelson Mandela Former South African President dies at 95

Nelson Mandela Former South African President dies...

Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first elected black president and a global anti-apartheid icon has died early today aged 95, President Jacob Zuma... read more »

Nelson Mandela ‘on his death bed, but still a fig...

Nelson Mandela 'on his death bed, but still a fighter', says family

Johannesburg – Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s family has said that although he is on death bed, he is still a fighter. His... read more »

UN members asked to back France on Central African Repu...

10 killed in Central African Republic violence

Wellington – An international group of lawmakers Wednesday called on all the UN member states to back the French government’s efforts to stop the... read more »

40 killed in fresh Nigeria attacks

40 killed in fresh Nigeria attacks

Abuja – At least 40 people were killed in fresh attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s state of Plateau, where ethno-religious crises have claimed hundreds... read more »

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Asia

Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca

A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the Saudi-led coalition fighting in... read more »

China may have quietly moved tonnes of war gear in...

may have quietly moved tonnes of military gear while it was conducting military exercises in the remote mountainous Tibet region, the PLA Daily, the... read more »

UAE Behind Hacking of Qatari Media that Begins New Midd...

WASHINGTON — The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for... read more »

10 gunned down near China ‘Belt and Road’ p...

HIGHLIGHTS The attack on the Pakistani labourers took place some 20 kilometres from the emerging port city of Gwadar Gwadar’s deep-water port is the... read more »

Nepal in turmoil, protest against new Constitution rage...

Protests against the new Constitution in Nepal have intensified with one member of Sadbhavana Party even committing suicide. Nepal Police has also increased... read more »

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China

China Mobile's ex-vice president gets life sentence

China Mobile’s ex-vice president gets life sentence

Beijing – The former vice president of China Mobile, the country’s largest telecom operator, was sentenced to life imprisonment for taking bribes, a court in China’s Jilin province... read more »

Death toll from China oil pipeline blast rises to 52, 11 missing

22 killed in China oil pipeline blast

Beijing – At least 22 people were killed Friday morning when a leaking petroleum pipeline caught fire and exploded in the coastal city of... read more »

Chinese SC bans police from torturing suspects to extra...

China allegedly withholds residence visas for NYT, Bloomberg reporters

London – Chinese Supreme Court has ruled officials in the country to stop torturing suspects for them to make confessions. On its official microblog, the... read more »

China’s military modernization is challenging US ...

China's military modernization is challenging US military power

A US congressional panel, which advises lawmakers on the national security implications of the relationship between Washington and Beijing, has warned that... read more »

China, EU to enhance cooperation on urbanisation

China, EU to enhance cooperation on urbanisation

Beijing – China is willing to learn from the European Union (EU) in i! ts push towards urbanisation, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday. Addressing the... read more »

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Middle East

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now... read more »

Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese sold...

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security... read more »

France conducts first airstrike in Iraq, destroys logis...

PARIS: France says it has conducted its first airstrike in Iraq and has destroyed a logistics depot held by the Islamic State group. The office of President... read more »

Libya’s Zawiya refinery, El Sharara oil field shu...

TRIPOLI: Libya’s 120,000 barrels-a-day Zawiya refinery has been shut down due to damaged storage, an oil ministry official said on Thursday. The El... read more »

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South Asia

US defense secretary to hold talks in Pakistan

US defense secretary to hold talks in Pakistan

Islamabad – US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is scheduled to hold talks with the Pakistani civil and military leaders on security issues Monday, officials here said. Hagel earlier visited... read more »

I am opposed to India, US policies, says Imran Khan

I am opposed to India, US policies, says Imran Kha...

Islamabad – Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said he opposes the policies adopted by India and the US on Kashmir and drone... read more »

Bangladesh court orders Abdul Kader Mullah to be hanged

Don't hang Mollah, says rights group

London – A Bangladeshi war crimes court has ordered prison authorities to hang Abdul Kader Mullah of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, months after he was... read more »

Caretaker issue not on UN emissary’s agenda: Hasi...

Caretaker issue not on UN emissary's agenda: Hasina's aide

Dhaka – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s advisor Gowher Rizvi said Saturday that the visiting UN emissary will no! t discuss the caretaker... read more »

Pakistan’s new army chief stresses on professiona...

Pakistan's new army chief stresses on professionalism

Islamabad – Pakistan’s new army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, has stressed on the importance of professionalism in dealing with challenges, a media... read more »

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Europe

Costa Concordia Captain abandoned ship leaving almost 300 people on board

Costa Concordia Captain abandoned ship leaving almost 300 people ...

Washington – An Italian court has heard that a coastguard official aboard the doomed cruise liner Costa Concordia had told its captain, Francesco Schettino, to get back on the ship as he fled... read more »

Putin creates ‘Ministry of Truth’ news agency to control Russian media

Putin creates ‘Ministry of Truth’ news agency to c...

Washington – Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the creation of a news agency in a move to further strengthen Kremlin control over... read more »

French cops open new inquiry in Princess Diana’s `murde...

Britain’s SAS not involved in Diana’s death: Police

London – Mere days after the Met Police announced that they had finished looking into Princess Diana’s supposed ‘murder plot’, French cops have... read more »

Matteo Renzi elected Italian left’s new leader

Matteo Renzi elected Italian left's new leader

Rome – Florence Mayor Matteo Renzi won a resounding victory in the race to lead Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party, part of the coalition... read more »

Sweden partner in NSA snoop-op on Russia, documents rev...

Snowden denies wanting asylum in exchange for information

Wellington – Sweden has been reportedly collaborating with the US in spying on Russia, documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed. The... read more »

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North America

Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

Texas woman admits to sending ricin to Obama

Dallas – A former actress from Texas has pleaded guilty to sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, under a deal that her attorney has said... read more »

13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal site attack

13 Anonymous hackers plead guilty to PayPal site a...

London – Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to charges related to their involvement in the cyber-attack of PayPal’s website as part of... read more »

Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace talks

Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry exhibited Friday optimism on the Mideast peace talks at the end of his trip to Israel, saying “Israel... read more »

Both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make great pre...

Both Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton would make great presidents: Barack Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has said that both Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will make outstanding... read more »

US says China air defence zone unacceptable, shouldn...

Air defence zone remarks: China refutes Japanese PM

Washington – The White House said on Thursday that China’s new air defence zone over the East China Sea was “unacceptable” and urged... read more »

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Jairam Ramesh blames states for not granting unemployment allowance in seven years

Albanian PM blames foreign hands for unrest as student protests intensify

Albanian PM blames foreign hands for unrest as student protests intensify ## Albanian Capital Gripped by Escalating Student Demonstrations Amidst Corruption Allegations Tirana, Albania –... read more »

Private jet issues mayday alert as door comes off in mid-air on flight to Lagos

Private jet issues mayday alert as door comes off in mid-air on flight to Lagos **Mid-Air Door Detachment Prompts Mayday Declaration on Flight from Abuja** A private jet experienced a... read more »

Pope Leo urges Vladimir Putin for ceasefire in occupied Ukraine city days after Pontiff�...

Pope Leo urges Vladimir Putin for ceasefire in occupied Ukraine city days after Pontiff's lung cancer op ## Pontiff Appeals for Humanitarian Pause Amidst Ukrainian Crisis **Vatican... read more »

Student protests spread across Europe as police launch water cannons in clashes across Ita...

Student protests spread across Europe as police launch water cannons in clashes across Italy and Albania **European Universities Erupt in Student Demonstrations Amidst Escalating... read more »

Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine

Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine **NATO’s Eastern Frontier on High Alert Following Russian Strikes Near Ukrainian Border** Warsaw, Poland – Heightened tensions... read more »

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