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Israels move to register land systematis...

Israels move to register land systematises dispossession of Palestinians

Israels move to register land systematises dispossession of Palestinians **West Bank Land Registration Sparks Concerns Over Palestinian Displacement** Jerusalem – A recent initiative by Israel to systematize land registration in the occupied West Bank is drawing sharp criticism from Israeli and... read more »

Bomb threat email triggers panic in Beng...

Bomb threat email triggers panic in Bengaluru South district court

Bomb threat email triggers panic in Bengaluru South district court **Court Evacuated Following Anonymous Threat** Bengaluru, India – Operations at a courthouse in Bengaluru’s southern district were temporarily suspended this afternoon after authorities received an anonymous email containing... read more »

Delhi HC allows temporary release of act...

Delhi HC allows temporary release of actor Rajpal Yadav from jail in cheque...

Delhi HC allows temporary release of actor Rajpal Yadav from jail in cheque bounce cases **Delhi High Court Grants Temporary Release to Actor Rajpal Yadav for Family Event** **New Delhi** – The Delhi High Court has granted actor Rajpal Yadav a temporary reprieve from his jail sentence, allowing... read more »

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated ...

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated misinformation has power to derail ...

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI-generated misinformation has power to derail democracies, says Union Minister **Global Leaders Converge for AI Impact Summit Amidst Democratic Concerns** **New Delhi, India** – The burgeoning influence of artificial intelligence, particularly its potential to sow... read more »

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Africa

Church stampede in Anambra, Nigeria, ‘kills 24’

LAGOS – At least 24 people have been killed and many more injured in a stampede at the end of a religious vigil in eastern Nigeria, officials say. More than 100,000 people were said to have... read more »

South Africa proposes BRICS youth development strategy

South Africa proposes BRICS youth development stra...

Pretoria – The BRICS National Youth Consultative Forum opened here Friday with host country South Africa proposing the development of a clear... read more »

South Africa sets deadline for arms scandal probe

South Africa sets deadline for arms scandal probe

Cape Town – South African President Jacob Zuma has set a deadline for a probe into an arms purchase scandal that has plagued the country’s politics... read more »

10 killed in Nigerian communal clash

10 killed in Nigerian communal clash

Abuja – At least 10 people have been killed in a communal clash in southern Nigeria’s Edo State, military authorities said Wednesday. The incident... read more »

Suicide bomber hits Tunisian hotel, no victims

Suicide bomber hits Tunisian hotel, no victims

A man blew himself up on Wednesday outside a luxury hotel in the eastern Tunisian coastal city of Sousse in the first suspected terrorist attack in years on... read more »

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Pakistan troops violate ceasefire

Pakistan troops fire at three border posts

Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing on the international border here Wednesday. “Pakistan Rangers started firing at three BSF outposts in Arnia area today morning,” a senior police... read more »

Sri Lanka: Police raids Mahinda Rajapaksa’s countr...

Colombo – Embattled former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s country home in the southern province has been raided by police who were... read more »

1,000 lash sentence for Saudi blogger postponed

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia postponed until next week Friday’s flogging of a blogger jailed for insulting Islam, citing medical reasons, a week after he received... read more »

Pakistan Hangs Terrorist, 20th Execution Since Moratori...

LAHORE: Pakistan today hanged a terrorist of a banned anti-Shiite outfit in Lahore after a court upheld the death penalty awarded to him, taking the number of... read more »

Indian Among 22 Missing After Boat Sinks in China: Medi...

SHANGHAI: More than 20 people were missing today after a tugboat sank on a trial voyage on the Yangtze, China’s longest river, state media and... read more »

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China

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

China decommissions 1st nuclear submarine

BEIJING – China has decommissioned its first nuclear-powered submarine after more than 40 years of service in the military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily reported Tuesday. The... read more »

5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

5 dead, 38 injured in Beijing car blaze

BEIJING – A jeep crashed into a crowd of people and caught fire in front of the Tian’anmen rostrum in downtown Beijing at noon on Monday,... read more »

Chinese newspaper apologises after detained journalist’...

Chinese newspaper apologises after detained journalist’s TV confession

Beijing – A Chinese newspaper has published a front-page apology after one of its reporters who has been detained due to allegations of defamation made a... read more »

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China anti-corruption activists on trial in Jiangxi

China has put three anti-corruption campaigners on trial, in what is being seen as part of a crackdown on activists under President Xi Jinping. The trial of... read more »

Shinzo Abe issues fresh warning to China for activity o...

Japan to set up US-style security agency

Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has issued a fresh warning to China against its increasing maritime activities near the disputed Senkaku... read more »

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Middle East

Kerry likens Kim Jong Un to Saddam Hussein

Defying flight ban, Kerry lands in Israel on truce mission

Washington’s top diplomat flew into Tel Aviv on Wednesday, defying a US flight ban, to try to broker an end to violence in Gaza, which has killed hundreds and hobbled Israel’s main... read more »

Al-Qaida vows to sever hands of ‘corruptR...

ADEN: Al-Qaida has threatened to sever the hands of “corrupt” officials in the southeastern province of Hadramawt, where the jihadists... read more »

Clashes between rival militias in Libya kill 47

CAIRO: Clashes between rival Libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, have killed 47 people over the past 24... read more »

Gaza toll reaches 316 as UN chief heads to region

GAZA CITY – Palestinian Territories: Israeli air strikes killed 20 people in Gaza on Saturday, taking the death toll to more than 300, as UN chief Ban... read more »

Israeli soldier, 11 Palestinians killed in Gaza ground ...

JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israel announced on Friday that a soldier had been killed, its first fatality since a Gaza ground offensive was launched the previous evening,... read more »

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South Asia

Sharif offers to bring home Musharraf's ailing mother

Pakistan begins work on civil nuclear power plant

Pakistan has broken ground on what will be the country’s largest civil nuclear power plant, which is being built with help from China. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the ground... read more »

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily

Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Banglades...

Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed... read more »

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in Decem...

Pak special court to try Musharraf for treason in December

Islamabad – The Pakistani government has announced that a special court will start functioning in the first week of December for the trial of former... read more »

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in Januar...

Bangladesh parliamentary elections to be held in January

Dhaka – The Bangladesh Election Commission Monday announced that the country will undergo parliamentary e! lections next year Jan 5. Chief Election... read more »

Kerry for quick security deal with Afghanistan

Kerry for quick security deal with Afghanistan

Washington – US Secretary of State John Kerry called for quick signing of a bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan after the country’s... read more »

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Europe

Pope Francis becomes `mafia target` after campaigning against corruption

Pope Francis becomes `mafia target` after campaigning against cor...

London – Pope Francis has brought on himself the wrath of mafia after campaigning against corruption, a leading anti-mob prosecutor has warned. Nicola Gratteri warned that Francis’ attempt to... read more »

Iran, world powers continue N-talks in Geneva

EU warns against autocratic drift in Maldives

The European Union has warned that the Maldives may drift back to autocratic rule, saying it will consider “appropriate measures” if the country... read more »

Hackers steal card details of 376,000 people from Loyal...

Hackers steal card details of 376,000 people from Loyaltybuild

Washington – In a cyberattack on an Irish marketing company, Loyaltybuild, the hackers have reportedly stolen full card details of at least 376,000... read more »

Vladimir Putin cautious about being listed as “mo...

Vladimir Putin cautious about being listed as "most powerful person"

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he was more cautious after being named the most powerful person by Forbes... read more »

Greek government survives no confidence motion

Greek government survives no confidence motion

Greece’s Conservative-Socialist coalition government survived a no-confidence motion tabled by the main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) party... read more »

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North America

No need for fresh sanctions on Iran: Obama

No need for fresh sanctions on Iran: Obama

Washington – There is no need for Congress to add new sanctions on Iran if the US is serious about pursuing diplomatic solution to Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme, US President Barack... read more »

Kerry holds talks with Foreign Secretary

Kerry warns fresh sanctions against Iran could ris...

London – United States Secretary John Kerry has warned the lawmakers that any new sanctions against Iran could put talks over Tehran’s... read more »

New York opens first World Trade Centre tower

New York opens first World Trade Centre tower

New York – The first new office tower at New York City’s Ground Zero opened Wednesday, marking a rebirth of the Lower Manhattan site where old... read more »

Three injured in US high school shooting

Three injured in US high school shooting

Washington – At least three people were injured when police responded to a shooting at Brashear High School in the US city of Pittsburgh Wednesday, TV... read more »

Biden, Kerry seek delaying fresh sanctions on Iran

Biden, Kerry seek delaying fresh sanctions on Iran

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry have requested lawmakers to delay imposing any fresh sanction on Iran and give some more time... read more »

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India very successful emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief Guterres

India very successful emerging economy; right place to host AI summit: UN Chief Guterres ## India Poised to Lead Global AI Dialogue, Says UN Secretary-General **New Delhi, India** –... read more »

Three militants, including two women, arrested in Manipur

Three militants, including two women, arrested in Manipur **Security Forces Apprehend Suspected Militants in Manipur Operation** **Tengnoupal District, Manipur** – A significant operation... read more »

Vice-President, PM Modi extend Mahashivratri greetings

Vice-President, PM Modi extend Mahashivratri greetings ## Leaders Extend Auspicious Mahashivratri Wishes, Emphasizing Spiritual Heritage **New Delhi, India** – As the nation observes the... read more »

Woman suicide bomber kills at least 13 at Russian station

At least seven injured as Odisha bus overturns near Salur in Andhra Pradesh

At least seven injured as Odisha bus overturns near Salur in Andhra Pradesh **Tragedy Strikes on Andhra Pradesh Highway: Bus Mishap Injures Seven** A passenger bus, reportedly carrying a... read more »

Over 100 artists for Palestine back UNs Albanese after resignatio...

Over 100 artists for Palestine back UNs Albanese after resignation calls **International Pressure Mounts on UN Rapporteur Amidst Calls for Resignation** **Geneva, Switzerland** – Francesca... read more »

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