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Apple unveils first-ever foldable iPhone...

Apple unveils first-ever foldable iPhone Duo

Apple unveils first-ever foldable iPhone Duo ## Apple Enters Foldable Market with Ambitious iPhone Duo Launch **Cupertino, CA –** In a move that significantly reshapes the smartphone landscape, Apple today officially introduced the iPhone Duo, marking the tech giant’s highly anticipated... read more »

Several dead, dozens missing after ferry...

Several dead, dozens missing after ferry fire in Philippines tourist spot

Several dead, dozens missing after ferry fire in Philippines tourist spot **Tragic Ferry Inferno Off Palawan Coast Claims Lives, Dozens Unaccounted For** A devastating fire aboard a passenger ferry near the popular tourist destination of Palawan, Philippines, has resulted in multiple fatalities and... read more »

Volodymyr Zelensky close call as suspect...

Volodymyr Zelensky close call as suspected Russian drone narrowly misses hi...

Volodymyr Zelensky close call as suspected Russian drone narrowly misses his plane ### **Ukrainian President’s Aircraft Reports Near-Miss Incident During Flight to Norway** **Kyiv/Oslo –** A significant security concern emerged this week as an aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr... read more »

Woman stabbed to death at Lidl checkout ...

Woman stabbed to death at Lidl checkout in Germany before knifeman attacked...

Woman stabbed to death at Lidl checkout in Germany before knifeman attacked by customers **Tragic Incident Unfolds at German Supermarket: Woman Fatally Stabbed, Suspect Apprehended** A violent incident at a Lidl supermarket in Ratzeburg, northern Germany, has resulted in the tragic death of a woman... read more »

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Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’...

Pope Francis has called for respect for human rights, inclusivity, and the “pursuit of truth” as he started a six-day Asian tour in Sri Lanka. The pontiff, who will later travel to the... read more »

Children return to Army Public School in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Child survivors of Pakistan´s worst ever terrorist attack returned to the school on Monday, where Taliban militants massacred their... read more »

US trains Iraqis for house-to-house battle against IS

TAJI BASE, Iraq: A team of camouflage-clad Iraqi soldiers lines up near the door of a one-storey house north of Baghdad with rifles ready, preparing to enter... read more »

Car bomb kills 37 at Yemen police academy

SANAA: A car bomb tore through dozens of Yemenis lined up at a police academy in Sanaa Wednesday, leaving 37 dead in the latest attack to highlight the... read more »

Live: Sri Lanka votes in tightest election in decades

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a tightly fought presidential election, with incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse seeking a record third term in office amid a... read more »

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As Iraq burns, world feels the heat

This is largely a battle between the three major groups of people in Iraq — Shias, Sunnis and Kurds. Shias and Sunnis are Islam’s major sects. Kurds are Sunnis but they’re a different... read more »

US military deploys assessment teams in Iraq

WASHINGTON: The US military began deploying assessment teams in Baghdad on Tuesday to evaluate the state of Iraqi security forces and decide how to... read more »

Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of nation...

US Secretary of State John Kerry struggles to keep Middle East peace talks on track

ARBIL: US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from the political process in Baghdad after their... read more »

John Kerry lands in Baghdad to press Iraqi leaders as i...

BAGHDAD: US secretary of state John Kerry landed in Baghdad on Monday to press Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to form a more inclusive government in response to... read more »

Israel kills Palestinian teen in escalating West Bank a...

HEBRON, West Bank: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian teenager in the occupied West Bank on Friday and arrested 25 people, pursuing a weeklong crackdown... read more »

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Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Afghanistan grand assembly opens to discuss pact with US

Kabul – Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga or grand assembly of tribal chieftains, notable people and government functionaries opened here Thursday to discuss the security pact known as... read more »

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Six killed in US drone strike in Pakistan

Islamabad – At least six people were killed when US drones fired missiles at! a seminary in Pakistan’s northwest Hangu district Thursday... read more »

Prachanda loses key election in Kathmandu

Prachanda to visit India to meet ailing daughter

Kathmandu – Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, former prime minister and chairman of the once-powerful Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M),... read more »

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

NC, UML lead in Nepal polls, Maoists lag far behind

Kathmandu – Initial results of Nepal’s second Constituent Assembly elections indicate that the country’s traditional political forces like... read more »

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

Prachanda loses in Nepal Constituent Assembly election

The leader of Nepal’s Maoist party, who appears to have lost in this week’s national election, demanded on Thursday that the vote counting be stopped... read more »

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Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Spain, Britain forge joint declaration on Gibraltar

Madrid –  Spain and Britain have crafted a joint declaration on Gibraltar for presentation to the UN General Assembly, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Tuesday. The... read more »

Berlin summons British ambassador over spying report

Berlin summons British ambassador over spying repo...

Berlin – German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle Tuesday summoned the British ambassador over claims of spying by the British embassy... read more »

UK cabinet banned from using iPads in `sensitive` meeti...

UK cabinet banned from using iPads in `sensitive` meetings over `bugging` fears

London – British cabinet ministers have reportedly been banned from using iPads during top government meetings over fears that Chinese, Russian, Iranian... read more »

Five arrested over French journalists’ slayings i...

Five arrested over French journalists' slayings in Mali

Bamako – Police have arrested five people in northern Mali for the murder of two French journalists, Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon, France’s... read more »

UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` Indians

UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` Indians

Tokyo – The UK is reportedly planning to scrap the recommendation of demanding cash bond of 4,800 dollars from visitors belonging to six ‘high-risk’... read more »

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US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

US Navy names new aircraft carrier after Gerald Ford

Washington – The US Navy has christened the first ship of a new class of aircraft carriers after the 38th US President Gerald R. Ford. A special ceremony was organised to mark the christening... read more »

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Update policies on Cuba: Obama

Washington – US President Barack Obama has called for updated policies on Cuba in the light of changing circumstances. “We have to be... read more »

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Obama calls Netanyahu amidst report of Iranian deal

Washington – US President Barack Obama reached out to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and updated him about the ongoing negotiations between... read more »

Snowden leaks have helped Britain’s enemies: MI6 ...

US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

London – The intelligence leaks from US analyst Edward Snowden have left Britain’s enemies “rubbing their hands with glee”, the head of... read more »

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Obama says sorry to Americans dropped by insurers

Washington – President Barack Obama has for the first time offered an apology to Americans who are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they... read more »

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Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group

Eiffel Tower closed in row over women removed for Hindu group **Eiffel Tower Operations Halted Amidst Staff Concerns Over Visitor Group Conduct** **Paris, France** – The iconic Eiffel... read more »

Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa

Yemeni forces launch counteroffensive against Houthis, vow to retake Sanaa **Yemeni Government Forces Initiate Major Offensive Aimed at Recapturing Sanaa** Yemeni government forces have... read more »

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Russia strikes Kyiv as three-day pause during US envoy visits ends

Russia strikes Kyiv as three-day pause during US envoy visits ends ## Diplomatic Engagements Continue Amidst Renewed Strikes on Ukrainian Capital **Kyiv, Ukraine –** Following a brief... read more »

'Thousands mourning as 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic given hero's f...

'Thousands mourning as 'Butcher of Bosnia' Ratko Mladic given hero's funeral should worry Europe' ## A Legacy of Controversy: Funeral for Ratko Mladic Sparks... read more »

Turkey wildfire: Residents evacuated as flames spread towards hom...

Turkey wildfire: Residents evacuated as flames spread towards homes in Antalya **Antalya Grapples with Rapidly Advancing Wildfire, Evacuations Underway** **Antalya, Turkey** – Residents in the... read more »