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Photos: Sporting moments of 2025 beyond the scoreboard

Photos: Sporting moments of 2025 beyond the scoreboard ## Beyond the Triumphs: Defining Moments of Athleticism and Resilience in 2025 The year 2025 witnessed a captivating tapestry of sporting achievements, etching indelible marks on the global athletic landscape. While scoreboards chronicled... read more »

N. Sitharaman is the first female finance minister after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Kosovos prime minister claims victory in...

Kosovos prime minister claims victory in snap election

Kosovos prime minister claims victory in snap election **Kurti Declares Mandate to Govern Following Kosovo Election** PRISTINA – Albin Kurti, Kosovo’s caretaker Prime Minister, has asserted his intention to rapidly establish a new government in the wake of recent snap elections. While... read more »

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Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displa...

Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid

Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid ## Gaza Displacement Camps Submerged as Winter Rains Compound Humanitarian Crisis Gaza City – Torrential rains have inundated displacement camps across the Gaza Strip, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis for... read more »

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Trump and Zelensky strike hopeful tone after talks as hurdles remain

Trump and Zelensky strike hopeful tone after talks as hurdles remain ## US to Facilitate Russia-Ukraine Dialogue in Renewed Push for Peace **Washington D.C.** – In a development signaling a potential shift in the trajectory of the ongoing conflict, the United States is poised to play a... read more »

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9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit Xiaoxin Village in Dongchuan District of the... read more »

Six killed in China bus accident

Beijing: At least six people were killed and 40 injured Monday when a passenger bus overturned in China`s Shanghai city. The accident occurred on a... read more »

Israel beefs up security in East Jerusalem

JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that security forces have been increased significantly in East Jerusalem to prevent further... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 14

KATHMANDU: An overloaded bus plunged down a hill in central Nepal on Friday, killing at least 14 people including three foreigners, police said.   The bus... read more »

Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbro...

Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made... read more »

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Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also owns the Lincoln brand, reported strong growth in... read more »

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border... read more »

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Kille...

Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5Killed

Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least... read more »

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New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

New Zealand committed to Commonwealth: PM John Key

Wellington – New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday defended his decision to travel to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka this week after two lawmakers from... read more »

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government formation

Bangladesh ministers quit for poll-time government...

Dhaka – Bangladesh government ministers have submitted their resignations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ahead of the cabinet reshuffle as... read more »

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border cea...

Hurriyat leaders meet Aziz; Mirwaiz supports border ceasefire

New Delhi – Kashmiri separatist leaders met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz here Sunday and pressed for... read more »

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

Complete Maldives presidential election: UN chief

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Sunday called on all parties concerned in the Maldives to complete the presidential election process... read more »

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – The Maldives Supreme Court Sunday blocked a second-round run-off to elect the new president of the republic and postponed it till Nov 16 as the... read more »

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UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over unimaginable suffering of civilians

UN renews Sudan ceasefire appeal over unimaginable suffering of civilians ## UN Secretary-General Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Sudan Amid Escalating Humanitarian Crisis **New York, NY** –... read more »

Turkiye holds military ceremony for Libyan army chief killed in crash

Turkiye holds military ceremony for Libyan army chief killed in crash **Turkish Military Honors Fallen Libyan Army Chief in Solemn Ceremony** **Ankara, Türkiye** – A formal military... read more »

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Abby Phillip Turns the Tables After Scott Jennings Defends Trump Renaming Kennedy Center for Himself: Im Glad You Said That, Because ## Debate Erupts Over Hypothetical Renaming of Kennedy... read more »

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Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis

Millions of Afghans face hunger as aid cuts deepen a humanitarian crisis ## Aid Shortfalls Exacerbate Food Insecurity Crisis for Millions in Afghanistan KABUL – Afghanistan is facing a... read more »

Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a t...

Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy ## Cypriot Fishermen Spearhead Initiative to Combat Lionfish Invasion, Turning Threat into Culinary... read more »