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Iran war live: JD Vance issues update as...

Iran war live: JD Vance issues update as world awaits Trump decision to ope...

Iran war live: JD Vance issues update as world awaits Trump decision to open Hormuz **Tensions Simmer as Iran and World Powers Edge Towards Diplomatic Breakthrough** **Washington D.C.** – In a development that could significantly alter the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, negotiators... read more »

The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to...

The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot

The $6 Billion Chinese Startup Trying to Build Hands for Every Robot ## Revolutionizing Robotics: LinkerBot Aims to Equip Every Machine with Dexterous Hands **[City, State] – [Date]** – A burgeoning Chinese technology firm, LinkerBot, is poised to redefine the landscape of robotics with its... read more »

How War Changed Eid in Lebanon

How War Changed Eid in Lebanon

How War Changed Eid in Lebanon ### Lebanon’s Evolving Eid: A Season of Resilience Amidst Conflict **Beirut, Lebanon** – For generations, Eid al-Fitr has marked a joyous culmination of Ramadan, a period of spiritual reflection and communal celebration across Lebanon. However, the enduring... read more »

Encroachments condoned in forest area ma...

Encroachments condoned in forest area mandated for protection near Damagund...

Encroachments condoned in forest area mandated for protection near Damagundam VLF station ### Forest Land Under Threat: Unchecked Encroachments Raise Concerns Near Damagundam VLF Station **Damagundam, Telangana** – A significant stretch of forest land, designated for critical ecological... read more »

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Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’...

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 off with gold, silver and cash worth... read more »

Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish figh...

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid... read more »

Islamic State: Syria rebels warn of backlash over US ai...

Syrian rebel fighters backed by the West have told the BBC that the US-led coalition faces a backlash in their country over its bombing campaign against... read more »

Pakistan violates ceasefire twice along LoC, Internatio...

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing... read more »

Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the... read more »

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Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Blast targets bus in Cairo, 5 injured.

Five people were injured, one in a critical condition, when a bomb was hurled at a public bus in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, two days after 14 were killed in an attack on a police station in Nile... read more »

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

44 killed, dozens injured in Syrian bombing

Cairo – At least 44 people, including six children, were killed and dozens wounded in an aerial bombardment by the Syrian regime in Aleppo... read more »

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madaga...

UN chief hails peaceful presidential election in Madagascar

United Nations – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon haswelcomed the peaceful holding of Madagascar presidential election and called on all parties in the... read more »

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

$13 bn needed in 2014 for humanitarian aid, says UN

Geneva – The United Nati! ons and humanitarian partners Monday appealed for some $13 billion in 2014 to help millions of people in humanitarian need... read more »

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

Israel fires into Lebanon in retaliation

The Israeli army has said it fired across the Lebanese border in retaliation after accusing Lebanese troops of gunning down one of its soldiers as he drove... read more »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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Supreme Court constitutes panel under Home Secretary to draw up action plan to clean Yamuna **Supreme Court Mandates Urgent Action Plan for Yamuna River Revival** **New Delhi:** In a... read more »

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Naturally scared: Indias Muslims denied public spaces for Eid prayers **Eid Observances Restricted Amidst Public Space Concerns in India** New Delhi, India – As the auspicious occasion of... read more »

No livestock but still hope: Palestinians prepare for Eid al-Adha...

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