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Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local po...

Ex-IPS officer Ninama, former AAP leader join BJP ahead of Gujarat local polls **Former Bureaucrat and Political Figure Aligns with BJP Ahead of Gujarat Local Elections** **AHMEDABAD, GUJARAT** – In a significant political development just weeks before crucial local body elections in Gujarat,... read more »

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on ro...

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking up...

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking update ### Woman Critically Injured Following Alleged Roadside Assault in County Tipperary A 29-year-old woman, Scarlett Faulkner, remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital following a severe roadside assault... read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vow...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US a...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US and Israel ### Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares Retaliation Over Father’s Demise in Early War Strikes **Tehran, Iran –** Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a stern declaration, promising... read more »

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceas...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do sa...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do same **Orthodox Easter Nears Amidst Unilateral Ceasefire Declaration and Ukrainian Counter-Proposal** As the Orthodox Christian world prepares to observe Easter, a significant development has emerged from the ongoing conflict... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately searching for any exit...

Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately searching for any exit' ### Administration Secures Temporary Iran Truce Amidst Scrutiny **Washington D.C.** – The... read more »

Donald Trump boasts 'big money will be made' in Middle East 'golden age...

Donald Trump boasts 'big money will be made' in Middle East 'golden age' after Iran ceasefire The US President boasted about ‘positive action’ and ‘big... read more »

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything

Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything ## Collaborative Initiative Launched to Fortify AI Defenses Against Emerging Threats **A groundbreaking consortium of... read more »

WHO halts Gaza medical evacuations after worker killed

WHO halts Gaza medical evacuations after worker killed **Gaza Medical Evacuations Halted Amidst Investigation Following Staff Fatality** The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced an... read more »

Why JD Vance joined Pakistans last-ditch US-Iran mediation effort...

Why JD Vance joined Pakistans last-ditch US-Iran mediation efforts **Pakistan Facilitates Crucial US-Iran Dialogue Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Sands** In a significant development underscoring... read more »