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Rumours of fuel crisis due to Iran confl...

Rumours of fuel crisis due to Iran conflict spread panic in U.P.s Lakhimpur

Rumours of fuel crisis due to Iran conflict spread panic in U.P.s Lakhimpur ## Fuel Supply Assured Amidst Geopolitical Tensions, Officials Quash Hoarding Concerns in Lakhimpur **Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh** – In response to circulating rumors of an impending fuel crisis, authorities in Lakhimpur... read more »

Hoax bomb threat triggers checks at IMD ...

Hoax bomb threat triggers checks at IMD office in Hyderabad

Hoax bomb threat triggers checks at IMD office in Hyderabad ## Security Alert Disrupts Hyderabad Meteorological Centre Following Anonymous Threat **Hyderabad, India** – A swift and comprehensive security response was initiated at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) office in Hyderabad on... read more »

US House joins Senate to vote down war p...

US House joins Senate to vote down war powers resolution

US House joins Senate to vote down war powers resolution ### Congress Delivers Bipartisan Rejection to War Powers Resolution on Iran **Washington D.C.** – In a significant demonstration of congressional consensus, the United States House of Representatives has echoed the Senate’s earlier... read more »

Iran targets Israeli embassy in Bahrain,...

Iran targets Israeli embassy in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia intercepts missile

Iran targets Israeli embassy in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia intercepts missile **Regional Tensions Escalate as Iran Accused of Targeting Bahraini Embassy; Saudi Arabia Intercepts Projectile** The geopolitical landscape of the Middle East experienced a significant surge in tension this week following... 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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Minister tells officials to fill Hanchinal lake in Vijayapura with treated water

Minister tells officials to fill Hanchinal lake in Vijayapura with treated water **Vijayapura Administration Prioritizes Hanchinal Lake Revival Through Water Diversion... read more »

Silent surge in districts: Door-to-door screening reveals uneven burden of NCDs in Karnata...

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Stalin pays tribute to Ayya Vaikundar on birth anniversary **Commemoration of Spiritual Luminary Ayya Vaikundar Marks Significant Observance** **Chennai, India** – Today, a significant... read more »

Jairam Ramesh flays BJP MPs' praise of Modi, compares Parliament to North Korea'...

Jairam Ramesh flays BJP MPs' praise of Modi, compares Parliament to North Korea's Assembly **Opposition Leader Criticizes Government’s Foreign Policy Stance and... read more »

Unpacking US justification for Iran attacks

Unpacking US justification for Iran attacks **Washington Cites Israeli Retaliation as Catalyst for Airstrikes Against Iran** Washington, D.C. – United States officials have clarified the strategic... read more »