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China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just No...

China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans

China Is Cracking Down on Scams. Just Not the Ones Hitting Americans ## Shifting Sands of Deception: China’s Fraud Crackdown Fuels Global Scammer Migration Beijing’s intensified efforts to curb domestic fraud are inadvertently creating a new landscape of criminal activity, with... read more »

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liabi...

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or ...

OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths or Financial Disasters ## Tech Giant Advocates for Liability Shield in AI Development **Springfield, IL** – A prominent artificial intelligence developer has publicly endorsed proposed legislation in Illinois that could... read more »

Zohran Mamdani on his first 100 days

Zohran Mamdani on his first 100 days

Zohran Mamdani on his first 100 days **Mamdani’s First 100 Days: A City Assesses Its New Leadership** New York City, NY – As Mayor Zohran Mamdani marks his initial 100 days in office, a period often characterized as a crucial benchmark for new administrations, the city is taking stock of... read more »

Rajasthan ACB arrests retired IAS office...

Rajasthan ACB arrests retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal in Jal Jeevan Miss...

Rajasthan ACB arrests retired IAS officer Subodh Agarwal in Jal Jeevan Mission scam **Retired IAS Officer Apprehended in Connection with Jal Jeevan Mission Irregularities** Jaipur, Rajasthan – In a significant development concerning the ongoing investigation into alleged irregularities within the... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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Karnataka 2nd PUC results 2026: KSEAB to announce annual exam-1 marks on April 9 at 3 p.m.

Karnataka 2nd PUC results 2026: KSEAB to announce annual exam-1 marks on April 9 at 3 p.m. ## Karnataka PUC II Examination Results to be Released April 9th, Digital Marksheets... read more »

West Asia conflict: India welcomes ceasefire between Iran and U.S.

West Asia conflict: India welcomes ceasefire between Iran and U.S. **India Expresses Hope for Lasting Peace Following West Asian Ceasefire** New Delhi, India – India has formally welcomed... read more »

Kerala: SSLC results out, 95.98 per cent candidates eligible for higher studies

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress demands ECI to act over money for votes allegations a...

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress demands ECI to act over money for votes allegations against Palakkad BJP candidate Sobha Surendran **Allegations of Vote-Buying Emerge in Palakkad Ahead... read more »

Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warning

Putin 'will unleash nuclear strike' as Russian oligarch issues one-month warning ### Russian Official Issues Stark Nuclear Threat Amidst Escalating Geopolitical Tensions **Moscow,... read more »

Donald Trump blasted after Iran ceasefire for 'desperately s...

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