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Judge abducted in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Peshawar: A district and sessions judge was abducted on Saturday by armed men in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. Shakirullah Marwat was kidnapped near Tank and Dera Ismail (DI) Khan…
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Centre allows export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to UAE, 5 other countries
New Delhi: The government has allowed the export of 99,150 metric tonnes of onion to six countries — Bangladesh, UAE, Bhutan, Bahrain, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs said…
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Deadly crash in US kills 3 women; victims reportedly from India
New York: Three women, reportedly from India, were killed in a deadly crash in the US state of South Carolina when their overspeeding car veered out of control before jumping at least…
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6.9-magnitude earthquake rocks Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 on Saturday jolted off Japan’s Bonin Islands or Ogasawara Islands, the country’s weather agency said. The temblor occurred at 5.36 p.m. local time…
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Four power plants hit in massive Russian overnight attacks on Ukraine
Kyiv: At least four thermal power plants were damaged as Russia again targeted Ukraine with a round of massive airstrikes overnight, the operator said on Saturday. Of the 32 missiles and cruise…
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US: Charges dropped against 57 arrested amid pro-Palestinian student protests
Houston: All charges have been dropped against the 57 people who were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of the University of Texas, Austin, the Travis County attorney’s office confirmed.…
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Explosions heard across Ukraine amid missile attacks
Kiev: Explosions were heard in several Ukrainian regions late on Friday amid Russian missile attacks, local media outlets reported. In particular, blasts have rocked Ukraine’s central Vinnytsia region and the western Ivano-Frankivsk…
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King Charles to resume public duties amid cancer treatment progress
London: King Charles III will begin resuming some of his public-facing duties as medical experts were “sufficiently pleased” and “very encouraged” with his progress following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, Buckingham…
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Not afraid of competition, Xi tells Blinken as China backs Russia amid war
Beijing: Sparring over a host of differences, including China’s support to Russia over the Ukraine war and mounting US pressure on Beijing to stop flooding global markets with cheap goods, China and…
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Netizens aghast as Harvey Weinstein ‘gets away’ with sex crimes
In a significant turn of events, Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sex crimes was overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday, April 26, leading to a decision for a retrial.…
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UK cancer patient joins trial for world’s first skin cancer vaccine
London: An international clinical trial testing a novel cancer immunotherapy, which may prevent skin cancer from recurring, has recruited its first patient in Britain this week. The mRNA-based technology, the vaccine tech…
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3 Indian firms among dozens sanctioned by US for ties with Iran
Washington: The United States has imposed sanctions on over a dozen companies, individuals and vessels, including three from India, that have facilitated illicit trade and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) transfer on behalf…