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Pakistan silently approves security pact with US
Islamabad: The Pakistan federal cabinet has silently approved a critical security pact with the US, paving way to procurement of military hardware from Washington. According to informed government sources, the cabinet approved…
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Erdogan advisor to attend Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief adviser Akif Cagatay Kilic will represent Turkey at the Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Saturday, media reported. The talks will…
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Canadian PM Trudeau separates from wife Sophie Gregoire
Toronto: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 51, and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, 48, have ended their 18-year-old marriage. The two have been married since May 2005. The couple have three children…
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New Zealand: Here’s why Rahul Chopra standing for ACT in 2023
Auckland: Rahul Chopra, the ACT Party’s candidate for Mt Roskill, introduced himself as a believer in genuine change for New Zealand. Citing the need to move beyond the traditional options of Labour…
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Ukraine is home: Indian now part of its defence forces
New Delhi: Andrii who went to Ukraine from India 12 years back and made the country his permanent home is now part of the International Legion of Territorial Defence of Ukraine, which…
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African cheetahs developing thick coats for winter reason for infections in India: Experts
New Delhi: The natural process of cheetahs developing thick coats of fur in anticipation of African winter appears to be proving fatal in India’s wet and hot conditions, international experts involved in…
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Saudi FM reject attempts to desecrate Quran in call with Danish counterpart
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterated the Kingdom’s total rejection of all attempts to desecrate the Holy Quran during a phone call with his Danish…
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Demand for rice from Pakistan goes up as India bans export
Karachi: Rice exporters of Pakistan are having a field day due to the Indian government’s ban on the export of non-basmati white rice to the international market. On July 20, the Indian…
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Donald Trump indicted over efforts to overturn his defeat in 2020 election
Washington: Donald Trump has been indicted on four counts by a federal grand jury for plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat, the third time this year the former US president has…
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New Zealand’s unemployment rate up at 3.6%
Wellington: New Zealand’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in the June 2023 quarter, compared with 3.4 percent last quarter, due to a rise in the working age population and people…
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Indian woman who fell off Singapore cruise ship is dead, says son
Singapore: A 64-year-old Indian woman, who fell off a cruise ship into the Singapore Strait this week, has died, according to a social media post shared by her son This comes even…
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US completes second lottery round for H-1B visa, successful candidates notified
Washington: The US has completed a second round of random lottery selection for the much sought-after H-1B work visa for foreign guest workers and the successful applicants have been notified, according to…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 jolts Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andaman and Nicobar: An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale has jolted Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake occured at around 5:40 am…
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Donald Trump indicted for attempts to overturn his 2020 defeat
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on a slew of charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election verdict, which put Joe Biden in the White House, stay in power…
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Cross-border love: Sri Lankan woman ties knot with Andhra man
Amaravati: In another cross-border love story, a 25-year-old woman from Sri Lanka tied the knot with a youth from Andhra Pradesh, her Facebook friend of seven years. Vikneshwariy Sivakumara, who arrived in…