World
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4 killed in private jet crash over Baltic Sea
Stockholm: All four persons onboard were believed to be killed when a private jet crashed into the Baltic Sea, according to…
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UK to get new PM today
London: Boris Johnson’s successor as the next UK Prime Minister will be revealed on Monday when either Liz Truss, the incumbent…
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Iran to consider ‘other options’ if West delays nuclear agreement: Lawmaker
Tehran: A senior Iranian lawmaker has urged Western countries to refrain from delays in reaching a nuclear agreement, warning that otherwise,…
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5 IS militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad: A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants, including two local leaders, were killed in an operation to track down…
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Donald Trump little fazed by Biden’s Philadelphia speech, renews his call for reinstalling him as President
Washington: Former President Donald Trump was little fazed by Biden’s powerful rhetoric at Philadelphia that called on MAGA republicans led by…
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Aung San Suu Kyi sentenced to 3 more years in prison, totaling 20 years
Yangon: Two days after Myanmar’s former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to three years in jail for…
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37% of Pakistan’s population hit by poverty after floods in 118 districts
Islamabad: The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have caused economic damages from $10 billion to $12.5 billion apart from the loss of…
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White House suggests no conditionality between revival of Iran nuke deal
Washington: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested that there should not be any conditionality between a revival of the 2015…
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UAE President receives Modi’s letter on strengthening strategic ties
Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a letter from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding strengthening…
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Unsealed filing details items recovered from Mar-a-Lago raid
Washington: A filing unsealed by a US federal judge listed items that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents seized on August…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka
Colombo: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka on Saturday, less than two months after he fled the country…
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Biden doesn’t consider Trump supporters as threat
Washington: US President Joe Biden has clarified that he does not consider supporters of his predecessor Donald Trump to be a…
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Sri Lankan parliament passes interim budget
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s parliament has passed an interim budget with 120 votes for, five votes against and 43 abstentions. The members…
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Pak can face protests, instability amid high food, fuel prices: IMF
Islamabad: As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve,…
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to SL on Saturday
Colombo: Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s former President who fled the country after anti-government protesters stormed his official residence on July 13,…
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Italy in ‘exclusive’ talks to sell ITA Airways
Rome: Italy’s Department of Treasury confirmed that it had entered into “exclusive” talks with a consortium that includes Franco-Dutch carrier Air…
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Gotabaya to return to SL on Saturday?
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July following mass protests against the economic crisis,…
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IAEA mission arrives at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Kiev: A team of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reached the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine,…
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Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan is new CEO of Starbucks
Washington: Global coffee chain Starbucks has named Indian-born Laxman Narasimhan its next CEO. Narasimhan, who currently heads health and hygiene company…
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UN Security Council urges parties in Libya to preserve calm, refrain from violence
United Nations: The UN Security Council has called on all parties in Libya to preserve the prevailing calm on the ground,…
