World
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US Justice Dept completes review of documents seized in Mar-a-Lago raid
Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has completed examining documents seized in the raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago…
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Worst violence to hit Baghdad as powerful Shia cleric announces retirement
Baghdad: At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and supporters of a powerful Shia cleric…
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SL President to present interim budget
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremewsinghe will present an interim budget on Tuesday with major relief measures aimed at the poor…
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India warns of ‘significant increase’ in terror presence in Afghanistan
United Nations: India has warned of a “significant increase” in the presence of terrorist groups in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan and threats…
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Liz Truss cancels key interview saying she couldn’t ‘spare the time’
London: Liz Truss, the frontrunner in the race to be the UK’s next Prime Minister, has pulled out of a key…
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12 killed as al-Sadr supporters storm Iraqi govt offices in Baghdad
Baghdad: Thousands of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s supporters stormed major Iraqi government buildings in Baghdad, sparking clashes that left at…
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Lt Gen Subramanian takes command of UN’s largest peacekeeping operation
United Nations: Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian of India has taken over the command of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in South Sudan,…
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Republican Senator warns of ‘riots’ if Trump is prosecuted
Washington: Republican Senator Lindsey Graham warned there “will be riots in the streets” if former President Donald Trump is indicted. “If…
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Biden admin to host WH conference on hunger, nutrition
Washington: US President Joe Biden’s administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health on September 28. As…
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Pakistan could consider importing vegetables, edible items from India after flood havoc
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday that the government could “consider importing vegetables and other edible items from…
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Pak rejects allegations of US using its airspace for Zawahiri strike
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) has rejected the Afghan Taliban’s claims pertaining to “the US using Pakistani airspace” for the…
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24 foreign firms interested in entering petroleum biz in SL: Minister
Colombo: Twenty-four companies from India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, the US, China, Russia, the UK, Malaysia, Norway, and…
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Israel hit 64 targets in Syria in 2022: War monitor
Damascus: Israel has hit 64 military targets in Syria by far this year, killing 45 servicemen and pro-government fighters in the…
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6 IS militants killed in operations in Iraq: Military
Baghdad: Iraqi forces killed six Islamic State (IS) militants in separate military operations in the north and west of the country,…
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Pak appeals for international assistance after floods wreaked havoc
Islamabad: Pakistan is appealing for further international assistance after floods wreaked havoc across the country, BBC reported. The US, UK, UAE…
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Aid group rescues another 60 migrants from the Mediterranean
Rome: The private aid organisation SOS Mediterranee on Saturday said it rescued a group of migrants from a vessel in distress…
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Former imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque jailed for 10 years
Riyadh: A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 10 years in prison,…
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Greek PM rules out snap election over phone tapping scandal
Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has rejected opposition parties’ calls for a snap election over the recent revelations of the…
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US woman protests after being denied ‘medically necessary’ abortion
Washington: A woman protested at the State Capitol of the US state of Louisiana for being denied a “medically necessary” abortion…
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Resolution of safeguards issues necessary for nuclear deal: Iran FM
Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Minister stressed that Tehran considers the resolution of the “fake and politically-motivated” safeguards issues as a vital…
