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Ranil sworn in SL president as protests refuse to die down
Colombo: Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the new Sri Lankan President on Thursday amid continuing agitation by anti-government protesters…
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Japan to reshuffle government in early September
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could partially reshuffle the acting government and party leadership in the first half of…
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US: House committee to further dissect Trump’s actions during the Capitol attack
Washington: The House committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol, by Donald Trump supporters, will wrap up its public…
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Spain rejects EU proposal to cut gas consumption by 15%
Madrid: The Spanish government rejects the plan announced by the European Commission to cut gas consumption by 15 per cent in…
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5 killed, 17 injured in bombardment in Iraq: Source
Baghdad: At least five people were killed and some 17 wounded in a Turkish bombardment on a resort in Iraq’s northern…
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PM Modi not scheduled to address UNGA this year; Jaishankar is listed
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not scheduled to be at the high-level United Nations General Assembly session in September…
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Iraq to recall envoy, summon Turkish ambassador over deadly bombardment
Baghdad: Iraq has decided to recall its charge d’affaires from Ankara for consultations and summoned the Turkish ambassador over the deadly…
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Turkiye denies responsibility for deadly bombardment on Iraqi resort
Ankara: Turkiye has denied responsibility for a deadly bombardment on a resort in Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, urging Iraqi authorities…
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US under heat wave threat
New York: The US has come under a “Heat Wave Warning” from the National Weather Service saying “Dangerous Levels” could be…
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Imran slams Pak govt over prevailing economic crisis
Islamabad: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan, has slammed the ruling government under Prime Minister Shehbaz…
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Britain’s inflation hits fresh 40-year high as fuel, food prices surge
London: Amid rising prices for motor fuels and food, Britain’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 9.4 per cent in the…
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6 Iraqi policemen killed in IS attack
Baghdad: Six police officers were killed and as many wounded in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group…
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Death toll in Pakistan boat tragedy touches 26
Islamabad: With the recovery of three more bodies from the Indus river, death toll in the boat tragedy near Machhka area…
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Explosion at Hoover dam, none injured
Washington: An explosion in a transformer occurred at Hoover dam, the tallest dam in Nevada in the US. No one was…
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Indian Army Chief Manoj Pande meets Sheikh Hasina
Dhaka: Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande has called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence in Dhaka.…
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‘Missing Baloch people are being killed in Pakistan forces custody’
Islamabad: A human rights activist has said that the missing Baloch people are being executed in the custody of the Pakistani…
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Ranil Wickremesinghe elected President of Sri Lanka
Colombo: Six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the 8th President of the crisis-hit Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Wickremesinghe won…
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Ripudaman Singh Malik killing has hallmarks of professional ‘hit’: British Columbia’s ex-top cop
Vancouver, July 20 (IANS) The killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik has all the hallmarks of a professional murder-for-hire, according to British…
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1 killed, 2 injured in toxic gas leak at SKorea’s Daegu water purification plant
Daegu: A toxic gas leak at a water purification plant in South Korea’s Daegu city on Wednesday killed one person and…
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US House passes bill on marriage equality
Washington: The US House of Representatives passed a bill on marriage equality in a 267-157 vote, with 47 Republicans joining all…
