US & Canada
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FBI concerned over China-linked ‘police stations’ in US
Washington: The FBI is “concerned” over reports that secret “police stations” linked to China have been set up across the…
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Acting police chief resigns months after Texas school shooting
Houston: Lt. Mariano Pargas, who was the acting police chief during the May 24 mass school shooting in Uvalde, Texas,…
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3 students detained in Texas for making calls about fake shooter
Houston: Three students were in custody after making emergency calls about a fake active shooter at a high school near…
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Pelosi ends historic term as first woman US speaker
Washington: Nancy Pelosi, the first and so far only woman to be Speaker of the US House of Representatives, ended…
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Republicans get House, US gets ‘divided’ govt
Washington: The US will have a divided government for the next two years as the Republican party finally secured the…
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McConnell re-elected as Republican leader in US Senate
Washington: Mitch McConnell has been re-elected as Republican leader in the US Senate. A longtime Senate Republican leader from Kentucky,…
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Trump’s bid for presidency in 2024 ‘dicey’ even if some Republicans support
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump’s third bid for the presidency in 2024 could not have come at a more…
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McCarthy set to take over as US House Speaker
Washington: Republican lawmakers re-elected Kevin McCarthy as their leader, moving him one step closer to speakership of the US House of…
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Trump announces official bid for 2024 presidential election
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has officially announced his third run for the White House, kicking off the 2024 presidential…
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Biden admits not enough votes to codify abortion rights in next Congress
Washington: US President Joe Biden admitted that he did not expect Democrats to have enough votes in the next Congress to…
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US university shooting suspect in custody
Washington: Police have in custody a University of Virginia (UVA) student suspected to have fatally shot three people and injured two…
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Canada arrests public utility worker for ‘spying for China’
Ottawa: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have arrested a public utility worker for “spying for China”, the media reported. According…
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US, Russian spy chiefs meet in Turkey
Washington/Moscow: The intelligence chiefs of the US and Russia held an in-person meeting in the Turkish capital of Ankara, marking the…
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US media changes tune, hails Biden’s victory and derides Trump
Washington: Even as Democrats celebrate retaining control of the US Senate by winning 50 seats and reducing the margin in the…
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Freight train derails in Australia’s Victoria
Melbourne: A freight train derailed in the Australian state of Victoria on Monday morning, leaving a number of carriages in a…
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Indian-origin Sikh wins 2023 NSW Australian of the Year award
Melbourne: Indian-origin Sikh Amar Singh has been honoured with the New South Wales Australian of the Year award for supporting the…
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Lawyer linked to Melania Trump elected Slovenia’s 1st female President
Ljubljana: Natasa Pirc Musar, a Slovenian lawyer who was hired by former US Melania Trump in 2016 for a case, has…
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Control of US House remains in limbo
Washington: Control of the US House of Representatives remains in limbo, days after the November 8 midterm elections, according to poll…
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6 killed after two WWII planes collide in midair at US air show
Houston: Six people were killed after two WWII aircraft collided in midair on Saturday during an air show in the US…
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Permanent Indian residents can now be part of Canadian military
Toronto: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has announced that permanent residents, which includes a large chunk of Indians, are now eligible…
