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A peace summit for Ukraine opens in Switzerland, but Russia won’t be taking part

Geneva: Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the ongoing war, won’t take part.

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Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and

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A missile strike from Yemen”s Houthi rebels sets a cargo ship on fire in Gulf of Aden

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely wounding one civilian mariner,

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G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy

Bari (Italy): Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations are turning their attention to migration on the second day of their summit Friday, seeking ways to combat trafficking and increase

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Iran installing and starting cascades of advanced centrifuges as tensions high over nuclear programme

Dubai: Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear programme, the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said

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PM Modi leaves for Italy to attend G7 outreach session

New Delhi: India will focus on artificial intelligence, energy, Africa, and the Mediterranean at the outreach session of the G7 summit in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Modi left

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Kuwait identifies bodies of 45 Indians, 3 Filipino nationals; vows to promptly investigate the incident

Dubai/Kuwait City: Kuwait Thursday said authorities have identified the bodies of 45 Indians and three Filipino nationals killed in the tragic fire incident in a building housing foreign workers as the Gulf

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Pak court acquits Imran Khan, Qureshi and Sheikh Rashid in case of vandalism

Islamabad: In a major relief to Imran Khan, a Pakistani court on Thursday acquitted the jailed former premier, his aide Shah Mehmood Qureshi and former minister Sheikh Rashid in a case of

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Sri Lanka President recalls crisis help from SAARC nations including India

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday recalled the assistance received from India and Bangladesh during the early days of the worst economic crisis and said the island nation would not

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Unusually heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan will affect 2,00,000 people, a top UN official warns

Islamabad: An estimated 2,00,000 people in Pakistan could be affected by the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to bring heavier rains than usual, a top UN official warned on Thursday. The

Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details

Dubai: A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state television reported, without immediately elaborating. Raisi was travelling in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province. State TV said

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Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan

Islamabad: Flash floods from heavy seasonal rains have killed at least 68 people in Afghanistan, Taliban officials said Saturday, adding the death toll was based on preliminary reports. Afghanistan has been witnessing

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone as footage shows wreckage

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down an American drone, hours after footage circulated online of what appeared to be the wreckage of an MQ-9 Reaper drone. Early

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Violence in Bishkek: Indian mission asks Indian students to stay indoors

New Delhi: India on Saturday asked its students in Bishkek to stay indoors after the Kyrgyz capital city reported fights between some locals and foreigners. The Indian embassy in the Central Asian

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South Africa urges UN’s top court to order cease-fire in Gaza to shield citizens in Rafah

The Hague: South Africa urged the United Nations’ top court on Thursday to order a cease-fire in Gaza during hearings over emergency measures to halt Israel’s military operation in the enclave’s southern

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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of planning to set fire to a synagogue

Paris: French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen

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Hezbollah introduces new weapons and tactics against Israel as war in Gaza drags on

Beirut: The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah this week struck a military post in northern Israel using a drone that fired two missiles. The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according

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UN reports improved prospects for the world economy and forecasts 2.7% growth in 2024

United Nations: The United Nations reported improved prospects for the world economy since its January forecast on Thursday, pointing to a better outlook in the United States and several large emerging economies

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The top UN court is holding hearings on the Israeli military’s incursion into Rafah

The Hague: The United Nations’ top court opens two days of hearings on Thursday into a request from South Africa to make sure Israel halts its military operation in the southern Gaza

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France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly

Paris: France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where indigenous

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