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New York Mayor indicted on federal criminal charges
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New York Mayor indicted on federal criminal charges

New York, Sep 26: Mayor Eric Adams, 64, has been indicted on federal criminal charges, marking the first time in modern New York City history that a sitting mayor has faced such charges, local media reported. While the indictment remains sealed, details of the charges are expected to be announced by...
US, allies call for immediate 21 day ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah
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US, allies call for immediate 21 day ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah

New York, Sep 26: The US, France and other allies have jointly called for an immediate 21 day ceasefire to facilitate negotiations in the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 600 lives in Lebanon in recent days. The appeal was made on the sidelines of the UN...
Canada, US to negotiate boundary dispute in Arctic
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Canada, US to negotiate boundary dispute in Arctic

Ottawa, Sep 25: Canada and the US announced that they would create a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic region. In a joint statement, the two countries said that the task force would undertake negotiations on the maritime boundary in the Beaufort Sea, including resolving the...
ADB, Bhutan sign loan agreement for solar power project
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ADB, Bhutan sign loan agreement for solar power project

Manila, Sep 25: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it has signed a US$30 million loan agreement with Bhutan to fund a solar power project. The Distributed Solar for Public Infrastructure Project aims to generate up to 35 megawatts of solar power systems on rooftops of public infrastructure across...
Death toll from Iran
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Death toll from Iran's coal mine blast rises to 49

Tehran, Sep 25: The death toll from a blast at a coal mine in the eastern Iranian province of South Khorasan has risen to 49. The figure was confirmed after Mohammad-Ali Akhoundi, director general of the provincial crisis management headquarters, said that all individuals still trapped inside the...
Bangladesh bans polythene bags at superstores
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Bangladesh bans polythene bags at superstores

Dhaka, Sep 25: Polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned at all supermarkets from October 1 and in other markets from November 1 in Bangladesh. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Bangladeshi interim government's Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, on Tuesday, announced that...
US Intelligence warned Trump of real assassination threat from Iran: Campaign official
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US Intelligence warned Trump of real assassination threat from Iran: Campaign...

Washington, Sep 25: US Intelligence agencies have briefed former President Donald Trump on the "real and specific" threat to his life allegedly from Iran to "sow chaos" in the country, according to his campaign communications director. Two apparent assassination attempts have been made on the...
Venezuela
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Venezuela's top diplomat calls for new international financial architecture

Caracas, Sep 24: Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil called for an overhaul of the international financial architecture in an address to the UN 'Summit of the Future', local media reported. The current architecture is designed "to perpetuate a model of domination and dependence," said Gil,...
Japan hit by 50 cm tsunami following 5.9-magnitude earthquake
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Japan hit by 50 cm tsunami following 5.9-magnitude earthquake

Tokyo, Sep 24: The Japanese weather agency said that a 50 centimetre tsunami struck an island south of Tokyo on Tuesday following a magnitude 5.9 earthquake, according to local media. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) had issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu and Ogasawara islands shortly after...
EAM Jaishankar meets Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor in New York amid frosty ties
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EAM Jaishankar meets Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor in New York amid frosty...

New Delhi, Sep 24: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, marking the first high-level engagement between India and Bangladesh's interim...
South Korea: Bill passed for strengthening punishment for deepfake sex crimes against teens
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South Korea: Bill passed for strengthening punishment for deepfake sex crimes...

Seoul, Sep 23: A parliamentary committee passed a bill on Monday, toughening the punishment for deepfake sex crimes against children and teenagers. The parliamentary gender equality and Family Committee passed revisions to the Act on the Protection of Children against sex crimes and the sexual...
Guinea bans single-use plastic to promote environmental protection
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Guinea bans single-use plastic to promote environmental protection

Conakry, Sep 23: A decree was issued in Guinea banning the manufacturing, import, sale, and use of single-use plastic packaging and products across the country. The decree was issued on Saturday by Guinean President Mamady Doumbouya and it aims to promote public health, promote biodegradable...
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