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Biden to host Zelensky at White House on Tuesday
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Biden to host Zelensky at White House on Tuesday

Washington, Dec 11: US President Joe Biden will host his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Tuesday amid stalled discussions on a Kiev aid deal in Congress. This will be Zelensky's third visit to Washington since Russia launched its ongoing war against Ukraine in...
Nobody likes Hamas
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Nobody likes Hamas's Yahya Sinwar in Gaza: Ex-Minister tells Israeli...

Tel Aviv, Dec 11: Yosef Almansi, a former Communications Minister in the Gaza Strip, told Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency that senior Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is hugely unpopular in the besieged enclave and that nobody liked him. Almansi made the remarks while being interrogated by Shin...
US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Korea, pilot rescued
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US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Korea, pilot rescued

Seoul, Dec 11: A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in western South Korea on Monday and the pilot was safely rescued after making an emergency escape, sources said. The jet crashed into the waters after taking off from the Kunsan Air Base in Gunsan, 178 km south of Seoul, earlier in the day during a...
Far-right Javier Milei sworn in as new Argentine President
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Far-right Javier Milei sworn in as new Argentine President

Buenos Aires, Dec 11: Javier Milei, a far-right populist outsider, has been sworn in as the new President of Argentina in a ceremony held at the National Congress in Buenos Aires. At the ceremony on Sunday, outgoing head of state Alberto Fernandez placed the presidential sash and handed the baton...
UK teen arrested for attacking elderly Sikh in hate crime incident
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UK teen arrested for attacking elderly Sikh in hate crime incident

London, Dec 11: A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a hate crime incident in which an elderly Sikh was beaten by a group of teenage boys in a town in south east England. The boy, arrested last week on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent, has been released on police...
Israel army not allowing wounded Palestinians medicare: Gaza Ministry of Health
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Israel army not allowing wounded Palestinians medicare: Gaza Ministry of Health

Tel Aviv, Dec 9: The Gaza Ministry of Health on Saturday said that the Israel army was not allowing the wounded Palestinians to be taken to hospitals.Ashraf Al Qedra, spokesman of the Ministry of Health said that the Israeli forces were preventing the arrival of ambulances to evacuate the wounded...
UN chief welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement to improve ties
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UN chief welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement to improve ties

United Nations, Dec 9: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan to improve their relations, said his spokesman. "The Secretary-General welcomes the joint statement issued by Armenia and Azerbaijan announcing a series of confidence-building...
Indian-American Democrat to seek another term in Kansas State Senate
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Indian-American Democrat to seek another term in Kansas State Senate

New York, Dec 9: Indian-American Democrat Usha Reddi, who took oath as senator in Kansas early this year, has filed papers to run from the US state's 22nd district. A public school teacher for 18 years, Reddi whose term expires in January 2025, has served as city commissioner for the City of...
Decomposed bodies of infants found in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza
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Decomposed bodies of infants found in evacuated hospital ICU in Gaza

Gaza City, Dec 9: The decomposed bodies of infants were found on hospital beds in ICU ward of evacuated Al-Nasr hospital in Gaza, the media reported. Three of the infants were attached to the hospital machines and diapers and milk bottles were found next to the bodies, CNN reported. A video in...
Bangladesh gets female firefighters for first time
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Bangladesh gets female firefighters for first time

Dhaka, Dec 9: For the first time in the history of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), 15 female firefighters have joined the force, local media reported. Bangladeshi Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday welcomed the newly-appointed female firefighters at a ceremony in...
SKorea, US, Japan reaffirm NKorea
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SKorea, US, Japan reaffirm NKorea's denuclearisation obligation

Seoul, Dec 9: National security advisers of South Korea, the US and Japan reaffirmed on Saturday that North Korea is obliged under UN Security Council resolutions to abandon its nuclear weapons programme. After talks in Seoul, South Korea NSA Cho Tae-yong made the remark during a joint press...
Saudi F-15 fighter jet crashes during training, 2 crew members killed
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Saudi F-15 fighter jet crashes during training, 2 crew members killed

Riyadh, Dec 8: A Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fighter jet reportedly crashed during a routine training mission, killing all crew members on board. Saudi Defense Ministry spokesperson Turki Al-Maliki confirmed that the incident occurred at 12:50 p.m. on Thursday during a routine training...
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