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Russia to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus
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Russia to place tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

Moscow, March 26: Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin has said, the media reported. President Putin said the move would not violate nuclear non-proliferation agreements and compared it to the US stationing its weapons in Europe, according to Russian...
Mississippi tornadoes death toll reaches 25
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Mississippi tornadoes death toll reaches 25

Washington, March 26: The death toll from tornadoes sweeping the US state of Mississippi has reached 25 while dozens of others were injured, authorities said on Saturday afternoon. The fatalities were reported in Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll, and Monroe counties, according to the Mississippi...
US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker
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US launches airstrikes in Syria after drone kills US worker

Beirut, Mar 24: A strike on Thursday by a suspected Iranian-made drone killed a US contractor and wounded five American troops and another contractor in northeast Syria, the Pentagon said. American forces said they retaliated soon after with “precision airstrikes” in Syria targeting facilities...
Ignoring experts, Chinas sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
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Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

Beijing, Mar 24: When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn't ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies around the clock, and relatives hauled dead loved ones to warehouses for lack of storage...
Powerful quake kills 12 in Pak, Afghanistan
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Powerful quake kills 12 in Pak, Afghanistan

Islamabad/Kabul, March 22: At least 12 people were killed in Pakistan and Afghanistan following a powerful 6.5-magnitude quake that struck the two neighbouring nations, with tremors also felt across north India. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the epicentre of the Tuesday night...
Sri Lanka to be first country in Asia to come under IMF
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Sri Lanka to be first country in Asia to come under IMF's governance diagnostic...

Colombo, Mar 21: Sri Lanka will be the first country in Asia to undergo a governance diagnostic exercise by the IMF which will assess corruption and governance vulnerabilities in the debt-trapped country, the global lender said on Tuesday. The International Monetary Fund's Executive Board...
Hasina offers India to use Chittagong, Sylhet ports for mutual benefits
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Hasina offers India to use Chittagong, Sylhet ports for mutual benefits

Dhaka, March 20: While stressing on the need to enhance regional connectivity to boost trade and commerce, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered India to use the Chittagong and Sylhet ports for mutual benefits. "India can use our Chittagong and Sylhet ports if they want," she said on...
UK officials vow to take security of Indian mission
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UK officials vow to take security of Indian mission 'seriously' after vandalism...

London, Mar 20: The UK government will take the security of the Indian High Commission here “seriously”, top British officials have said as they condemned as “disgraceful” and “completely unacceptable” the vandalism at the mission by a group of protesters waving separatist Khalistani flags. The...
19 killed, 30 injured in Bangladesh bus accident
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19 killed, 30 injured in Bangladesh bus accident

Dhaka, Mar 19: At least 19 people were killed and 30 others injured on Sunday when a speeding bus crashed into a ditch in Bangladesh, officials said. The Dhaka-bound bus operated by Emad Paribahan veered out of control on the Bangabandhu Expressway at 7.45 am in Madaripur's Shibchar, Police...
6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Ecuador, 13 deaths reported
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6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Ecuador, 13 deaths reported

Guwahati, March 19: As many as 13 people were killed during a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck a coastal region of Ecuador and Northern Peru on Saturday. According to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) the quake occurred at a depth of 66.4 kms from the city of Balao in the province of Guayas....
Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest
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Trump says he expects to be arrested, calls for protest

New York, Mar 19: Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president. Even as Trump's lawyer and...
Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town
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Millions of dead fish wash up near Australian town

Sydney, March 18: Residents in a regional Australian town have woken to find millions of dead fish in their river.The large-scale fish deaths were first reported on Friday morning in the New South Wales' (NSW) town of Menindee, as per a BBC rport.The state's river authority said it was a result...
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