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Two suspected terrorists arrested in Kathmandu from Mumbai-bound flight
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Two suspected terrorists arrested in Kathmandu from Mumbai-bound flight

Kathmandu, Aug 3: Two suspected terrorists were arrested from a Mumbai-bound flight at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday. The flight of Nepal Airlines RA-320 was supposed to take off at 1:10 local time. After Nepal Police received an information that two suspected...
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'India gave a breath of life': Sri Lankan President

Colombo, Aug 3: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India, saying the closest neighbour has given 'a breath of life' to the country that was economically ailing with major shortages of essential items such as food, fuel, medicine and many more. "I wish to specially...
UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is
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UN nuclear chief: Ukraine nuclear plant is 'out of control'

United Nations, Aug 3: The UN nuclear chief warned that Europe's largest nuclear power plant in Ukraine "is completely out of control" and issued an urgent plea to Russia and Ukraine to quickly allow experts to visit the sprawling complex to stabilise the situation and avoid a nuclear accident. ...
Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe invites political parties to form all-party govt to overcome economic crisis
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Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe invites political parties to form all-party...

Colombo, Aug 3: Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday invited the political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the Parliament reconvened after a seven-day adjournment. President Wickremesinghe made the remarks while...
World one step from
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World one step from 'nuclear annihilation,' UN chief warns

United Nations, Aug 2: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sounded the alarm over the war in Ukraine, nuclear threats in Asia and the Middle East, and other tensions, warning that "humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation." The warning came Monday as...
US kills top Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in drone strike
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US kills top Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri in drone strike

Washington, Aug 2: The US killed top Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend dealing the terrorist group a major blow, confirms President Joe Biden. Al-Zawahiri had overseen the September 11 attacks on the US in 2001, that killed 2,977 people, along...
Russia says US, NATO
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Russia says US, NATO 'main threats' to national maritime security

Moscow, Aug 1: The US' "quest for the dominance" of world oceans and the expansion of NATO are the main threats to Russia's national maritime security, according to the new Russian naval doctrine adopted on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order on Approving the Naval...
1st ship with grain leaves Ukraines Odesa port
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1st ship with grain leaves Ukraine's Odesa port

Kiev, Aug 1: The first cargo ship carrying grain has left Ukraine's Odesa port in line with a grain exports deal signed between Kiev and Moscow last month in Istanbul, Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov said on Monday.The vessel Razoni under the flag of Sierra Leone carrying 26,000...
Zelensky asks remaining Ukrainian civilians to evacuate from Donetsk
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Zelensky asks remaining Ukrainian civilians to evacuate from Donetsk

Kiev, July 31: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked civilians remaining in parts of eastern Donetsk, which is still under Kiev's control, to evacuate as Russia has intensified fighting in the region. In his nightly video address to the nation on Saturday, the President said: "There...
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China's uncontrolled 25-tonne rocket crashes down over Indian Ocean

New Delhi, July 31: Nearly 25 tonnes of space junk from a recently-launched Chinese rocket crashed down over the Indian Ocean, landing somewhere near Sarawak which is the Malaysian state on the island of Borneo.The US Space Command confirmed in a tweet late on Saturday that China's Long March...
Musk slams Wikipedia, says it
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Musk slams Wikipedia, says it's 'losing objectivity'

San Francisco, July 30: After the online encyclopedia platform Wikipedia suspended the editing of the "recession" page, tech billionaire Elon Musk slammed co-founder Jimmy Wales and said the platform is "losing its objectivity". While replying to a user on Twitter, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO showed...
Hitlers watch sold for $1.1mn in US auction
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Hitler's watch sold for $1.1mn in US auction

Washington, July 30: A watch said to have belonged to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler sold for a whopping $1.1 million at an auction in the US despite apprehension by members of the Jewish community, a media report said. The timepiece made by German watch firm Huber, which has a swastika and the...
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