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Over 50 dead as powerful earthquake rattles Nepal-China border; tremors felt in India
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Over 50 dead as powerful earthquake rattles Nepal-China border; tremors felt in...

Shockwaves rippled through parts of Delhi-NCR, Bihar, and Sikkim reporting unsettling vibrations.
US police officer who killed Indian student sacked
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US police officer who killed Indian student sacked

Seattle, Jan 7: Nearly a year after Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula was killed in a police vehicle accident in Seattle, the officer responsible, Kevin Dave, has been fired from the Seattle Police Department. Kandula, 23, originally from Andhra Pradesh, was fatally struck on January 23, 2023, while...
EAM Jaishankar meets US NSA Jake Sullivan; discusses bilateral ties
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EAM Jaishankar meets US NSA Jake Sullivan; discusses bilateral ties

New Delhi, Jan 6: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday met US National Security Advisor (NSA) Jake Sullivan in New Delhi to discuss a wide range of strategic, regional, and bilateral issues. The meeting took place as Sullivan, the outgoing US NSA, embarked on a two-day visit to...
Ethiopian govt launches evacuation as recurring earthquakes strikes eastern parts of country
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Ethiopian govt launches evacuation as recurring earthquakes strikes eastern...

Addis Ababa, Jan 6: The Ethiopian government said that it is coordinating evacuations in response to successive and recurring earthquakes wreaking havoc around eastern parts of the country. Recent tremors have shaken areas around Awash Fentale, Metahara, and Abomsa towns, with magnitudes frequently...
Investigators probing New Orleans Islamic State terrorist
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Investigators probing New Orleans Islamic State terrorist's Canada link

New York, Jan 6: As investigations into the New Orleans attack cross international borders, a spotlight has been put on the terrorist's possible links to Canada from where terror threats to the US emanate. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Lyonel Myrthil said on Sunday that...
Myanmar pardons around 6,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day
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Myanmar pardons around 6,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day

Yangon, Jan 4: Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th Independence Day anniversary, according to the council's orders. The pardoned prisoners included 5,864 from Myanmar and 180 from other countries, the orders said. The...
Judge says no prison term for Trump in
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Judge says no prison term for Trump in 'hush money' case

New York, Jan 4: The judge in the “hush money” case has said that President-elect Donald Trump will escape a prison sentence while upholding his conviction. Judge Juan Marchan said on Friday that he would give Trump an “unconditional discharge” when he comes up for sentencing on January 10, just 11...
US soldier who set off Cybertruck blast at Trump hotel called for uprising against Democrats
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US soldier who set off Cybertruck blast at Trump hotel called for uprising...

New York, Jan 4: The decorated US Army soldier who set off an explosion in a Cybertruck and killed himself in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day was overcome by the stress of fighting on the frontlines, according to officials, but the mystery deepened with his call for an uprising...
Hindu monk’s bail petition rejected by B’desh court
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Hindu monk’s bail petition rejected by B’desh court

Dhaka, Jan. 3: The court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge in the port city of Chattogram on Thursday denied bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case. Notably, Das is also a former ISKCON leader. A group of 11 lawyers stood for him as Das appeared for the hearing of the bail petition...
Fire engulfs market in Ghana
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Fire engulfs market in Ghana's capital, no casualties reported

Accra, Jan 3: A fire broke out at a big market located in the central business district of Accra, Ghana's capital. The fire, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday and erupted overnight, left widespread destruction, with traders scrambling to salvage their goods as the flames rapidly spread....
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Gaza's police chief killed in Israeli airstrike: Interior authorities

Gaza, Jan 3: Gaza's interior authorities confirmed that Mahmoud Salah, the director general of Gaza's police department, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, the interior authorities mourned the deaths of Salah and Hussam Shahwan, the head of Hamas' Internal...
Small plane crashes into California building, claims two lives
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Small plane crashes into California building, claims two lives

Los Angeles, Jan 3: A tragic plane crash shook Fullerton, California, as a single-engine aircraft slammed into a commercial building near Fullerton Municipal Airport, approximately 25 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The incident left two people dead and 18 others injured, according to local...
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