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WorldIndia, Japan hold key dialogue to boost ties in key sectors
Both sides welcomed the "steady expansion" of defence cooperation and underscored the importance of maintaining regular high-level exchanges and dialogue mechanisms.
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WorldWest Asia War: US, Iran vie for Strait of Hormuz in latest attacks
Both the US and Iran have made contradictory claims regarding the status of the vital strait.
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WorldPakistan Prime Minister Sharif leaves for Qatar to offer condolences on former Emir's death
Sharif is scheduled to meet Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the one-day visit.
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World13 wedding guests killed as pickup truck crushed between two lorries in Indonesia
Five others were injured after the pickup was hit from behind and pushed into an oncoming truck on a Java highway.
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WorldShot down four missiles launched by Iran: Jordan
The kingdom made the announcement on its state-run Petra news agency.
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WorldUS strikes Iran after Hormuz ship attack; Tehran retaliates across Gulf
The US launched multiple strikes on Iran after an attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting retaliatory attacks by Tehran on Gulf nations.
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World27 killed in massive fire at Bangkok pub
A fire ripped through a pub in Bangkok, killing at least 27 people after smoke reportedly emerged near the stage before an explosion.
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WorldIsraeli fire kills five in Gaza: Health officials
Israeli strikes have lessened considerably since a ceasefire with Hamas took effect on October 10, but they continue almost daily.
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WorldUkraine Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko resigns as Zelenskyy reshuffles government
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced sweeping leadership changes as Ukraine presses on with strikes inside Russia.
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WorldChina slams US, allies over support for South China Sea tribunal ruling
Beijing rejects the 2016 Hague tribunal award after the US, UK and 12 other nations reaffirm backing for the legally binding decision.
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WorldIndian-origin man jailed over fatal hit-and-run in UK
A London court sentenced the man, Mayan Hirani, to over six years in prison after convicting him of causing a pedestrian's death by dangerous driving.
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WorldHundreds protest Nepal government's eviction drive against landless squatters
Demonstrators demanded rehabilitation before eviction and condemned police action against Gen Z activists supporting displaced families.
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WorldIndians among 32 expatriates detained in Maldives
The expatriates were detained for living and working illegally in the archipelagic nation.
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WorldBangladesh reports 44 deaths due to floods; capital Dhaka deluged
Government has deployed army troops alongside navy and air force personnel to carry out relief operations in seven worst-hit districts along with local humanitarian agencies.
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WorldTyphoon Bavi weakens but still brings strong winds, rain to China
Bavi passed north of Taiwan on Saturday but did not make a direct landfall. Taiwan's fire department said at least 134 people across the island were injured, some sustaining injuries while riding motorcycles or bicycles in strong winds or due to slippery road surfaces.
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WorldVietnam boat accident: Bodies of 15 Indian tourists to be repatriated soon
The Indian Embassy in Hanoi also said that 16 of the 17 rescued Indian tourists are on their way back home.
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WorldVietnam boat accident: 16 Indian survivors head home, one remains in hospital
Twenty-one people — 17 tourists and four crew members — were rescued
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WorldUS Senator Lindsey Graham, close Trump ally, dies at 71
Despite a bitter rivalry during the 2016 Republican presidential campaign, he went on to become one of Trump's closest political allies. Graham was a vocal critic of India’s purchases of Russian oil amid the Ukraine war.
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WorldWhy do poor countries repay the World Bank before anyone else?
Low-income countries are characterised by very limited, or even non-existent, access to international capital markets in currencies such as the dollar, the euro, the pound sterling, or the yen – these markets allow states to borrow from international investors.
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WorldQatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died at age 74
The state-run Qatar News Agency reported his death. It offered no cause.