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Achinthya Sivalingan, born in Coimbatore and raised in Columbus, has been barred from the campus and faces disciplinary action, said a university spokesperson.

Pakistan's Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that Islamabad rejects all the claims made by Indian leaders over Jammu and Kashmir.

Blinken and Wang each underscored the importance of keeping lines of communication open but they also lamented persistent and deepening divisions that threaten global security.

Thanh, the 71-year-old chairman of beverage group Tan Hiep Phat, was ruled to have masterminded scams to appropriate assets put up as collateral against loans, state media reported.

The Israeli Prime Minister argued the "response of several university presidents was shameful" and said more needed to be done.

From Russia and Ukraine to Israel, Iran and the broader Middle East, as well as Indo-Pacific and trade issues, the US and China are on a series of collision courses over security and economic stability.

The first strong quake -- a magnitude 5.5 -- hit on Monday at around 5:08 pm (0908 GMT), according to Central Weather Administration. It could be felt in the capital Taipei.

Tensions remained high Monday at Columbia, where the campus gates were locked to anyone without a school ID and where protests broke out both on campus and outside.

Israel pulled its ground forces from Khan Yunis on April 7 after carrying out what it called a "precise and limited operation" at the hospital, one of Gaza's biggest.

This new visa 'cascade' regime will be open to Indian nationals residing in India who apply for Schengen short-stay visas.

Muizzu-led PNC won 68 out of 93 seats in Sunday's polls and its coalition partners Maldives National Party (MNP) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) won one and two seats

Monday's earthquake was followed by a series of aftershocks and earthquakes, with the most intense hitting around 10:15 pm (1415 GMT), according to AFP reporters.

The president-elect's campaign was mired in allegations that outgoing leader Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, had interfered in a bid to boost Prabowo's campaign.

Sam Ratulangi airport has been closed since Thursday due to eruptions at nearby Mount Ruang.

Analysts have warned that North Korea could be testing cruise missiles ahead of sending them to Russia for use in Ukraine.

Aiming to bolster Israel's defences including its Iron Dome air defence system, the US approved $13 billion in new military assistance for the country.

"We will start getting into the granularity of the programme by mid-May,"” Dawn News quoted Aurangzeb as saying on Saturday.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known, but officials believe the two helicopters "highly likely" collided before crashing into the water, Kihara said.

Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC) won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives results.

Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.