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Judge declines to delay Trump’s NY hush money trial over complaints of pretrial publicity
It's the latest in a string of delay denials that Trump has gotten from various courts this week as he fights to stave off the trial's start Monday with jury selection.
US shoots down ‘nearly all’ Iran-launched attack drones as Biden vows support for…
The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, risking a wider regional conflict.
Indian-origin couple hid in backroom barricaded with dozens during Sydney mall knife attack
Shoi Ghoshal from Sydney told the BBC that she and her husband Debashis Chakrabarty were at the Westfield shopping centre at Bondi Junction earlier today when the attack started to unfold.
Iran seizes Israel-linked cargo vessel with 17 Indians on board
Sources said Iran’s military seized the ship carrying a total of 25 crew members as it was suspected to have an Israeli connection.
Biden, Trump equally did more harm than good but in different forms, opinion polls show
More than half of US adults think Biden's presidency has hurt the cost of living and immigration, while nearly half think Trump's presidency hurt the voting rights, abortion laws and climate change.
Mali’s junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown
The order, issued by Mali's high authority for communication, was distributed on social media.
Serbia eyes French fighter jets to boost its military
In February, the Serbian president proudly presented his latest acquisitions, Russia's Repellent anti-drone system as well as Chinese drones.
Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo’s Goma city
Goma has a resident population of one million, with another million displaced by the war crammed into desperate, temporary camps that have become the frontlines.
India advises citizens to avoid travel to Israel, Iran amid heightened risk of military escalation
“In view of the prevailing situation in the region, all Indians are advised not to travel to Iran or Israel till further notice,” says the statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Russia test-launches an intercontinental ballistic missile
Russia regularly carries out test launches of ICBMs and other missiles as it seeks to modernize its weapons.
Germany refuses entry to British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta
"Silencing a witness to genocide before the ICJ adds to Germany's complicity in the ongoing massacre," the surgeon said.
Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims…
For Western nations grappling with Russia's vast and growing diaspora, Russian soldiers present particular concern: Are they spies? War criminals? Or heroes?
Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB
While TB can be successfully treated with antibiotics, more than three percent of new TB patients are resistant to commonly prescribed drugs.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.
China says ‘great positive progress’ made to resolve border row with India
The foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning's remarks were further elaboration on China's reaction to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent statement in which he said that for New Delhi.
Massive attack destroys one of Ukraine’s largest power plants
At least 10 other strikes overnight damaged energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city.
Feuds, gridlock: South Korea’s post-election ‘politics as usual’
Yoon becomes the first South Korean president whose party didn't have control of the legislature for at least a portion of their term.
Italian coast guard rescues 22 shipwrecked people, recovers 9 bodies. Some 15 reported missing
The victims included a six-month-old child, along with eight men, UNHCR said. Six of the survivors were treated for severe hypothermia and dehydration; two remain hospitalized.
12 Indians arrested in UK visa raids on bedding, cake factories
The officials said four of the offenders were detained pending consideration for removal from the UK or deportation to India, and the remaining eight have been bailed on the condition they report regularly to the Home Office.
India gets clean chit after probe into foreign meddling in Canadian elections
A panel of Canadian bureaucrats stated that it found no evidence of any efforts by India to influence the national polls.