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Indian-origin executive dies after being assaulted in US
The victim Vivek Taneja was the cofounder and president of Dynamo Technologies.
US strikes Houthi missile positions in Yemen
American forces destroyed four explosive-loaded drone boats and seven mobile anti-ship cruise missile launchers Thursday.
Donald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to…
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley skipped the caucuses, which are the only contest in Nevada that counts toward the GOP nomination.
Nawaz Sharif urges rival parties to join hands and form coalition govt to rebuild Pakistan
Sharif, the three-time former premier, said that there is a need for all political parties to sit together and form a government to pull Pakistan out of its difficulties.
Strikes on Gaza’s Rafah as Biden calls Israel’s actions excessive
The State Department said Thursday it did not support a ground offensive in Rafah, warning that, if not properly planned, such an operation in a city sheltering more than one million displaced Palestinians risked "disaster".
Japan’s govt OKs new foreign trainee programme to attract more workers as its population shrinks
Japan's population of 126 million is rapidly aging and shrinking, and many short-staffed industries, including services, manufacturing and construction, rely heavily on foreign trainees and language students.
North Korea welcomes Russian tourists, likely first to visit the isolated country since pandemic
According to Vladivostok airport's flight timetable, the group is travelling on a Tupolev Tu-154 jet, a workhorse of Soviet aviation but has been involved in a number of crashes.
Zelenskiy names ex-army chief Zaluzhnyi ‘hero of Ukraine’, day after his removal
The decision to confer Ukraine's highest state award on Zaluzhniy is a sign that Zelenskiy's team are trying to signal unity and respect for Zaluzhnyi after removing him as commander of the armed forces
Prince Harry settles case against UK tabloid publisher that hacked his phone
Attorney David Sherborne said Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of Harry's legal costs, plus damages, and would make an interim payment of 400,000 pounds ($505,000) within 14 days.
Meta removes Instagram and Facebook accounts of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei
Meta, based in Menlo Park, California, offered no specifics about its reasoning. However, it said it removed the accounts “for repeatedly violating our Dangerous Organisations and Individuals policy”
Farmers in Spain and Poland stage tractor protests over EU policies and competition
The actions follow similar ones in other EU members in recent weeks with farmers complaining that the 27-nation bloc's environmental and other policies are a financial burden and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports.
Imran Khan’s party-backed independents pose tough challenge to Sharif’s PML-N
Counting of votes began following the conclusion of the polling and the results of individual polling stations started to pour in after the mandatory one hour restriction ended.
In latest gaffe, US President Biden again mistakes dead leader for living one
At a campaign event, he said he met Helmut Kohl four years after the German chancellor passed away.
Twelve, including 10 security personnel, killed on polling day terror attacks in Pakistan
Five terrorists were also killed during various operations, according to a statement by the army.
Ukraine’s president appoints new army leader at pivotal moment in war with Russia
Zelenskyy appointed Сol. Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces, to lead the army.
Blinken ends latest Mideast mission after new Israeli snub of proposed Gaza ceasefire plan
Shortly before Blinken spoke, Netanyahu took direct aim at Hamas, calling it "delusional" and vowing that Israel would fight on to achieve "absolute victory".
Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects Hamas cease-fire demands…..
Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with Israel’s military offensive in Gaza until achieving “absolute victory,” adding that the operation would last months, not years.
Diapers and baby formula are hard to find in Gaza, leaving parents desperate
UNICEF says aid deliveries into Gaza are not meeting the vast needs.
Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 30 people on eve of general elections
The bombings targeted election offices in Balochistan province, one in Pashin at Asfandyar Khan's office and another in Qilla Saifullah at Fazlur Rehman's Jamiat Ulema Islam party office.
IMF warns of Maldives foreign debt crisis after ‘heavy’ borrowing from China
The International Monetary Fund did not give details of the Maldives' foreign debt but said there was a need for "urgent policy adjustment."