LONDON: Indigenous communities across India are being displaced from their ancestral lands under the pretext of expanding tiger conservation projects and boosting tourism, Adivasi representatives said during a global press briefing on Monday. They also raised concerns...

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Over 200,000 Afghans have left Pakistan since April as Islamabad escalates its deportation campaign targeting undocumented migrants. Iran has also increased expulsions, heightening concerns about Afghanistan’s ability to absorb the growing influx of returnees....

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YANGON: Myanmar’s military authorities have arrested 16 people—including a six-year-old girl—in connection with last month’s assassination of a retired general in Yangon, according to state media. Cho Tun Aung, a former ambassador to Cambodia, was shot dead outside...

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WASHINGTON: House Speaker Mike Johnson struck a defiant tone Sunday, making it clear that the Republican-led House will push forward with President Trump’s sweeping tax and budget bill, despite vocal opposition from billionaire Elon Musk. In a rare display of...

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French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Greenland on June 15, in a move widely seen as a direct counter to U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial push to assert American control over the Arctic Island. The Élysée Palace announced the trip Saturday, stating...

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CHENNAI: In Tiruninravur, a western suburb of the city, just two wiremen are responsible for maintaining more than 16,000 electricity connections—a glaring shortfall that’s left residents battling frequent power cuts, voltage drops, and delayed responses to even minor...

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