WASHINGTON/SEOUL: US President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on October 30 on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in South Korea, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday. The...

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SEATTLE: Alaska Airlines temporarily grounded all its flights across the United States on Thursday following a widespread IT outage that disrupted the carrier’s operations. The suspension also extended to Horizon Air, the airline’s regional subsidiary, according to a...

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TOKYO: Sanae Takaichi has made history as Japan’s first-ever female Prime Minister, officially taking office on October 21 after succeeding Shigeru Ishiba to lead a minority government. In her maiden address to members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the...

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KOLKATA: A 35-year-old man from Sonarpur’s Kustia was brutally murdered on Wednesday night after he switched off loud music that had been blaring continuously for three days during Kali Puja celebrations. The victim, Sanatan Naskar, who worked as a peon at a private...

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BENGALURU: The Bengaluru Rural police have arrested three men in connection with the brutal gang-rape and robbery of a 27-year-old woman near Nelamangala on Tuesday night. The survivor, a beautician from West Bengal who works at weddings and functions, was attacked...

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The Trump administration is gearing up to defend its controversial H-1B visa policy in court after facing multiple lawsuits over the new $100,000 fee imposed on applicants. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (local time) said the administration...

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