WASHINGTON: The US government shutdown stretched into its third day Friday, with no end in sight as partisan deadlock in Congress deepened. The Senate once again blocked both Republican and Democratic funding bills, leaving negotiations stalled until at least Monday,...

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NEW DELHI: A routine argument over the route of an electric bus on Sunday evening escalated into violence when a bus marshal allegedly bit off a conductor’s finger. According to the complaint, the dispute broke out after marshal Mansingh and the driver insisted on...

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RAIPUR: Six people, including two women, lost their lives in separate lightning strikes in Chhattisgarh’s Gariyaband and Raigarh districts on Wednesday as sudden thunderstorms swept the region. In Raigarh, four people were killed—two young men tending cattle and two...

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Venezuela on Thursday accused the United States of threatening its sovereignty after at least five American combat aircraft reportedly approached its coastline. In a televised address, Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said the country’s air defenses and airport...

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UK police on Thursday identified the man behind the deadly stabbing outside a Manchester synagogue that left two people dead and three others injured in what authorities described as a terrorist attack. Greater Manchester Police confirmed the attacker as Jihad...

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Bareilly remained on edge Thursday as authorities suspended all internet services—including mobile data, broadband, and SMS—across the district, citing fears of unrest during Friday’s congregational prayers. The suspension, in effect from 3 p.m. on October 2 until 3...

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