WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said he had a “very productive” phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling it a step toward ending what he described as the “inglorious war” in Ukraine. According to Trump, both sides agreed to hold a...

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Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated further on Thursday after the Taliban government accused Islamabad of carrying out two drone strikes in Kabul a day earlier, even as both nations announced a 48-hour ceasefire following days of deadly cross-border...

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NEW DELHI: In a rare acknowledgment of executive influence, the Supreme Court collegium—headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai—has disclosed that it changed the transfer of Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Madhya Pradesh High Court following an objection raised by...

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China now produces more than twice as much electricity as the United States, underscoring its rise as the world’s dominant economic power, economist Paul Krugman wrote this week. Highlighting the widening gap, Krugman noted that China’s economy has already surpassed...

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BENGALURU: A 20-year-old first-year B Pharmacy student was brutally stabbed to death by her former boyfriend near the railway tracks in Srirampura on Thursday afternoon. The victim, Yamini Priya G, a resident of Swatantrapalya in Srirampura, was attacked around 2 pm...

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Ukraine faced widespread power outages after Russia launched one of its largest assaults yet on the nation’s energy grid, firing hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight, officials said on Thursday. The attacks crippled critical energy infrastructure in...

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