CAIRO: Hamas’s military wing said Sunday it had lost contact with two Israeli hostages in Gaza City and urged Israel to pause operations so its fighters could locate them. The Al-Qassam Brigades called on the Israeli military to withdraw troops from the Sabra and Tel...

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NEW DELHI: Cancer incidence in India has risen sharply over the past three decades, increasing by 26% from 84.8 per 100,000 people in 1990 to 107.2 in 2023, according to a new study published in The Lancet. Deaths from cancer during the same period grew by 21%,...

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NEW DELHI: Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Sunday dismissed concerns that strains in India’s ties with the United States could affect New Delhi’s partnership with Moscow. Speaking after talks with external affairs minister S Jaishankar on the sidelines of...

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to raise the application fee for new H-1B visas to $100,000 has triggered shockwaves across the tech industry and beyond. The move, unveiled last week, stunned American technology companies that rely heavily on foreign talent and...

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Russia unleashed one of its biggest aerial assaults in months on Sunday, pounding Kyiv and several other Ukrainian cities in a 12-hour drone and missile barrage that killed at least four people in the capital and injured dozens more. “A massive Russian attack on...

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NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Friday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation and expand trade in the agricultural sector, reaffirming their commitment to enhancing strategic ties in food and farm-related areas. The agreement was reached during a meeting between...

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