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6.1 quake hits western Turkey; buildings collapse, 29 injured
BALIKESIR, Turkey — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern Balıkesir province on Sunday, damaging or destroying about a dozen...
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Zelensky secures EU, NATO backing ahead of Trump-Putin summit
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky won strong backing from the EU and NATO on Sunday as he sought a...
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Ecuador nightclub shooting leaves 8 dead, 3 injured amid surge in gang violence
SANTA LUCIA, ECUADOR — Eight people were killed and three wounded when gunmen opened fire outside a nightclub in rural...
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‘Goal is to crush Putin’s customers, India, China and Brazil’: Lindsey Graham on Putin’s 50% tariff
Senator Lindsey Graham said every country buying Russian oil and keeping President Vladimir Putin's war machine will have to pay...
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Govt to brief Tharoor-led panel on India-US ties amid tariff, sanctions row
NEW DELHI — The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs, chaired by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, will on Monday receive...
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‘Harrowing journey’: Air India flight with KC Venugopal makes emergency diversion to Chennai
NEW DELHI — An Air India flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi, carrying Congress leader KC Venugopal and several MPs, made...
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After Operation Sindoor, IAF pushes for more Rafales to address fighter squadron shortfall
NEW DELHI — The Indian Air Force (IAF) is pressing for a government-to-government deal with France to acquire additional Rafale...
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Noida daycare horror: Attendant assaults 15-month-old; owner watched but didn’t stop — both booked
NOIDA — A 15-month-old girl was brutally assaulted at a Sector 137 daycare, allegedly by an attendant who slapped, punched,...
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‘Press badge isn’t a shield for terrorism’: 5 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike; IDF alleges Hamas link — Key Points
Five Al Jazeera journalists — including prominent correspondent Anas al-Sharif — were killed Sunday when an Israeli airstrike hit a...
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Australia: Convicted Mushroom Killer Also Allegedly Tried to Poison Husband, Court Told
MELBOURNE: Erin Patterson, the Australian woman convicted last month of killing three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced...
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‘Heartbreaking’: Indian-Origin UK Restaurateur Turns Sleuth After Burglary, Told by Police to ‘Email Evidence’
SOUTHAMPTON: Indian-origin restaurant owner Ankit Vaghela says he was left “heartbroken” after police told him to email CCTV footage instead...
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One Dead, Officer Injured in Shooting Near Emory University and CDC in Atlanta
ATLANTA: A shooting near Emory University’s Atlanta campus — home to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention —...
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Irish Embassy Condemns Attacks on Indians, Pledges High-Level Talks with Diaspora
NEW DELHI: The Irish Embassy in India on Friday strongly condemned recent violent assaults on Indian citizens in Ireland, declaring...
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Apollo 13 Commander and Spaceflight Pioneer Jim Lovell Dies at 97
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS: US astronaut Jim Lovell, the legendary commander of NASA’s ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, died Friday at the...
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Armenia, Azerbaijan Sign Landmark Peace Deal at White House; Announce ‘Trump Route’ Transit Corridor
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a historic peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, ending decades of hostility...
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SC: Bail Must Be Considered if Convict’s Term May End Before Appeal Is Heard
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has said it would be a “travesty of justice” if a convict completes a fixed-term...
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Air India Safety Audit, Questions Why Not All Airlines
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition demanding a safety audit of Air India’s fleet after the...
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Army, IAF Renew Push to Replace Ageing Cheetah and Chetak Helicopters
NEW DELHI: India has restarted efforts to replace its ageing single-engine Cheetah and Chetak helicopters, long criticised for outdated avionics,...
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Trump, Putin to Meet in Alaska on Aug 15 to Discuss Ending Ukraine War
US President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday, August 15, in Alaska for talks aimed at...
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G7 tankers retreat from Russian crude trade ahead of lower price cap
G7-linked oil tankers have begun to withdraw from Russia since July, with the EU and UK’s new, lower price cap...
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