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Trump hits India with punishing 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil
US President Donald Trump’s promised 50% tariffs on India took effect on Wednesday, threatening a serious blow to the South…
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India faces world football ban for second time
In three years new delhi India could be banned from world football for the second time in three years after…
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UN to establish new mechanisms on governance of AI
NEW YORK The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warmly welcomed the General Assembly’s decision to establish two new mechanisms within…
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Trump to chair ‘large meeting’ on post-war Gaza: US envoy
WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will host a meeting on Wednesday on post-war plans for Gaza, his envoy Steve Witkoff…
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UN nuclear watchdog chief says inspectors ‘back in Iran’
WASHINGTON The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has said a team of its inspectors are “back in Iran,”…
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Macron hits back at Netanyahu antisemitism criticism
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron strongly rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent criticism over rising antisemitism in France and warned the issue should…
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UN creates artificial intelligence advisory panel
UNITED NATIONS, United States: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday created an artificial intelligence advisory body to help countries make…
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Trump still weighing ‘very serious’ economic sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is prepared to impose economic sanctions against Russia if its president,…
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India’s Election Commission under fire from opposition
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the world’s largest democracy, is facing…
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Xi to welcome Putin, Modi in grand show of solidarity
‘Powerful optics’ BEIJING President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China…
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