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Bangladesh launches $5bn graft probe into Sheikh Hasina’s family
DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched a probe into the alleged $5 billion embezzlement connected to a Russian-backed nuclear power plant by…
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Retiring US Senator Cardin ‘very concerned’ about Trump and human rights
WASHINGTON: Days before he retires as chairman of the influential US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Ben Cardin acknowledged worries…
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Kremlin rejects media reports about Asma, Assad’s wife, seeking divorce and wanting to leave Russia
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian…
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US president Joe Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of 40 federal inmates, taking action ahead…
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Saudi previously sought extradition for Germany attack suspect: source close to government
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia had previously requested extradition for the Saudi suspect in Germany’s deadly Christmas market attack, a source close…
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Elon Musk sparks backlash with post claiming only far-right ‘AfD can save Germany’
Washington DC A post from Elon Musk on his platform X that only the far-right AfD party can “save Germany”…
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Putin says he hasn’t spoken to Trump for more than four years
New York Russian President Vladimir Putin stated during his annual end-of-year press conference on Thursday that he has not spoken…
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30 Palestinians killed in relentless Israeli strikes
Gaza Gaza’s civil defence agency said a series of Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least 30 Palestinians. The violence…
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UNGA seeks ICJ opinion on Israel aid obligations to Palestinians
New York The United Nations General Assembly has voted to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on…
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BJP MP gives Priyanka Gandhi ‘1984’ sack after her Palestine, Bangladesh bags
New Delhi BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi has gifted Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi a bag marked with “1984” following a political…
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