Month: July 2024

Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran as the countries try to ease tensions

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Azerbaijan reopens its embassy in Iran as the countries try to ease tensions

The embassy of Azerbaijan in Tehran resumed its work on Monday after more than a year of negotiations between the two countries to ease tensions, media reports said. An official at the embassy told The Associated Press that it had resumed operations but the formal announcement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry was still pending. The…

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Secret Service agrees to independent probe over Trump shooting

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Secret Service agrees to independent probe over Trump shooting

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Facing growing criticism over a massive security failure, the U.S. Secret Service…

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Donald Trump Officially Nominated As 2024 Republican Nominee

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Donald Trump Officially Nominated As 2024 Republican Nominee

The Republican Party on Monday formally confirmed Donald Trump as its nominee for November’s elecction. Washington: Donald Trump won formal nomination Monday as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend’s failed assassination attempt. Trump announced 39-year-old Ohio Senator…

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Suspected serial killer arrested after bodies discovered in Kenya quarry

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Suspected serial killer arrested after bodies discovered in Kenya quarry

A volunteer searches through a rubbish dump for human remains at Mukuru slum in Nairobi on July 14, 2024. Nine female bodies have been recovered so far from a dumpsite in a Nairobi slum. | Photo Credit: AFP A suspected serial killer has been arrested in Kenya following the discovery of several bodies at a…

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FBI says it has gained access to Trump shooting suspect’s phone

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FBI says it has gained access to Trump shooting suspect’s phone

Police officers stand watch outside the home of 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, named by the FBI as the “subject involved” in the attempted assassination of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. | Photo Credit: Reuters The FBI said on July 15 it has gained access to the phone of the Thomas Matthew…

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The Union Budget as litmus test of a rethink or stasis

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The Union Budget as litmus test of a rethink or stasis

‘The Budget is not just a revenue and expenditure statement of the government’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is to present the Union Budget next week, on July 23. This time the government is a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition government. The Budget is not just a revenue and expenditure…

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Business

Spain leading the winds of change in the world of football

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Spain leading the winds of change in the world of football

Spain’s Alvaro Morata lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning Euro 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Europe rests under its new champion. And as the sun rose over the German grounds which witnessed the month-long conquest for European supremacy that drew blood, sweat, and tears, the air still reverberated with the vamos…

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Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Summoned By Top Sikh Body Over Rebels’ Allegations

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Akali Dal Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal Summoned By Top Sikh Body Over Rebels’ Allegations

Sukhbir Badal has been asked to respond within 15 days. Chandigarh: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal has been summoned by Akal Takht – the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion – on the allegations levelled by rebel Akalis. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has asked Mr Badal to to submit a written…

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100 Injured As Bangladesh Students Clash In Job Quota Protests

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100 Injured As Bangladesh Students Clash In Job Quota Protests

Protests intensified on Sunday night after Sheikh Hasina refused to meet the students’ demands. (File) Dhaka: More than 100 students were injured across Bangladesh on Monday in clashes between those protesting to end a quota system for government jobs and others loyal to the ruling party, police and witnesses said. The protests mark the first…

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