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File photo of Chinese military survey ship Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota International Port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka in 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka will soon formulate a national policy on allowing visits by foreign research vessels, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said in Colombo on Friday (December 20, 2024), amidst frequent docking requests…
Berlin: Crisis-hit auto giant Volkswagen said Friday it planned to cut 35,000 jobs by 2030 in Germany after reaching an agreement with unions on a drastic cost-cutting plan. The deal, reached at the end of marathon negotiations with labour representatives, will save Europe’s largest carmaker around four billion euros ($4.2 billion) a year, the German…
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A car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in the eastern German town of Magdeburg, broadcaster MDR and other local media said on Friday (December 20, 2024), citing a local government official. At least one person was killed and several were injured, MDR’s report said, citing local police. The suspected driver of the…
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A Ukrainian attack on Friday (December 20, 2024) on a town in Russia’s Kursk border region using U.S.-supplied missiles killed six people, including a child, a senior local official said. The attack came hours after Ukrainian authorities said a Russian ballistic missile strike on Kyiv killed at least one person and wounded 13. Moscow claimed…
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The boy was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room on Friday, police said. Kota, Rajasthan: A 16-year-old boy from Bihar preparing for IIT-JEE was found hanging from the ceiling fan of his hostel room in the Vigyan Nagar police station area of Kota city on Friday, officials said. The incident occurred…
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday. | Photo Credit: AP Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday (December 20, 2024) shook up his cabinet, changing one-third of his team as political turmoil threatens his leadership and tensions erupt with incoming U.S. president Donald…
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A London-based professional who chairs the Labour Party’s diaspora group, Labour Indians, was on Friday nominated by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as one of his 30 picks for new political peerages in the House of Lords, to be approved by King Charles III. Krish Raval, awarded an OBE in 2018 by Queen Elizabeth II…
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The head of a Canadian political party that has been keeping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power said on Friday he would vote in favor of a motion of no-confidence in the government. New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh made the commitment in an open letter. If all the opposition parties do vote together on…
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The shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024, where a 3D-printed gun was used, highlights the escalating threat of these untraceable “ghost guns.” These firearms, made partially or entirely with commercially available 3D printers, are increasingly appearing in criminal activity, posing significant challenges for law enforcement and policymakers worldwide. The U.S. Supreme Court…
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Hardeep Puri has responded to a post by Shashi Tharoor on George Soros New Delhi: Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has responded to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s post on X that he met US billionaire George Soros at a formal dinner at Mr Puri’s New York home when the Union Minister was India’s Ambassador and…
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