Month: December 2024

Trump Names Lebanese-American Businessman Massad Boulos As Middle-East Advisor

December 1, 2024 admin

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior advisor on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, the latest family member to be appointed to a key position. “I am proud to announce that Massad Boulos will serve as Senior Advisor to the President on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs,”…

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PM Modi Expresses Concern Over Threats Emanating From Digital Frauds, Cybercrimes

December 1, 2024 admin

PM Modi also offered insight and laid a roadmap for the future. (File) Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed concern over the potential threats generated on account of digital frauds, cybercrimes and AI technology, particularly the potential of deepfake to disrupt social and familial relations. Addressing the concluding session of the 59th All…

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PM Modi Expresses Concern Over Threats Rmanating From Digital Frauds, Cybercrimes

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Zelensky Seeks NATO Security Guarantees, Weapons Before Russia Talks

December 1, 2024 admin

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country needed security guarantees from NATO and more weapons to defend itself before any talks with Russia. He made the comments after meeting the EU’s new head of diplomacy Kaja Kallas and EU Council chief Antonio Costa, who were visiting Kyiv as a show of support…

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Syrian government loses Aleppo after lightning rebel offensive: monitor

December 1, 2024 admin

Government forces lost control of Syria’s second city Aleppo on Sunday (December 1, 2024) for the first time since the country’s civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad. An Islamist-dominated rebel alliance launched its assault on forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government…

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2 Children Among 5 Who Died Of Heart Attack Within 25 Days In Aligarh

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Aligarh: Children aged 14 and 8 – a boy and a girl – are among the five people who died of heart attack within 25 days in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh. Mamata Chaudhary, of Arana village, used to go on a daily run as she was preparing for a physical test for a constable’s job in…

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Bangladesh HC acquits ex-PM Khaleda Zia’s son in 2004 Hasina attack case

December 1, 2024 admin

Tarique Rahman (57) is the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and also the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. File | Photo Credit: AP The High Court in Dhaka on Sunday (December 1, 2024) scrapped the lower court’s verdict and acquitted all accused, including former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s…

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Couple Arrested For Speeding SUV With Cop On Bonnet, Nearly Killing Him In Gujarat

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Further probe into the incident is underway, said a police official. (Representational) Ahmedabad: A man and his wife were arrested in Ahmedabad in Gujarat after they sped off in their SUV with a policeman perched precariously on the bonnet of the vehicle as the couple tried to flee during a combing drive, an official said…

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Putin signs off record Russian defence spending as top EU officials visit Kyiv

December 1, 2024 admin

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission Vice-President and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas and EU enlargement chief Marta Kos pose for a picture on the day of their meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russian…

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