Month: January 2025

Russia, seeking to keep bases in Syria, says it held ‘frank’ talks with new leader

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Russia, seeking to keep bases in Syria, says it held ‘frank’ talks with new leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: AP Russia said on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) it had held “frank” discussions with Syria’s new de facto leader as it tries to retain its two military bases in the country, but it declined to comment on what he was demanding in return. A Syrian source familiar with…

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Ukraine drones hit Russian oil pumping station, missile storage site

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Ukraine drones hit Russian oil pumping station, missile storage site

Servicemen of the tank battalion of the 128th Mountain assault Transcarpathian Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire a tank during a training, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine January 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters An overnight Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia’s Andreapol oil pumping station, part of the oil…

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U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka end Australia’s unbeaten run ahead of semi-final

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U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka end Australia’s unbeaten run ahead of semi-final

Sri Lanka signed off from the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup with an impressive 12-run victory over Australia here on Wednesday. Australia had already qualified for the semi-finals ahead of Sri Lanka but were unable to carry their unbeaten record into the last four. Chamudi Praboda led an impressive bowling attack that took wickets…

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Hamas To Release 3 Israelis, 5 Thais Today In Exchange For 110 Palestinians

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Hamas To Release 3 Israelis, 5 Thais Today In Exchange For 110 Palestinians

Ramallah: A Palestinian prisoners advocacy group said Israeli authorities would release 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, on Thursday as part of an exchange under a Gaza ceasefire deal agreed with Hamas. “Tomorrow, 110 Palestinian prisoners are to be released,” the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said in a statement, referring to the third exchange of hostages and…

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Adil Rashid is the most important player for us: Jos Buttler

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Adil Rashid is the most important player for us: Jos Buttler

England Adil Rashid play a shot during the second T20 match at MAC Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Ragu R England skipper Jos Buttler sees veteran leg-spinner Adil Rashid as the team’s most important player in the T20 setup after his special skills were on display in the third match against India…

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 7 Palestinians In West Bank, Says Red Crescent

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Israeli Airstrike Kills 7 Palestinians In West Bank, Says Red Crescent

Ramallah: The Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli drone strike in a village in the occupied West Bank killed at least seven people on Wednesday, while the military said it had struck an “armed cell”. “An Israeli strike in the village of Tamun in the northern West Bank killed seven people,” the group said in…

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Rajasthan Court Orders Web Portal Launch For Live-In Couples Registration

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Rajasthan Court Orders Web Portal Launch For Live-In Couples Registration

Jaipur: A single-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to launch a web portal to register live-in relationships. Hearing a bunch of pleas filed by several live-in couples seeking protection, Justice Annop Kumar Dhand observed that till such a law is enacted, live-in-relationships must be registered with a competent authority/tribunal….

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Trump Says Will Use Guantanamo Bay To Detain Illegal Migrants

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Trump Says Will Use Guantanamo Bay To Detain Illegal Migrants

Washington: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he planned to detain “criminal illegal aliens” at the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison, used for holding terrorism suspects since the 9/11 attacks. Trump made the shock announcement as he signed a bill allowing the pre-trial detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft and violent crime — named…

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White House Cancels Trumps Federal Funding Freeze Amid Chaos: Reports

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White House Cancels Trumps Federal Funding Freeze Amid Chaos: Reports

Washington: Rafts of government aid programs and the health care system for millions of low-income Americans were up in the air after Trump ordered a halt to potentially trillions of dollars in grants, loans and other aid late Monday. The move — made in an order from White House’s Office of Management and Budget —…

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M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo

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M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo

Members of the M23 rebel group gather at their position amid conflict between them and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, including…

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